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The superintendent of the Tri-County Regional School Board says there are great things happening in schools. Paul Ash says teachers, administrators and all other staff are the reason. He says he asked...

The federal government is promising to improve air travel for Canadians. On Tuesday, Transportation Minister Marc Garneau announced they plan to have a passenger bill of rights outlined in the next fe...

Yarmouth’s Rotary Club hosted a luncheon at the Rodd Grand Hotel today with Yarmouth’s provincial election candidates. The Liberals’ Zach Churchill, the Progressive ConservativesR...

A Yarmouth man is facing 34 charges after a heavy police presence on Tinkham Road Friday. 41 year old David Lloyd Gordon Benjamin was arrested and remains in custody. According to court documents, mos...

The Liberals want to increase the number of skilled tradespeople in the province. Premier Stephen McNeil announced an additional 700 apprenticeship positions will be created across Nova Scotia for com...

Yarmouth’s mayor says both the town and the board of directors of the Yarmouth Arts Regional Centre will meet again, likely after the election. Both parties are trying to come to an agreement on...

There’s been a furor on Facebook over parking fees at the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Someone had posted that it was going to cost more to park at the complex. There has been paid parking there ...

The Weekender for Sunday, May 14th, 2017. This week, Gary Nickerson speaks with Yarmouth resident Derek Lesser on funding cancer drugs taken orally. Kevin Northup profiles candidates in Queens-Shelbur...

The Green Party is making inroads in the South Shore. The party is fielding candidates in four of the five ridings in the upcoming provincial election. Harry Ward will represent the Greens in Chester-...

If you have some bad driving habits, now might be a good time to break them. The RCMP in the Tri-Counties will be participating in Canada Road Safety Week. It runs from tomorrow, May 16, to 22 with Na...