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The members of the Council to Improve Classroom Conditions have been announced. Fourteen people from across the province will be discussing classroom issues such as data collection, class sizes and st...

Yarmouth’s fire chief is reminding people to be careful when burning around their properties. Grassfire season has begun and yesterday firefighters were kept busy responding to a number of calls...

The Tri-County Women’s Centre has added its voice to a growing number of groups and individuals condemning a judge’s decision and remarks in a recent sexual assault case. Judge Gregory Len...

Those attending the annual summit of the Western Regional Enterprise Network in Meteghan got some good news this morning. The province announced $100,000 in funding to expand the Connector Program, wh...

The next generation of Nova Scotian musicians are getting some help from an old hand. Five-time East Coast Music Award winner Charlie A’Court has established a scholarship to go to a student ent...

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has recalled a brand of chicken strips that are sold at Costco. #CFIArecall Food Recall Warning (possible harmful bacteria) - Hampton House brand Chicken Strips htt...

(Tim J. Mackinnon photos) 16 headstones at Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery were damaged last week. The stones were either pushed down or broken, some of them irreplaceable. The cemetery’s superintend...

It’s been a busy day for the Yarmouth Fire Department. Around noon they were called to a large grass fire on Burton Avenue behind Yarmouth Mountain Cemetery. Firefighters on scene trying to keep...

The MLA for Argyle-Barrington says the government needs to stop touting its 10-year plan to address the shortage of doctors and get people the help they need now. Chris d’Entremont says the on-g...

A committee, struck to recommend the site for Argyle’s new administration building, should be able to make a final decision soon. The building committee need more details about a couple of prope...