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No word yet on whether we’ll see a provincial election this year. The premier was responding to questions around an election call yesterday. Premier Stephen McNeil says while he doesn’t ha...

Work on the new HOPE centre in Yarmouth is progressing. The Handicapped Organization Promoting Equality expects to be moving to the building on Bond Street in April. They had to vacate their old locat...

A public feedback session is scheduled later this month in Barrington. Council has scheduled an informal workshop on ideas for the 2017-2018 municipal budget. It will take place on January 24th from 7...

An elderly Yarmouth man was struck Thursday night by a vehicle while crossing Main St. near the NSLC. The pedestrian was not in a crosswalk. He was transported to the Yarmouth Regional Hospital by EHS...

Yarmouth Curling Association Thursday Night Results: Logan Sweeney 8 Jason Bishara 5 Jack Cann 6 Gary Nickerson 4 Shawn Christensen 6 Charles MacIsaac 1 Dave MacDougal 6 Steven Boyce 1

It appears talks between government and the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union have reached an impasse. NSGEU released a statement last night. In it, president Jason MacLean says the t...

It seems the Montreal Canadiens are the NHL team of choice in our province. A recent survey conducted by Corporate Research Associates indicates 20 per cent of Nova Scotians prefer the Habs. Montreal ...

Conciliation talks between the Nova Scotia Teacher’s Union and provincial government resume next week. Education and Early Childhood Development Minister Karen Casey says three days have been se...

(Photo: Eric Bruce Hewey/Facebook) All testing on dead herring that washed ashore in Southwestern Nova Scotia has come back negative. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans confirming today that any h...

If you’ve ever wondered how teachers plan what they instruct their students, you can now find out. As teachers return to classes under work-to-rule conditions, the hashtag #FocusedOnTeaching has...