Category Archives: News
Seafest Returns To Yarmouth July 13th
We are just over a week away from the start of Seafest. After two years of virtual events, Yarmouth's most well-known festival back in full swing this year. President Darryl LeBlanc says it's a jam-pa...
Jul 05, 2022 Seafest Logo (courtesy: Seafest.ca)
Study Underway On Sable Island Horses And Their Habitat
A study of wild horses and the environment on Sable Island is ongoing. A team of Parks Canada and Sable Island Institute representatives are on site for the ‘Fences in the Sand’ project, w...
Jul 05, 2022
Status of AFN National Chief Discussed in Vancouver Today
Indigenous leaders from across the country are in Vancouver this week for the Assembly of First Nations annual general meeting. The future of National Chief Roseanne Archibald is expected to be a hot ...
Jul 05, 2022
Fatal Crash Near East Port Hebert Claims Three Lives, Including Infant Girl
A 42-year old Yarmouth woman, a 17-year old boy and a one year old girl are dead after a single vehicle crash yesterday. It happened on Highway 103 near East Port Hebert around 3 p.m. RCMP in Queens C...
Jul 05, 2022
First Nations Child Welfare Compensation Finalized
A final settlement agreement over the underfunding of First Nations Child and Family Services has been completed. Canada will pay $20 billion in compensation to eligible children and their families wh...
Jul 05, 2022
Another Mass Shooting In The US
Another mass shooting stateside, this time at a Fourth of July parade in Chicago. Shots sprayed from a high powered rifle from a rooftop into a crowd watching the festivities. Police named and arreste...
Jul 05, 2022
Highway 103 Re-Opened After Accident Near Granite Village
Still no details on an accident on Highway 103 near Granite Village in Shelburne County yesterday. RCMP responded to the area mid-afternoon, and closed the highway for several hours. Police advised dr...
Jul 05, 2022
CN Rail, Striking Workers Agree To Binding Arbitration
Hundreds of striking CN Rail employees will be heading back to work this week. CN and the union representing roughly 750 signals and communications workers announced late Monday that they have agreed ...
Jul 04, 2022
QEII warns ER is at limited capacity as patient demand soars
The QEII is sounding the alarm over wait times in its emergency room. Public Health announced on Twitter on Monday that the emergency department is seeing “extremely high patient volumes and lim...
Jul 04, 2022
Ottawa invests $4.4m to construct facility for Mi’kmaw reaserach and policy organization
After operating without a permanent base of operations since its formation in 1999 the Unama'ki Institute of Natural Resources (UINR) now has the necessary funding in place to build one. With a recent...
Jul 04, 2022
