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Drivers in Nova Scotia can expect another increase at the pumps when prices are adjusted at midnight. Industry analysts are predicting motorists will be paying two to three cents more per litre follow...

New legislation surrounding medical assistance in dying (MAID) has received Royal Assent and become law in Canada. The new law removes the requirement for a person’s natural death to be reasonab...

Yarmouth town council voted yesterday to begin work on replacing lights in the pool at the former YCMA building. Mayor Pam Mood says $6,300 of the community trust fund will be used for the work. "A li...

The United States will be sending 1.5 million doses of the AstraZeneca vaccine to Canada. Reports indicate it’s part of a plan by the country to send roughly four million doses that it is not us...

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities and the Government of Canada have announced $100,000 in funding for new asset management projects in two Nova Scotia communities through the FCM's Municipal A...

There’s no creameries on Cape Breton Island, but that’s about to change. Skye Glenn Creamery will open this spring. Meghan Brosens, co-owner of Skye Glenn Creamery says she made Inverness ...

Low COVID-19 case numbers continue in the province. The Department of Health and Wellness reported two new cases Wednesday. Officials say one is a travel related case in Western Zone and the other is ...

The federal government will invest in local seafood companies. $4.8 million in funding will go to 11 fishing companies in Western Nova Scotia through the Canadian Seafood Stabilization Fund. In a rele...

All public schools in Nova Scotia will soon be equipped with defibrillators. The Nova Scotia government is making a $700,000 investment to ensure every school has access to the life saving devices. De...

Plans to re-open the former YMCA building in downtown Yarmouth took a step forward yesterday. The Mariners Centre Expansion Steering Committee passed two recommendations from the bridge sub-committee....