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The decision on handguns isn’t being dumped on municipalities. That’s the response from Minister of Public Safety Bill Blair, who insists the government has listened to leaders across Cana...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and U.S. President Joe Biden held their first bilateral meeting on Tuesday. The leaders discussed a new “partnership roadmap” to guide their work together ove...

Three new cases of COVID-19. The Department of Health and Wellness is reporting 20 active infections in the province Tuesday. One of the new cases is in Western Zone and under investigation, two more ...

The company that owned the Chief William Saulis scallop dragger, which has been missing in the Bay of Fundy since mid-December, has issued an update. The Full Bay Scallop Association and Yarmouth Sea ...

A man in Clam Point has been charged with a number of drug offences after police investigated a break and enter at his home. Barrington RCMP responded to the call of a Break and Enter at a home on Sto...

Iain Rankin is officially the province’s new premier. Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc conducted the swearing-in ceremony in Halifax Tuesday morning. Rankin is the 29th premier of the province; his ca...

Bay Ferries has released their management fee for operating the Cat. The amount paid annually to Bay Ferries by the province is $97,500 per month, which is $1.17 million annually. That means Bay Ferri...

Provincial officials are reporting one new case of COVID-19. The Central Zone case is a close contact of a previously reported case. With the additional case, Nova Scotia has 19 active cases of the vi...

An alliance of commercial fishery stakeholders is looking to be brought to the table for Sipekne'katik First Nation's legal case against the Government of Nova Scotia. The Unified Fisheries Conservati...

There will be a few opportunities to donate blood in the area this week. Canadian Blood Services will be at the Barrington Passage Lions Club today from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. You can a...