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The Progressive Conservatives continue to hold the riding of Argyle-Barrington. Colton LeBlanc is MLA-elect after winning Tuesday night's by-election with 3,850 votes. He won by 1,935 votes over Charl...

Labour Day weekend has come and gone, summer is winding down and the CAT ferry remains tied up in Yarmouth. Last week Premier Stephen McNeil told reporters there was no update as to when it might begi...

Cyber attackers forced the shut down of the Tri County Regional Centre For Education's website. Executive director Chris Boulter says the malware attack occurred over the weekend. "The first thing we ...

There were no injuries after fire damaged a home in Shelburne on Monday. The Canadian Red Cross reports at least five people were displaced by the fire that occurred in a duplex on Athabaskan Street. ...

Voters head to the polls today in the ridings of Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount and Sydney River-Mira-Louisbourg in Cape Breton. The ridings were formerly held by Chris d'Entremont, Eddie Orre...

The Municipality of Yarmouth is looking to make Port Maitland Beach more accessible. Council is looking into the cost of purchasing two Mobi Wheelchairs, a float-able wheelchair for those with mobilit...

Council for the Municipality of Barrington is reviewing some initial amendments to its Municipal Planning Strategy (MPS) regarding the production of cannabis. The changes to the MPS and Land Use Bylaw...

The Atlantic Canadian region will be wet and slightly cooler than normal through September and October, according to the 2020 Farmers Almanac. But, winter appears to be a different story. Managing Edi...

Council for the Municipality of the District of Yarmouth (MODY) had a lengthy discussion at its meeting on Wednesday August 28 about the issue of providing potable water to residents whose wells are l...

The new section of highway from Digby to Marshalltown officially opened this week. The project includes 4 kilometres of controlled access highway from Exit 26 to Marshalltown, a new interchange into D...