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The numbers are alarming when it comes to both serious and fatal collisions on Nova Scotia Roads and Highways. 35 people have died on Nova Scotia roads and highways so far this year, a staggering numb...

If you’ve recently purchased coleslaw at the grocery store, you may want to check the crisper in your fridge. The Canada Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall for Randsland brand Broccoli S...

The price of gasoline is down a bit this morning. Regular self-serve is selling for $1.23.5 cents a litre in Yarmouth. That’s a drop of 1.9 cents a litre. Diesel remains the same at $1.21.9 cent...

Efforts to have a splash park in Yarmouth are moving ahead. A not-for-profit organization will be formed after a four-person committee was elected last night at a meeting at town hall. Jana Jeffery is...

Two volunteer firefighters were nearly struck by a car near the scene of Wednesday’s fatal accident on the 103. Lake Vaughn Fire Chief George Emin tells Acadia News the driver, who he describes ...

Buckle up. That message has been repeated to Nova Scotia motorists since the provincial mandatory seat belt law was passed in 1985. But it’s still being lost on many motorists. RCMP spokesperson...

A swimmer from Yarmouth says her swim from New Brunswick to PEI was cold, and long. ‘The Big Swim’ helps raise funds for Camp Brigadoon, a cause near and dear to Bobby-Lou Reardon’s ...

The woman known as the “Queen of Soul,” Aretha Franklin, has died at 76. Franklin had been fighting pancreatic cancer for several months, In a career that started in 1960, she posted total...

At approximately 4:15 yesterday afternoon, Yarmouth Rural RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision on Highway 103 at the intersection with Eel Lake Road. In a release, police say a 67-year-old woman ...

Bridgewater Town Council could soon look at banning dogs in cemeteries. At their last meeting, council addressed concerns around pets defecating on gravestones. Mayor David Mitchell says dogs are requ...