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The cost to build an arts and culture centre in Yarmouth was revealed last night. $25 million. A public session was held at the Rodd Grand Hotel where the construction cost and concept design where pr...

A change in provincial cabinet also means a change to two government departments. The Department of Natural Resources will now be known as the Department of Lands and Forestry. Mining has been moved f...

Canada’s retaliatory tariffs are meant to put pressure on American businesses, but one local business says they’ll be punished more than the Americans. Most of the boats Jennifer and Zach ...

The 235th anniversary of the Black Loyalist landing in Shelburne County will be celebrated July 14 and 15. The Black Loyalist Heritage Centre and Historical Site in Birchtown is hosting the event. Van...

The third annual Mariners Ribfest gets underay tomorrow. Once again, Marginal Wharf in Yarmouth will be the venue. There’ll be a carnival-like atmosphere with more attractions, including bouncy ...

The Nature Conservancy of Canada is holding its second annual cross-country Small Acts of Conservation challenge. It consists of a checklist of small-scale, individual actions designed to benefit peop...

We can expect some relief from the heat wave that’s been sticking around. Late last week a ridge of high pressure stalled over the region, prompting Environment and Climate Change Canada to issu...

(file photo)Where would you go to find ‘lobster art’ ? Well, the Lobster Capital of Canada of course, the Municipality of Barrington. The ten, two-metre-tall artistically decorated sculptu...

The emergency department at Roseway Hospital will be closed for part of today. The Nova Scotia Health Authority tweeted this morning that the ER in Shelburne closed at 6 a.m. and will reopen at 6 this...

There’s been no stopping a young man in Yarmouth County in his quest to help kids. Alec d’Entremont of Belleville took on the Great Cycle Challenge to raise money in the fight against the ...