Lobster licence holders in Atlantic Canada’s Lobster Fishing Areas (LFAs) have a lot to consider when it comes to whether or not they follow suit with their American counterparts and increase the minimum lobster carapace size effective Jan. 1, ...

A dangerous man with a firearm has been brought into custody after an emergency alert was issued for Bible Hill Friday morning. The alert went out at 9 a.m. on April 19, stating the suspect was in the Hillcrest Avenue area and that they were on foot.

Opposition leaders are calling for provincial Justice Minister Brad Johns to resign after he denied Thursday that gender-based violence is epidemic. His comments came on the fourth anniversary of the 2020 massacre that began in Portapique and claimed ...

It’s time to start preparing for the coming election. The Municipality of Pictou County (MOPC) set polling dates during its April 15 finance and property meeting. Polls will be open from midnight on Oct. 6 until 7 p.m. on Oct. 19. They will be ...

Switching to solar panels and doing energy-efficient upgrades have just become more accessible. The Municipality of Pictou County (MOPC) council voted to decrease interest on the loans that residents who apply through Switch MOPC receive to do ...

Premier Tim Houston says the provincial government has reached an agreement in principle with the Nova Scotia Teachers Union.  Houston said the deal, announced to reporters on Thursday after a cabinet meeting, will result in "significant investments ...

The Nova Scotia Teachers Union will get a seat at the table, after all. The Tories have walked back their controversial decision to exclude the union from appearing as witnesses at an upcoming public accounts committee meeting on violence in ...

“Volunteer work is part of a full and happy life.” Christine McLean is a local Nova Scotian and has been volunteering with Friendly Calls for two years, a Red Cross program that provides people with emotional support and a listening ear. Callers over ...

One of the men charged this week with the August 2022 homicide of Barry Albert in Springfield, Annapolis County, “graduated” from Dartmouth wellness court in December 2020 after pleading guilty to assaulting a female Mountie with a knife. Kris ...

After volunteering for almost 60 years, Gordie MacKinnon, a resident of Lismore, was awarded the 2024 Volunteer of the Year award by the Municipality of Pictou County (MOPC). “I’m quite humbled by the honour,” said MacKinnon in an interview after the ...