The outside of a historic building in Hantsport is going to get a makeover this summer. The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage has committed $50,000 to the Hantsport Memorial Community Centre for renovations to Churchill ...

Brooklyn firefighters wanted to do more when torrential flooding occurred in their community in July 2023. But they were limited by the equipment and training they had for swiftwater rescues. Those limitations no longer exist after the Department of ...

There's been much talk about rodents' behinds in Truro lately. During a discussion about answering correspondence regarding changing council meeting times, the chambers got heated as Coun. Ian McGrath took criticism for his use of social media, which ...

A 77-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges after a single-vehicle crash in Clarke's Beach on Wednesday evening. Shortly before 5:30 p.m. on April 24, RCMP received word that a van had left the roadway before crashing into a fence. Police ...

The Municipality of Barrington has approved a $10,686,954 operating budget, and a $12,251,153 capital budget for 2024-25, and is maintaining the property tax rate across the board for a third year. The residential tax rate has been set at $1.07 per ...

Nova Scotia is set to welcome 30 new paramedics from Australia as part of the province's first in-person healthcare recruitment efforts. The experienced advanced-care paramedics recruited to Emergency Medical Care Inc. and serving communities across ...

An underground infrastructure project will soon be getting underway at the intersection of Main, Chestnut and Vancouver streets in Yarmouth. The project involves excavation of the intersection to replace critical infrastructure that has reached the ...

A 36-year-old Boylston, Guysborough County man has been charged with child pornography offences after an investigation by the RCMP’s provincial internet child exploitation unit. Police say they were directed to a home on Antigonish Guysborough Road ...

Councillors in Nova Scotia’s smallest town are looking for direction from taxpayers on how to proceed with expensive projects on the horizon. Annapolis Royal is hosting a public meeting for residents on May 13 at the Royal Canadian Legion to discuss ...

Annapolis Royal councillors were able to pass the budget without raising the tax rate for the 2024-25 fiscal year but some big decisions loom. Council passed its $2.8-million operating budget April 17. It sees the tax rates remain at $1.70 ...