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Blackened, smoking rubble is all that remains of The Wave Hotel in Clarenville this morning. Local volunteer firefighters packed up their gear around 7:30 a.m. this morning, Feb. 3, after spending 10 hours of battling the blaze on a cold winter ...

The bitter smell of smoke wafted from the open doors of Chant’s Funeral Home Sunday morning, a reminder of the blaze 12 hours earlier that damaged the inside of the building. Sydney Firefighters battle a blaze inside Chant's Funeral ...

Researchers at Fort Anne Historic Site, who used ground-penetrating radar and other modern technologies, have discovered what they believe are the graves of as many as 19 Acadians. Findings of a Dec. 3, 2018 survey of a 20-by-20-metre section of ...

As word spreads that the American oil company Halliburton is setting up shop in Walton, questions remain. ...

The pain. The growing agitation. The excruciating symptoms of drug withdrawal are overtaking Carma. The Truro woman is so tired and sore, most times it’s best she doesn’t move. The cramps come in waves, and are sometimes so ...

The province’s top doctor issued a statement Wednesday toning down his recent tweet that dismisses chronic Lyme disease as a pseudoscience supported by a cult following, but stopped short of deleting the controversial post. “My intent ...

A proposal to establish a shared, Atlantic Canada wide electricity corridor was front and centre during a meeting Tuesday night in Ottawa between Premier Wade MacLauchlan and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The energy corridor was a key priority of ...

SAULNIERVILLE, N.S. – Clare resident Darlene Dowell says it’s scary to think of what could have happened on Friday as she and others went about the normal task of buying groceries. Within seconds this normal task took a shocking ...

Last year, the Alma, N.S., fire department responded to 40 vehicle-related incidents, but only 25 of those actually required an emergency response. So, what happened on those extra 15 calls? “Sometimes people will call 911 if ...

CHARLOTTETOWN, P.E.I. - A regional electricity transmission system, linking hydro, nuclear, solar and wind power generated throughout the Atlantic region, was a main item on the agenda of the four Eastern premiers at a meeting held in ...