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St. F.X. student Fiona Beaton (right) picks up her AFM Online order from Stephanie Cooper. She is one of the growing numbers of people accessing the online ordering service offered by Antigonish Farmers’ Market producers. Corey LeBlanc

Antigonish Farmers' Market (AFM) Online continues to grow

Municipality of the County of Antigonish Warden Owen McCarron gives Kenzie Gormley some gifts during a Sept. 17 presentation. County council honoured the youngster for her initiative Kenzie’s Backpacks, which provides school supplies to children in need. Corey LeBlanc

Antigonish County youngster honoured for backpack initiative

Brian Mulroney answers questions from reporters on the day before the official opening of the Brian Mulroney Institute of Government and Mulroney Hall on the St. F.X. campus. The conversations took place in a replica of the Parliament Hill office he occupied during his nine years as Prime Minister of Canada, including the views.

St. F.X. celebrates grand opening of Mulroney Hall in Antigonish

Members of the St. F.X. baseball team warm-up their arms prior to the start of a practice Sept. 17.

St. F.X. baseball takes the field this Saturday

Third year St. F.X. student Neely MacBurnie took part in a special three-day retreat over the summer, which involved 20 “youth thinkers” from across Atlantic Canada, gathering at Thinkers Lodge in Pugwash, Cumberland County.

St. F.X. student inspired by climate change retreat

Cole Butcher was the winner of the Lucas Oil 150, Sept. 14, at Riverside International Speedway. It was his second win at James River this season and third on the 2019 Parts for Trucks Pro Stock Tour season.

Butcher slides in for Lucas Oil 150 win

123rf.com photo

Port Hawkesbury to form physician recruitment committee

Folks circle St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Sunday afternoon, during Together We Are More.

Massive turnout for Together We Are More

Mary Ellen Clancy addressing the crowd during her well-attended book launch, Sept. 11, at the People’s Place Library.

Clancy’s launches book 20 years in the making

Stacey Ho of Always & Forever Formalwear.

Thinking outside the box: Clarenville entrepreneur uses social media ...

Municipality of the County of Antigonish Warden Owen McCarron gives Kenzie Gormley some gifts during a Sept. 17 presentation. County council honoured the youngster for her initiative Kenzie’s Backpacks, which provides school supplies to children in need. Corey LeBlanc

Antigonish County youngster honoured for backpack initiative

Updated Sep 20, 2019 at 1:14 p.m.

Artist Anne Camozzi is joined by École acadienne de Pomquet students Colin Forsythe (left) and Xavier Bennett as they work on the special mosaic. The boys, both nine-years-of-age, collected the most plastic lids to earn the chance to work on the piece with Camozzi and fellow local, accomplished artist Nancy Turniawan.

Special mosaic art piece to be unveiled Friday

Updated Sep 13, 2019 at 9:40 a.m.

Town of Antigonish electric utility workers were busy in several areas Sunday, including on Highland Drive. Corey LeBlanc

PHOTOS: Hurricane Dorian sweeps across northeastern Nova Scotia

Updated Sep 10, 2019 at 3:21 p.m.

Keiran Burnham has developed into a placekicking and punting star for the St. F.X. X-Men football team. Bryan Kennedy

Keiran Burnham starring for football X-Men

Updated Sep 13, 2019 at 2:40 p.m.

Local

Folks circle St. Martha’s Regional Hospital Sunday afternoon, during Together We Are More.

Massive turnout for Together We Are More

Updated Sep 17, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

Retired hydro-geologist Peter Lund speaking to the crowd during the Cochrane Hill gold mine information session, Aug. 19, in Sherbrooke.

Questions and concerns a plenty during Cochrane Hills proposed mine information session

Updated Aug 22, 2019 at 4:17 p.m.

Roger MacKay is seeking the conservative nomination in Central Nova.

What's next for Central Nova, now that Roger MacKay is out of the federal election race?

Updated Aug 20, 2019 at 12:13 p.m.

RCMP release

Fatal tractor incident in Antigonish County

Updated Aug 19, 2019 at 7:39 a.m.

Opinion

Central Nova map courtesy of Elections Canada.

VOTE 2019: St. F.X. political science professor gives early thoughts on federal election

Updated Sep 18, 2019 at 7:24 p.m.

The Antigonish Old Dogs who participated in the Molson Canadian Moncton Dynomites Tournament March 29-31. Pictured is Allan MacDonald (back, left), Paul Bourque, Rob Dunphy, Deiter Haas, Kevin Cameron, Gary Wood, Allie MacDonald, Donnie MacDougall, Brent MacDougall, coach Greg MacDonald, Greg MacDonald (front, left), Adam Dunphy with daughter Addison, Stephen MacKenzie, Doug Vail, Richard MacKenzie, trainer Mark from Moncton, Willie Joe Sofan and Leonard MacEachern. The Old Dogs won their division at the tournament; the seventh time in a row they have, with different line-ups, claimed a tournament title.

Different age, same game, more memories

Updated Aug 13, 2019 at 2:53 p.m.

DVDs featuring well known and beloved movies starring Candy, as well as some SCTV Christmas skits, and a book written about the late, great Canadian comedic actor.

A Canadian comedy icon gone too soon

Updated Jul 16, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

A stack of newspapers

To venture beyond the (pay)wall

Updated Jul 16, 2019 at 12:20 p.m.

Business

The panels being installed at 227 Main Street.

Recent installation creates largest PV Solar system in Antigonish

Updated Sep 03, 2019 at 12:37 p.m.

Antigonish Chamber of Commerce president Dan Fougere (left) and David MacGillivray, the grandson of Patrick C. Hanley, present Colleen Cameron with the CIBC sponsored Patrick C. Hanley Community Builder Award, during the Chamber's President’s Dinner April 24.

Cameron receives Antigonish Chamber of Commerce's community builder award

Updated Apr 28, 2019 at 5:13 p.m.

Damian Welsh with daughter Kheiran handing out one of Back East Seafood’s specialties – a two-piece fish and chips.

Business brings family back together in Antigonish

Updated Apr 16, 2019 at 10:32 a.m.

Artist rendition of Bayside Travel Centre.

Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation launches $10 million highway showcase

Updated May 17, 2019 at 1:17 p.m.

Sports

Members of the St. F.X. baseball team warm-up their arms prior to the start of a practice Sept. 17.

St. F.X. baseball takes the field this Saturday

Updated Sep 18, 2019 at 9:38 p.m.

St. F.X. X-Women first-year player Hannah Engdahl battles her Dalhousie Tigers’ opponent during pre-season action on the turf at the Chedabucto Lifestyle Complex in Guysborough. Bryan Kennedy

'New chapter’ for X-Women soccer

Updated Sep 09, 2019 at 2:54 p.m.

Cape Breton West Islanders forward Bryce Thompson skating past a Weeks’ defenceman, Aug. 31 in Port Hawkesbury.

SLIDESHOW: ‘Honest effort’ Islanders getting ready

Updated Sep 05, 2019 at 7:31 p.m.

Napa Sportsman Series drivers, some pictured here in action during the Henry’s AUTOPRO 100 Aug. 16 at Riverside, will settle the title in the Henry's AUTOPRO 75, this Saturday (Sept. 7) at Riverside International Speedway. Richard MacKenzie

Riverside ending 50th anniversary season with a bang

Updated Sep 16, 2019 at 8:45 p.m.

Lifestyles

St. F.X. student Fiona Beaton (right) picks up her AFM Online order from Stephanie Cooper. She is one of the growing numbers of people accessing the online ordering service offered by Antigonish Farmers’ Market producers. Corey LeBlanc

Antigonish Farmers' Market (AFM) Online continues to grow

Updated Sep 20, 2019 at 1:35 p.m.

Adam Delorey with his daughters Charlotte and Emily. The Tracadie native, who had heart transplant surgery this past June, will be performing his stand-up comedy show at the Bauer Theatre, Sept. 26.

Following heart transplant in June, Tracadie native Adam Delorey to perform at Bauer Theatre Sept. 26

Updated Sep 11, 2019 at 8:40 a.m.

ENSE manager Donald MacLellan (right) presents Jim Kell with the Most Sportsmanlike Award – Maritime Horse Pull – in memory of Donald ‘DL’ MacDonald, Sunday (Sept. 1) afternoon at the Antigonish Arena.

Kell recognized for his many years of involvement

Updated Sep 05, 2019 at 7:29 p.m.

Hope Dalvay signing books during the launch for Welcome to Camp Fill-in-the-Blank, earlier this summer in Charlottetown.

St. Peter’s writer releases first novel

Updated Sep 04, 2019 at 1:37 p.m.

Recent Stories

Stacey Ho of Always & Forever Formalwear.

Thinking outside the box: Clarenville entrepreneur uses social media to energize dress business

- Herald file

Driver cuts traffic-control worker after being told to detour

The Town of Holyrood expects big things from a new industrial park. CONTRIBUTED BY TOWN OF HOLYROOD

Holyrood council calls land sale for new industrial park community 'game-changer'

Sydney The Shark pinged off Louisbourg on Sunday, while Murdoch revealed his position sometime Friday, meaning the sharks have not strayed far from the area where Ocearch first installed it’s electronic tracking device.

Recently tagged great white sharks ‘pinging’ off Cape Breton

Singh in Halifax today for health-care town hall, May in P.E.I. and N.B.

Hannah Mae Cruddas, from Dartmouth, stars as Anne in Anne of Green Gables -- The Ballet, premiering in Halifax Sept. 28. - Cylla von Tiedemann

A dancing Dartmouth Anne of Green Gables: Ballet to premiere in Halifax

Robert Boutilier of Whitney Pier was busy taking photographs of antique tractors on display Saturday morning during the second annual Vintage Sleds and Tractor Show hosted at Team Green Diamond Powersports (formerly Gord’s Sports Centre Racing Ltd.) on Reeves Street in Sydney. Many of the machines dated back to the early 1970s.

Antique tractors on display in Sydney

Conservative Party of Canada Leader Andrew Scheer speaks with supporters during a brief stop in St. John’s on Sunday.

Scheer commits to ‘collaborative’ approach on Muskrat Falls

Cape Breton Bruins player Jake MacIntosh, left, tries to slip the ball past Backstreet Boys netminder Brody Campbell and teammate Curtis Fogarty during under-14 play of the sixth annual Because You Care Cup. Taking place Saturday and Sunday in Membertou, the event raised $62,929 to support the redevelopment of the Cape Breton Cancer Centre at the Cape Breton Regional Hospital in Sydney.

Road hockey tournament raises funds for new Cape Breton cancer centre

Eleven-year-old Allan Syllibo, left, and 16-year-old Jadis Paul wait for the start of the annual Pride parade in Eskasoni on Sept. 22 part of the fourth annual Kepmitelsi Eskasoni Pride week wrapped.

Pride parade held in Eskasoni

Michelle Richards, a certified Paddle Canada instructor, grabs a stand-up paddle board for a participant during the learn to paddle event at Just Paddle It in Eskasoni on Sunday.

Eskasoni’s first paddling festival a success

Sheldon MacDonald of the Sydney Sooners prepares to deliver a pitch during the second inning of last Friday’s Nova Scotia Senior Baseball League game against the Halifax Pelham Canadians at the Susan McEachern Memorial Ball Park in Sydney. MacDonald and the Sooners will host the Dartmouth Moosehead Dry this weekend in Sydney.

Sooners sweep Halifax to advance to NSSBL championship series