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Through sickness and health, Cape Breton couple share their cancer battles
Eileen and Wally Forrester have gone through cancer on both sides of the diagnosis. Someone with cancer and the caregiver of someone with cancer. Married 53 years, together for 55, Wally was Eileen's caregiver when she was diagnosed in 2003 and ...
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CANCER IN CAPE BRETON: ‘What does the Cape Breton Cancer Centre mean to you?’
SYDNEY, N.S. — Although it’s tucked away somewhat anonymously on the western side of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital, the Cape Breton Cancer Centre has been a beacon of hope for tens of thousands of patients and their families since opening its ...
Nova Scotia indexes assistance rates to cost of living
The Nova Scotia government has announced welfare rates will rise with the cost of living. Starting this year, all income assistance payments will be indexed annually based on the consumer price index. In 2024-25, rates will increase by 2.5 per ...
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Fundraising efforts a vital initiative to supporting cancer care every year in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S. – The best ideas often start with a conversation and for Andrée Sampson and longtime friend Alayne Martell that was the case. Looking at ways to celebrate the fishing industry in Richmond County while also fundraising for a cause near to ...
Fire at Cape Breton transport business destroys main shop, at least two vehicles
RESERVE MINES, N.S. - A fire broke out Wednesday afternoon at Carabin's and Transoverland Ltd. in Reserve Mines, destroying the main shop and at least two vehicles. The Reserve Mines Volunteer Fire Department responded to the blaze on Wednesday ...
N.S. man arraigned on pair of charges from antisemitic post on social media
A man accused of posting an antisemitic message last fall on a social media account belonging to a Nova Scotia government employee was arraigned in Halifax provincial court Tuesday on a pair of criminal charges. Samual Shaji, 26, is charged with ...
‘We’re almost at a crisis level’: HRM’s hemlocks at risk of widespread extermination
Nasty little tree killers that have wreaked havoc in other parts of the province have their sights on HRM. And they leave no prisoners. Hemlock woolly adelgid (HWA), an invasive species from Japan, is wiping out entire hemlock tree stands and it has ...
Halifax officer's use of force not to blame for injuries to woman arrested after being tossed from Dirty Nelly's: SIRT
The Nova Scotia police watchdog has determined a Halifax Regional Police officer’s use of force did not result in the injuries sustained by an unruly woman being arrested after getting tossed from a Dirty Nelly's Pub with her partner last fall. The ...
Chronicle Herald's Aaron Beswick selected as finalist for two Atlantic Journalism Awards
New Glasgow-based Chronicle Herald journalist Aaron Beswick has been chosen as a finalist for a pair of 2023 Atlantic Journalism Awards. In May, Beswick set about following on Canada’s decision to shut down the elver (baby eel) fishery and exploring ...
Portion of sentence to be served in jail; Cape Breton court report for March 26, 2024
A Glace Bay man who breached a conditional sentence is now to serve some of the remaining time of the sentence behind bars. Conditional sentences allow offenders to serve their time in the community under strict conditions. Offenders are cautioned at ...
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