Provincial
No spring bear hunt in Nova Scotia, province decides
The Nova Scotia government has changed its mind about allowing a spring bear hunt in the province. Citing “careful consideration of feedback from Nova Scotians,” a government news release Wednesday said results of a public consultation from Jan.
Cultural care: New long-term care facility opens in Eskasoni
ESKASONI, N.S. — Shara Poulette shared her anticipation of working in her home community of Eskasoni. A continuing-care assistant who previously worked at Harbourstone Enhanced Care in Sydney, Poulette says the impact Kiknu — a new long-term care ...
Unhoused Halifax residents find out protecting property not easy
Alex Quinn grew up in the Annapolis Valley and moved to Halifax in 2008. He lost his job in January and has been unhoused ever since. Quinn has cut the fence at Lower Flinn Park on Quinpool Road and set up his tent behind it in a restricted area.
Cape Breton's Steel Grounds Café opens new location on Sydney waterfront
SYDNEY, N.S. — The Steel Grounds Café has a new location on the Sydney waterfront. The non-profit venture operated by the Horizon Achievement Centre opened a Steel Grounds Café Grab and Go at the Joan Harriss Cruise Pavilion and in its first week of ...
'It took a whole lifetime to find that guitar for me': Cape Breton musician recovers stolen guitar
SYDNEY, N.S. — Musician Aaron C. Lewis retrieved his stolen guitar late Monday afternoon after a public plea for its return. Lewis had mistakenly forgotten the guitar in his car at his home on Alexander Street in Sydney after a gig. Close to 2,000 ...
'We’re in a very different place than we were last year': Wildfire risk low in Cape Breton due to snow, rain
SYDNEY, N.S. — Heavy February snowfalls and recent rainfall events have put Cape Breton in a good situation heading into wildfire season. “For now we're all blue. All the indices are very low,” said Scott Tingley, the province’s manager of forest ...
PHOTO: Final phase of Charlotte Street reconstruction underway in Sydney
Heavy machinery has returned to Charlotte Street for a third year as the final phase of the downtown road's revitalization begins this week. The $9-million project is expected to be completed over the next four months. It will see the section between ...
Sentenced imposed on Sydney man for drug offence; Cape Breton court report for April 16, 2024
A Sydney man has been sentenced to time served on offences including attempting to smuggle drugs into the Cape Breton Correctional Centre. Donald Joseph Griffiths, 34, was sentenced on charges of possession of hashish for the purpose of distribution, ...
JOHN DeMONT: Robert MacNeil never really left Halifax behind
I only met Robert MacNeil, the late broadcaster and writer, once, but it was in the right place — the lobby of the Lord Nelson Hotel — and at the right time, a publicity tour for Burden of Desire, his novel about the Halifax Explosion. I say this ...
‘I was racially profiled’: Human rights inquiry over Halifax bridge incident begins
Ross Gray said he was wrongly stopped on the Macdonald bridge because he’s Black. An independent human rights board of inquiry opened in Halifax on Tuesday between Gray vs. Halifax Harbour Bridges and Commissionaires Nova Scotia. “It was pretty bad ...