‘Quite a party’ happening in Sydney, N.S. thanks to Cape Breton Eagles playoff run
A record 4,922 fans were in attendance for both games at Centre 200 in Sydney for the Cape Breton Eagles in the second round of the QMJHL playoffs.
Sports
Apr 17
As Brian Mulroney’s state funeral nears, here’s what to expect this week
Ahead of the state funeral for Brian Mulroney, Canadians will have opportunities to pay tribute to the country’s 18th prime minister.
Canada
Mar 18
Brian Mulroney remembered as a ‘lion’ of Canadian politics in MP tributes
Members of Parliament returned to the House of Commons on Monday, where they made tributes to former prime minister Brian Mulroney.
Canada
Mar 18
Brian Mulroney’s political ‘destiny’ remembered at state funeral
Brian Mulroney was honoured at a state funeral in Montreal Saturday. "To dad, everyone mattered," his daughter Caroline said in his eulogy.
Canada
Mar 23
‘Hope gets dimmer as time goes’: Historic Acadian N.S. church up for sale for $250K
A historic Nova Scotia church known as one the largest wooden churches in North America has been officially put up for sale by the Archdiocese of Halifax – Yarmouth.
Canada
Feb 22
Service dog leads blind senior from Vernon, B.C. back home after stranded by taxi
After being denied entry, Vernon Taxi sent a second driver to pick up Croteau, but the situation worsened on the drive home.
Canada
Feb 4
Brian Mulroney, former Canadian prime minister, dead at 84
Mulroney's term as prime minister from 1984 to 1993 saw him lead a fractious Conservative coalition while netting a slew of domestic and international achievements.
Canada
Feb 29
Kitchener Rangers rise to 3rd spot in CHL rankings, Carson Rehpkof invited to junior camp
Hockey Canada also announced the selections for the National Junior Team Selection Camp with only one player from the Rangers making the cut: Carson Rehpkof.
Sports
Dec 5, 2023
Cape Breton singer-songwriter Bruce Guthro posthumously awarded Order of Nova Scotia
The former frontman of the Scottish rock band Runrig has been posthumously appointed to the Order of Nova Scotia.
Canada
Nov 9, 2023
Liberals provide no timeline for foreign agents registry as House of Commons returns
The Canadian government has now commissioned an independent inquiry into foreign interference in domestic politics, alongside several parliamentary probes.
Canada
Sep 18, 2023
‘Very wet and windy weekend’: Saint John port, officials gearing up for Hurricane Lee
As Hurricane Lee is expected to impact several regions throughout New Brunswick, Port Saint John and the province's emergency management officials are planning ahead.
Weather
Sep 13, 2023
Quebec to exhume remains of Innu boys whose families have questions about 1970 deaths
The exhumations are the first to be authorized under a 2021 Quebec law intended to help Indigenous families learn more about the deaths and disappearances of their children.
Canada
Jun 15, 2023
N.S. premier says Ottawa must pay entire bill to protect land link from flooding risk
Nova Scotia's premier says the federal government should foot the entire bill to protect the land link between his province and New Brunswick from climate change-related flooding.
Canada
Jun 15, 2023
Will new safe sport measures protect youth athletes? What parents should know
Newly announced measures to make youth sports safer in Canada represent a step forward but more needs to be done to regain the trust of Canadian families and athletes, experts say.
Sports
May 16, 2023
5 songs you must hear this week: 08 May 2023
No algorithms were used in the creation of this suggested playlist. The human touch still has an important role to play.
Entertainment
May 8, 2023
Drayton Valley residents forced out by wildfire head to evacuation centre in Edmonton
About 7,000 people who were forced to flee their homes in Drayton Valley, Alta., Thursday faced long waits in their vehicles overnight and some made their way to Edmonton Friday.
Canada
May 5, 2023
Measles case in Halifax area prompts vaccine reminder from health officials
If you're exposed and have not received the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine, and you don't have immunity, you have a 90 per cent chance of infection, Dr. Jeanette Comeau says.
Health
Apr 17, 2023
Fredericton council votes in favour of rezoning for 6th provincial jail
The City of Fredericton municipal council has voted in favour of a rezoning proposal for a sixth provincial jail in the Vanier Industrial Park.
Crime
Jan 24, 2023
Edmonton patio restrictions eased, city extends state of emergency amid provincial relaunch
Starting next week, the guidelines around patio expansions in Edmonton will be eased as a way to help small businesses increase capacity amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
Health
May 13, 2020
Lack of capital for major project investments cited by Indigenous business panel
Limited and slow access to capital is a major barrier to First Nations' ability to take ownership roles in the resource megaprojects being built across their lands, a panel of Indigenous business leaders said Tuesday.
Money
Sep 29, 2020