Cape Breton

• 50-50 chance: After tie vote, Cape Breton-area councillor to be chosen by random draw

  It will be the luck of the draw that chooses the next councillor for a district in northern Cape Breton after two candidates earned the same number of votes.

  Politics

  Nov 21
  
• She spent $1M for a N.S. castle. Now, this Ontario woman needs $750K to let the public in

  If you wish to stay in a castle, you can prebook your stay on Kickstarter, which will in turn allow the Cape Breton property to open to the public quicker.

  Canada

  Sep 19
  
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• Cape Breton man arrested for second-degree murder

  Police in Cape Breton say a man is facing second-degree murder charge in relation to a death on July 23rd.

  Crime

  Jul 25
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• Federal fisheries minister calls for review of arrest, treatment of Mi’kmaq fishers

  Two Mi'kmaq fishers from Cape Breton were arrested near Shelburne, N.S., on March 26, and the pair say they were forced to walk for about six hours before they could get help. 

  Canada

  Jul 8
• N.S. doctors say not enough physicians to teach at new Cape Breton medical school

  Physicians in Cape Breton say they are stretched thin and most do not have the capacity to increase teaching loads to accommodate a new medical school at Cape Breton University.

  Education

  May 22
• 20-year-old Sydney, N.S., man dies in car crash on Cape Breton highway

  A single-vehicle crash near the Cape Breton community of Point Edward claimed the life of a 20-year-old man from Sydney, police say. An investigation is ongoing.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• Full parole granted to man convicted in notorious ‘McDonald’s murders’ in Cape Breton

  The board decided during a hearing today that 55-year-old Freeman MacNeil should receive a conditional release because his risk to reoffend is rated at low to moderate.

  Canada

  Mar 28
• Trudeau in Cape Breton to announce funding for housing construction

  Prime Minister Justin Trudeau travelled to Nova Scotia today to announce $13.3 million in funding to fast-track construction of 367 housing units over the next three years.

  Economy

  Feb 22
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• Dozens evacuated, 1 hurt after suspected explosion at seniors’ complex in Cape Breton

  Dozens of residents have been evacuated from a seniors' complex in Cape Breton after "what appears" to be an explosion, according to the municipality.

  Canada

  Feb 9
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• Newcomers praise firefighters after being rescued from blaze during N.S. snowstorm

  Firefighters, each carrying about 50 kilograms of gear, arrived at the scene and waded through about 150 metres of "close to waist-height snow."

  Canada

  Feb 8