Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The federal fisheries minister says Nova Scotia plays a big role in ending illegal lobster fishing. In a letter to provincial fisheries minister Kent Smith, Diane Lebouthillier says any serious effort...

A 34-year-old woman is dead after a single-vehicle crash in Kings County. It happened Sunday afternoon on Highway 101 near Coldbrook. The woman from Dartmouth was a passenger, she was ejected from the...

An early fall sitting of the Nova Scotia Legislature has come to an end. The 10-day session wrapped on Friday, with Premier Tim Houston touting his government's work. In a release, he says they contin...

Freedom of Informtion and Protection of Privacy requests are up in Nova Scotia. The province says they increased 25 percent in 2023/24. Service Nova Scotia Minister Colton LeBlanc says their commitmen...

A tender is out for Yarmouth's new emergency department. Argyle MLA Colton LeBlanc says it will be open until October 31. The new department at the hospital will double in size, have more access to cr...

A short staffed Yarmouth Mariners squad fell 8-2 to Summerside on home ice. Saturday's game in front of a near sellout crowd was close until the third period, when the Caps would score five unanswered...

Nova Scotia's school lunch program is going live. Meals can now be ordered online for 28 schools, and will start being served on October 1. The website 'NSlunch.ca' includes two meal options per day, ...

Conservative MPs in Atlantic Canada say the feds are killing lobster stocks and endangering jobs. They say the Trudeau government are allowing lobster poaching to run rampant in the Bay of Fundy. Fish...

Your favourite QMJHL teams are ready for puck drop. The season starts Friday night, and teams are gearing up for a tight race in the standings. Mavs Gillis with Eastlink Community TV says there are fe...

Nova Scotia's Liberals want to end the federal carbon tax. The opposition set to table a bill in the legislature to bring back a cap and trade model on carbon pricing. Leader Zach Churchill says the f...