Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The prime minister and his cabinet ministers are Halifax for meetings. The three day retreat starts Sunday. In a release, Justin Trudeau says it will focus on their work to strengthen the middle class...

A number of axe-throwers from our region are heading to the world championships. Twelve from the Wild AXE league in Barrington will be on their way to England this weekend. Long-time competitor Darren...

An unforgettable eight days in southwest Nova Scotia. The Congres Mondial Acadien was held in Yarmouth, Argyle and Clare. It began with an opening ceremony at Universite Sainte-Anne on August 10, and ...

The Congres Mondial Acadien is well underway. Tens of thousands are in our region for a week of events celebrating Acadian culture. Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood says town staff worked hard to get ready. "F...

A gold medal on the track at Day 14 of the Paris Olympics. The men's 4-by-100 metre relay team, led by Andre De Grasse took first place this afternoon. It's De Grasse's seventh Olympic medal, tying hi...

If you live in Shelburne, you'll have to work around an early morning power outage. Nova Scotia Power says the planned disruption is happening Monday morning at 6:30 and should last about 10 minutes. ...

After years of planning, the Congres Mondial Acadien is here. Thousands are expected in southwest Nova Scotia for the week-long festivities. Clare's tourism manager Larry Peach says they're also hosti...

'Debby' is going to bring rain to some of the Maritimes. Environment Canada predicting the post-tropical storm will track through Quebec and northwest New Brunswick tomorrow into Saturday. Meteorologi...

Canada now has 21 medals at the Paris Olympics. Skylar Park just won a bronze in women's taekwondo. Earlier, Maude Charron won a silver medal in women's weightlifting. Charron was one of Canada's flag...

The Yarmouth Hospital Foundation have purchased 46 new stretchers. They'll be used on the emergency and medical floors of the hospital. Mary Surette with the foundation says it wouldn't be possible wi...