Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A long-time Yarmouth area coach has been recognized by Hockey Nova Scotia. Brian 'Sumo' Comeau won the Award of Merit for 2024. Comeau announced his retirement after coaching for over 40 years in the ...

This story was written by YCMHS Grade 12 Co-op program student Ethan Nickerson. Y-CON is getting bigger and better. The Yarmouth Gaming and Comics convention took place at the Mariners Centre this pas...

The country's unemployment rate ticked up slightly in May. Statistics Canada says it rose by a tenth of a percentage points to 6.2 percent. Year-over-year, unemployment is up 0.9 percent. The country ...

Passenger numbers on the Nova Scotia-to-Maine ferry continue to trend up. Over 23,000 have booked for travel this year, that's up over 3,500 from this time in 2023. Nearly 2,900 passengers have alread...

Big trades between Atlantic QMJHL rivals. The Halifax Mooseheads sent defenseman Dylan MacKinnon and forward Markus Vidicek to the Moncton Wildcats. The Moose get back forward Shawn Carrier and a numb...

A 21-year old man is facing weapons and drug charges in Shelburne County. On Sunday night RCMP say a man allegedly pointed a gun at another man outside a residence in Jordan Branch. No shots were fire...

The Wedgeport Legion will hold a D-Day service. It's happening Thursday at 11 a.m. at the legion. Organizer Andre Boudreau says they're hoping for a big turnout. "We'll talk about the events of D-Day,...

The province is giving diversion funding to 14 organizations. It helps those who are homeless or at risk with things like overdue power bills and rent. Seven organizations in the HRM will receive fund...

Twenty-two-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart of Villagedale was not in Shelburne Provincial Court in Barrington Wednesday morning. His lawyer Phil Star requested additional disclosure from the Crown befor...

Help is on the way for community based mental health and addictions programs. The province says applications for grants to organizations are open until July 5, and the funding should be awarded this f...