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Crushers name Mike Danton head coach
"Volatility in the weather is nothing new, but I don’t want to be ...
Westville fire displaces one
Pictou County Helpers holds successful pancake fundraiser
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Pictou County road named one of worst in Atlantic Canada: survey
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Nova Scotia coffee co-op Just Us Coffee looks to the past to cut its carbon footprint
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Plastic straws phased out at IKEA
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Dramatic turnaround in population growth
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N.S. gold show coming to Halifax
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WhatsApp security breach may have targeted human rights groups
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Annapolis Royal's Lawries acquire Home Hardware locations in Bridgetown, Middleton, Greenwood
'100 cars a-day off the highway for 100 days' Nova Scotia Spirit Co. gets set for a big summer
In 2015 Alex Rice arrived at his newly purchased building just outside of Trenton “and there was a job ad on the front door.” In 2017 Rice’s company would be ranked 13th on the Startup 50 list of Canada’s ...
$350,000 project includes roof for Annapolis Royal’s Farmers and Traders Market
Annapolis Royal’s Farmers and Traders Market is getting a roof, and a former bus garage just across the street is being refurbished into public washrooms and a retail space. Federal and provincial funds were announced Tuesday by West Nova MP ...
Historically high landings and uncertain prices bring a mixed bag ahead of 2019 lobster season
The springtime lobster season in district 26a is getting ready to launch. “They’re getting the traps ready and bringing them down to the wharf,” said Wright, supervisor at the fish plant at Lismore wharf in Pictou County. ...
Labels are for clothes - Consignment shop aims to secure real wages for people labelled with a disability
They’ve adopted a stretch of highway for cleanup, they have a Relay for Life team, they volunteered for Art Battle, they made Christmas cards for seniors – and they’re opening a consignment shop in Middleton. They’re local ...
Truro Tandus employees surprised by news of carpet plant closing
Employees at the Tandus Carpets manufacturing facility in Truro were completely caught off guard when informed Tuesday afternoon that their work is being shifted to the United States, a union spokesperson says "The news of the closure comes ...
Truro carpet plant moving operations to U.S., 240 jobs to be lost
One of Truro’s oldest operating manufacturers is relocating to the United States, eliminating approximately 240 local jobs. “It was a little bit of a kick in the gut,” Truro Mayor Bill Mills said, of his reaction to receiving the ...
Hair today, re-used tomorrow: Clarenville salon joins the ‘Green Circle’ club
“We make people beautiful every day — we might as well make the planet beautiful.” Diane Adams-Hagerman, owner operator of Headz Up hair salon in Clarenville, says giving back to the environment and taking steps to recycle, ...
Transcontinental says SaltWire Network in breach of contract after 2017 sale of media assets
Transcontinental Inc. says it is considering filing a counter lawsuit in a legal battle related to the sale of its media assets in Atlantic Canada. SaltWire Network announced Wednesday it had filed a multimillion-dollar lawsuit against ...
SaltWire Network sues Transcontinental over sale of newspapers
A deal that saw the creation of the largest newspaper chain in Atlantic Canada is going to court. SaltWire Network filed the multimillion-dollar lawsuit Wednesday against Transcontinental Inc., the company that sold its media assets in Atlantic ...
Environmental assessment registered for Port Union microbrewery
An aspiring brewery has filed for an environmental assessment with the Department of Municipal Affairs and Environment. Union Electric Brewing Co. Inc. is the proponent of the assessment, looking to establish a microbrewery in Port ...
