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A Minke whale washed up in the Clifton area early Sunday morning. A responder from the Marine Animal Response Society was soon on site but the animal had already died.
-MARINE ANIMAL RESPONSE SOCIETY

Minke whale beaches near mouth of Shubenacadie River

Northumberland Regional High School students Dayveen Earp, left, and Sarah Campbell make tea while on break from classes at the school. The students have set up a Mugs 2 Go rack where students can use reusable mugs.

Pictou County students create a cozy eco-friendly option for hot drinks

A bench built by students in the Alternative High School was unveiled at Trenton Middle School on Monday June 10. From left in back are: Kenny Arsenault, Colin Munro, Shaun MacDonald, Keah Callaghan, Russell Borden and Chris Sample. In front Tanner Murphy and Alan Pitts.

Bench unveiled in honour of Daniel Arsenault at Trenton Middle School

Driver charged in death of Pictou Landing woman appears in court

‘He hit them in the head with the blunt part of an axe’: Guilty plea ...

Municipality of Pictou County maintains tax rate while investing in ...

Annapolis Royal firefighter Brogan Gunn died as a result of a single-vehicle motorcycle crash in Belleisle May 28. CONTRIBUTED BY ARVFD

Community mourning loss of Annapolis Royal firefighter killed in ...

Business

Charles Quintanilla is looking forward to opening his new restaurant East Avenue in downtown New Glasgow.

East Avenue restaurant opening in New Glasgow this week

Updated a day ago

Velsoft’s CEO Jim Fitt, with Competitiveness Institute ‘s Dr. Beverley Morgan at the launch of the project in Kingston, Jamaica on May 9, 2019.

Jamaica’s The Competitiveness Company and New Glasgow’s Velsoft sign joint venture

Updated May 23, 2019 at 7:36 a.m.

Kent Bailey, the chair of the Tampa Sierra Group speaks on behalf of a small group of protesters from Florida outside the the Emera Inc. annual meeting at Halifax Convention Centre Wednesday. The community advocates travelled from Florida. They were protesting continued use of carbon-based fuels by Emera subsidiary TECO Energy, based in Tampa, in its Big Bend Power Station.

Halifax-based energy conglomerate Emera promises better diversity on board

Updated May 16, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

A pallet of sacks filled with coffee beans is hoisted from the cargo hold of Avontuur, a two-masted schooner docked in Halifax. The cargo for Just Us Coffee Cooperative in Grand Pré was unloaded Wednesday by members of the Halifax Longshoremen’s Association Local 269, who volunteered their time.

Nova Scotia coffee co-op Just Us Coffee looks to the past to cut its carbon footprint

Updated May 16, 2019 at 11:39 a.m.

Plastic straws phased out at IKEA

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Published May 14, 2019 at 7:16 p.m.

IKEA Canada has stopped selling single-use plastic straws in Canada. ...

Dramatic turnaround in population growth

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Published May 14, 2019 at 7:13 p.m.

The population of the three Maritime provinces is growing at its fastest pace in decades while Newfoundland and Labrador’s population has resumed its ...

Senior geologist Bruce Mitchell examines core samples brought up by Anaconda Mining Inc. gold exploration drilling in Goldboro in 2017. - File

N.S. gold show coming to Halifax

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Updated May 15, 2019 at 8:12 a.m.

The Mining Association of Nova Scotia will be holding the first ever Nova Scotia Gold Show in October. ...

WhatsApp security breach may have targeted human rights groups

Reuters Inc.
Updated May 14, 2019 at 7:25 p.m.

By Steven Scheer and Ari Rabinovitch JERUSALEM (Reuters) - WhatsApp said on Tuesday a security breach on its messaging app had signs of coming from a government using surveillance technology developed by a private company and may have targeted ...

Rob and Joanne Lawrie of Annapolis Royal Home Hardware Building Centre and Meteghan Home Hardware Building Centre have added four more retail locations to their portfolio, including Bridgetown Home Hardware Building Centre, Middleton Home Hardware, Middleton Home Furniture, and Greenwood Home Hardware. - Dan Froese

Annapolis Royal's Lawries acquire Home Hardware locations in Bridgetown, Middleton, Greenwood

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Published May 09, 2019 at 4:04 p.m.

Home Hardware retail locations in Middleton, Bridgetown, and Greenwood have new owners. Rob and Joanne Lawrie of Annapolis Royal said May 6 that they have added four more retail locations to their portfolio, including Bridgetown Home Hardware ...

The Barking Bean co-owner Glenn Deering with two of his rescue dogs Shay left and Timo. The location is still under construction, but they’re hoping to open their doors in early June.

Hantsport’s Main Street going to the dogs - in a good way

Colin Chisholm
Updated May 10, 2019 at 11:54 a.m.

After the closure of a Tim Hortons franchise, grabbing a cup of coffee in Hantsport has been a tricky chore. But not for much longer. ...

A new consignment shop opened in Middleton May 1 that hopes to provide its employees with the necessary skills to work for real wages. The staff consists of volunteers and people labelled with disabilities. Inclusive Opportunities Association opened the store at 159 Commercial Street across from Foodland.

Inclusive Opportunities - New consignment shop opens to rave reviews by scores of shoppers in Middleton

Lawrence Powell
Updated May 02, 2019 at midnight

Jaymee-Lynne Dowell thought she was ready, but the rush of shoppers May 1 at the new shop in Middleton was maybe more than she anticipated. It was busy! More Than A Label Consignment will help people labeled with disabilities an opportunity to ...

Demolition work at the former DSME Trenton property is now complete and Nova Scotia Lands is looking at options for the future.

NS Lands open to offers for former DSME Trenton property

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Updated May 02, 2019 at 11:18 a.m.

TRENTON – Demolition work at the former DSME property in Trenton has now been completed and David MacNeil, director of business parks and land management, believes it will make property at the historic industrial site easier to ...

Nova Scotia Spirit Co. president and founder Alex Rice shows where the blue lobsters get canned.

'100 cars a-day off the highway for 100 days' Nova Scotia Spirit Co. gets set for a big summer

Brendan Ahern
Updated Apr 24, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.

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 ...

West Nova MP Colin Fraser, Annapolis Royal Deputy Mayor Pat Power, and Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil announced funds April 23 for a $350,000 that will put a roof on the farm market and convert an old bus garage into public washrooms and a retail space.

$350,000 project includes roof for Annapolis Royal’s Farmers and Traders Market

Lawrence Powell
Updated Apr 24, 2019 at 11:25 a.m.

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 ...