Author Archives: Kevin Northup

If you own an Airbnb in Nova Scotia, an important deadline is coming up. You have until Wednesday to list registration numbers online, or you could face a fine of $7,500. This applies to all tourist a...

A woman is dead after a house fire in Digby County. RCMP say emergency crews arrived at the fully engulfed home around 10:15a.m. Wednesday morning. The 47-year-old woman was inside and was pronounced ...

Looks like you'll be able to roast marshmallows again. The province lifted the burn ban and all remaining restrictions on activities in the woods. With the Barrington Lake wildfire under control, Natu...

The Barrington Lake wildfire is finally under control. DNRR says the final size measured 235 square kilometres, it was the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia history. Mop-up is now the priority for firef...

Military assistance in the fight against the Shelburne County wildfire. The Joint Task Force Atlantic Immediate Response Unit arrived over the weekend. Soldiers have been hiking deep into the woods to...

All schools in Shelburne County will soon be back in session. Shelburne and Barrington High, along with Forest Ridge and Hillcrest Academy will open on Wednesday for the first time since the wildfire ...

A single-vehicle crash has claimed two lives in Pictou County. The roll-over happened early Saturday morning on Brookville Road in McLellans Brook A 23-year old man from Stellarton and a 23-year old w...

Two Bluenosers were taken in the first round of Saturday's QMJHL Draft. Forward Cole Chandler was selected by the Shawinigan Cataractes 16th overall, he played for Dartmouth Steele Subaru in the Nova ...

A number of people have returned home, two weeks after a wildfire in Tantallon. The Halifax Regional Municipality lifted evacuation orders for several civic addresses Saturday night. They include home...

A woman in East Hants has been fined nearly $29,000. RCMP responded to a report of an illegal burn at a property on Highway 2 in Lantz on Friday afternoon. It was burning unsupervised in a fire pit ab...