Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Maritime fishers were invited to Parliament Hill to talk conservation. Members of the Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance had discussions with the Standing Committee on Fisheries in the House of C...

The family of an Amherst woman who died after a seven hour wait in an emergency room is suing Nova Scotia Health. Thirty-seven-year-old Allison Holthoff died at the Cumberland Regional Health Centre o...

Time is running out to vote for a historic Nova Scotian building in a national contest. 'La Vieille Maison' in Clare is in the 'Next Great Save' competition, for a chance to win 50-thousand dollars. V...

Nova Scotia has it's first gold medal of the Canada Winter Games. Gassan Alkurdi of Halifax won gold in the male Kumite tournament, while Evan Peddle of Dartmouth took silver. Mikayla German of Dartmo...

Nova Scotia has its first medals of the Canada Winter Games in PEI. Abigael Brownell of Truro and Amy Garrett of Dartmouth took bronze in the Synchro Female - Gymnastics Trampoline event yesterday. Ou...

Three men have been arrested after a home invasion in Stillwater Lake. It happened on Brighton Avenue early yesterday morning. Halifax District RCMP say three masked men entered the home and assaulted...

A woman was arrested for attempted murder in Kings County. The 36-year old from Greenwood is facing numerous charges after the incident early Sunday morning in the community. Police say a woman and a ...

A mixed-bag of weather today for most of the province. A freezing rain warning has been issued by Environment Canada. It should start this morning in some areas with a mix of snow and ice pellets. The...

A big drop in diesel prices. It fell over 18 cents a litre overnight. It's now sitting at just over $1.80 a litre in most areas. Bad news if you fill up on regular, it's up over four and a half cents....

A sombre anniversary this Friday for many in Southwestern Nova Scotia. Ten years ago, five fishermen from Shelburne County were lost to the sea on the 'Miss Ally,' a fishing vessel based out of Woods ...