Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A new star in Canadian tennis. 18-year-old Vicky Mboko won the National Bank Open in Montreal. She defeated former world number 1 Naomi Osaka in three-sets Thursday night. It caps a remarkable tournam...

The Nova Scotia SPCA has cancelled contracts with eight of 16 municipalities. It includes by-law enforcement in Yarmouth County, Clare, Wolfville, East Hants, Pictou County and Stewiacke. Chief of ani...

Big changes could be coming for transporation in Halifax. A new regional plan looks at the next 20 years, and has identified several projects for preliminary work. They include a Halifax peninsula cor...

Stay out of the woods. That's the warning from Premier Tim Houston as Nova Scotia experiences extremely dry conditions. The province is banning all unnecessary travel in wooded areas, including hiking...

The best axe-throwers in the world are coming to Nova Scotia. The Canadian Axe-Throwing Championships are happening in Barrington, Shelburne County August 15-17. Darren Hudson is a long-time lumberjac...

Premier Tim Houston says trade talks between Canada and the U.S. have been a 'long and difficult road.' Following news of another tariff increase by U.S. president Donald Trump (to 35 percent on some ...

Brad Marchand had his day with the Stanley Cup. The Florida Panthers forward celebrated his second career championship in the HRM at a private event with friends and family on Wednesday. Some of the h...

Two Nova Scotians will be on the bench with Canada's women's hockey team at the Olympics. Head Coach Troy Ryan of Spryfield will go for another gold medal in Milan this February. Ryan is also the head...

An active wildfire in Tantallon is now being held. It's in the south end of Big Indian Lake. In a news release, the city says firefighters started to leave the scene at 8:30 p.m., while crews from the...

A new search and rescue boat is now in service for the Canadian Coast Guard. The Baie Des Chaleurs was dedicated in Clark's Harbour, Shelburne County on Wednesday morning. It's the 13th of 20 new life...