Author Archives: Kevin Northup

Ottawa is trying to protect Canadian steel. In the face of 50 percent tariffs from the U.S, Prime Minister Mark Carney tightened tariffs of his own. The government wants to restrict and reduce foreign...

A Conservative MP says Canada's fisheries minister needs to build relationships in the industry. Acadie-Annapolis MP Chris d'Entremont met with new minister Joanne Thompson on June 17 in Ottawa to tal...

Nova Scotia's Kori Cheverie is the Professional Women's Hockey League coach of the year. The New Glasgow native coached the Montreal Victoire to a first-place finish in the PWHL standings. The 38-year...

The province will get more doctors from Lebanon. They've signed an agreement for a five-year pilot project to bring 10 family doctors to Nova Scotia, two in each year of the agreement. Premier Tim Hou...

Fans of Matt Rife will have to wait another year to see him in Halifax. The popular comedian has postponed his appearances at the Great Outdoors Comedy Festival on Garrison Grounds to 2026. The festiv...

A heat warning is in effect for areas of central and western Nova Scotia. It's in place for Halifax, Yarmouth, Shelburne, Digby, Queens, Lunenburg, Colchester, Hants, Kings and Annapolis counties. The...

The Ostrea Lake wildfire in Halifax County under control. It's six hectares in size, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The blaze broke out Sunday and was as big as 40 hectares at its p...

A golfer from Digby has won his first Korn Ferry tour event. Myles Creighton won the Wichita Open with a final round 68. He hit a 59 in round 3, becoming only the 15th player in tour history to go bel...

Evacuations from a forest fire near Musquodoboit Harbour, Halifax County have been partially lifted. It's happening in the Ostrea Lake area, it was estimated to be about 40 hectares in size, but by 8 ...

The United States is now involved in the Iran-Israel conflict. On Saturday night, President Donald Trump said military strikes were successful in destroying three key Iranian nuclear sites. He said fo...