Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The first two headliners for next year's Cavendish Beach Music Festival have been announced. Canadian country music legend Shania Twain will headline the first night of the festival on Thursday, July ...

A sombre anniversary in our province. One year ago today, four people died in flash flooding in Brooklyn, Hants County. Two young children, Natalie Harnish and Colton Sisco were victims, along with 14...

A Halifax-area man won the Nova Scotia Marathon. Matthew Beaver prevailed through a windy course in Barrington and Cape Sable Island with a time of just over two hours and 54 minutes. He says it's his...

Halifax and some of central Nova Scotia could be in for a severe thunderstorm. Environment Canada has issued a watch for late Sunday afternoon into the evening. The forecaster says local downpours cou...

A happy ending to what could have been tragedy in waters off Newfoundland and Labrador. All seven fishers aboard the 'Elite Navigator' were brought home safe. The vessel was reported overdue on Thursd...

Three people died in a head-on collision on a Cape Breton road. It happened early Saturday morning on Highway 19 in Mabou. Inverness RCMP say two youths from the area were in one vehicle, they died at...

Justin Trudeau has found a new labour minister. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon will take over the role from Seamus O'Regan, who stepped down from cabinet yesterday. O'Regan will not seek re-...

It's a first for the Nova Scotia Marathon. This weekend's event in Shelburne County is a complete sell-out Organizer Rick Allwright says their hard work has paid off. "It is one of the last races befo...

A new funding agreement for the province's 49 municipalities. Ottawa is giving $318 million for projects like wastewater, public transport and community energy projects over the next five years. The p...

A chance to learn from professional women's hockey players. The Coastal Female Hockey Development Camp is being hosted in Yarmouth. Over 70 girls are taking part in on-and-off ice activities, that's a...