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Suspensions have been handed down after a brawl at Mariners Centre. Five Yarmouth Mariners and six Valley Wildcats were disciplined after the line-brawl with ten second left in Monday's game. Yarmouth's Luke Foley, Tucker Makinen and Lucien Doucette received three games each. Defender Loic Mburanumwe and Head Coach Lau...

A local veteran wants to re-name a street after Sgt. Kirk Taylor. The 28-year-old from Yarmouth County was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2009. Andre Boudreau with the Wedgeport Legion is looking at re-naming Grove Memorial Drive, which leads to the Afghanistan War Memorial. He says Sgt. Taylor will never be forgot...

It's a game that will be remembered for more than the final score. The Yarmouth Mariners edged the Valley Wildcats 5-3 Monday afternoon at the Fishtank. But a line-brawl in the last 10 seconds of the third resulted in several ejections on both sides. There were nearly 400 minutes in penalties handed out. Head Coach and...

Authorities believe there may be more victims of a man guilty of sexual assault. The 60-year-old was arrested in 2024 after a woman came forward to Meteghan RCMP about assaults in Halifax and Yarmouth in 2010. She was a youth at the time. Halifax Police say during a trial, witnesses suggested the man made several trips...

A school bus driver from Digby County has been charged with dangerous driving. On the afternoon of February 2, a bus went into a ditch on Highway 217 in Roxville. Twelve children were on board, four were treated by paramedics at the scene and released. RCMP charged a 62-year-old man from Seabrook eight days later. He w...

A crash has closed part of Highway 103 on Wednesday, but it reopened before 3 p.m. RCMP say they were on scene along with other first responders, including EHS, for the two vehicle collision. It was in Brooklyn, Queens County and the highway was closed in both directions. They asked drivers to drive carefully and pay a...

A historic African Nova Scotian church is being restored. The Mount Beulah United Baptist Church in Weymouth got over $450,000 from the province to help it re-open. The money goes to the Weymouth Falls Community Land Trust. MLA Jill Balser says it will help breathe new life into the church, and make it a community hub ...

A new partnership between a local municipality and university. Clare and Universite Sainte-Anne announcing the collaboration agreement. They say it will strengthen the cooperation between the two parties, united by shared values to make Clare a great place to be. A joint working group will be set up for projects and pr...

It may have been the Yarmouth Mariners best game of the season. They beat Amherst 6-1 Friday night at home to end a four-game losing streak. Goaltender Keegan Warren was first star of the game with 33 saves, winning his 40th career MHL start. Defender Loic Mburanumwe scored his first goal at home this season. He says i...

Charges against a man who was the subject of an emergency alert in Digby County. The 26-year-old from Brighton was arrested and charged with firearm and assault offences. It was just before 9 last night Digby RCMP were called to an alleged assault at a home on Highway 101. The man had fled on foot and was believed to b...