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Freezing rain is set to impact much of Nova Scotia today, with the most severe conditions expected in parts of the mainland. Environment Canada has issued freezing rain warnings for areas where ice build-up is expected to be heaviest, including Antigonish, Colchester, Cumberland, and Pictou counties. Those regions coul...

The Port Hood Volunteer Fire Department is welcoming a new Fire Chief. The new chief, Shaun MacDonald has been with the department for six years and was Deputy Chief for the last four years. He says taking the position last week was a natural progression and he looks forward to helping out with community functions. &qu...

The man who broke into a fire department in Hadleyville has been sentenced. The Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service says Brent Chisholm pled guilty in Antigonish court yesterday. They say he received a 90-day conditional sentence order and 12 months probation. There were a slew of conditions including not take any a...

Do you or someone you know have prom coming up, but cannot afford a dress? Project Cinderella can help. The organizer that is supplying prom dresses for free and they've had a lot of generous donors so far. Youth Support Worker Chelsea Sylliboy says there's about 100 dresses in various sizes and colours to choose from ...

Moose conservationists believe the proposed Eigg Mountain Wind Farm in Antigonish County is the worst possible place. The Moose Conservation Association of Nova Scotia President said wind turbines create flickering and light and noise issues that could drive moose to leave their ideal habitation, which puts their survi...

There is a power outage in some parts of the County of Antigonish. The issue was reported around 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday. The current estimated time of restoration is 3 p.m. on Tuesday. The map shows the outage from the north of the Town on Antigonish up Highway 337 to Lakevale and throughout Fairmont and Brophy. You can...

The inmate who escaped a jail in New Brunswick has been arrested. It was last month when the man who was the subject of an emergency alert escaped the Southeast Regional Correctional Centre in Shediac. New Brunswick RCMP say he was taken into custody in Moncton. It was just after 5 p.m., February 12 when the 35-year-ol...

Community members of Cape George feel a great loss after a church bell was stolen. That's according to a neighbour of St. David's United Church who noticed it missing with a circular saw blade left in its place on Friday afternoon. Jim Webber-Cook tells our newsroom how it feels to have this historical bell taken. &quo...

A goalie from Antigonish is an NCAA champion. Rhyah Stewart and the Wisconsin Badgers took the women's Division I hockey title on the weekend. Stewart had seven wins in her debut season. Last year she was in the Maritime Hockey League, and also played for the Cape Breton Eagles during the preseason. Stewart has also re...

Snowfall is expected to hit most of Nova Scotia this weekend, as Environment Canada has issued weather warnings across most of the province. Anywhere from 15 to 25 cm of wet, heavy snow is expected in Inverness County and Victoria County, beginning Saturday and continuing until Sunday morning. A mixture of snow and rai...