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A 20-year-old woman from Waycobah is facing a list of charges after crashing her vehicle into the Waycobah RCMP detachment. RCMP say it was around 2:45 a.m. Thursday morning when they received a report of an impaired driver speeding on Highway 105. The vehicle was stolen, and they say the driver was headed straight tow...

The Municipality of the County of Richmond will be installing new sidewalks and some accessibility upgrades at public sites around Arichat. The sidewalk project in Arichat will make it easier for people to access the municipal administration building, as well as École Beau-Port, which is located behind the build...

The Judique Kildonan Seniors Club has nominated their volunteer of the year, according to a post on social media by the municipality of The Municipality of the County of Inverness. President of the club, Pauline Campbell has received the honour. The club says she is involved in organizing the weekly card games, setting...

A psychology professor and department chair from St. Francis Xavier University has received a very prestigious award. Dr. Erin Austen is being recognized for the 3M National Teaching Fellowship for excellence in educational leadership at the post-secondary level, according to a news release from the school. Dr. Austen ...

The emergency department at the Strait Richmond Hospital will be closed Sunday night. Nova Scotia Health announced the temporary closure in a news release early Sunday evening. The ER is expected to re-open at 8 a.m. Monday, according to the release. Anyone with urgent medical needs is urged to contact 911. For non-urg...

A pocketknife was confiscated from a student at Tamarac Education Centre (TEC). A letter was sent to parents Thursday afternoon, saying staff are taking this very seriously. School administration immediately acted once they learned a student had a knife at school. TEC says the incident was reported to RCMP , and they a...

The mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality will not be reoffering in the upcoming municipal election. Amada McDougall made the announcement in a post on Facebook, Thursday. "I again, am so proud of the legacy of being CBRM's first female mayor. I know the importance of that for the many young women I've be...

A crash in Inverness County briefly shut down part of Highway 105. Just after 6 a.m. Wednesday, RCMP said a section in Kingsville approaching Riverside Road was closed due to a motor vehicle collision. The highway reopened about an hour later. Police have not released further details.

A Cape Breton couple set to face trial in Port Hawkesbury for sex charges involving a minor, have asked to be tried together. Daryl and Shelley Digout have also requested to represent themselves, according to Melissa Noonan, Senior Director of Strategic Communications from the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service. Th...

A heads-up if you're driving to Victoria County. Public Works advises that the Seal Island Bridge is reduced to one lane for maintenance Monday to Thursday. Work takes place from 7:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Traffic control is on-site. Both lanes will be open at night.