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Lunenburg County man charged following White Rock stabbing

Following her talk about the death of her son, Wendy Golden, left, spoke with public health and addiction services workers who attended the talk.

Son’s overdose death relived by mom in Amherst talk

Ian Stewart attempted to set a new world record for chainsaw juggling on Aug. 23, during Hub Fest. He equalled the current record but plans to attempt to set a new one again soon.

North River man still hopes to juggle his way to a new record

Polls are open for Argyle-Barrington, Northside-Westmount, Sydney ...

Dark Blonde shared their music and smiles to an appreciative crowd on Aug.17.

A glimpse at the Coal Shed Music festival in Yarmouth to date

Annapolis County says it has expropriated Valley Waste's transfer station in Lawrencetown after Valley Waste refused use of the station. While Valley Waste is collecting green bins in Annapolis County, the municipality is handing out biodegradable plastic bags for compost as a temporary measure until the county's own green bins arrive.

Lawrencetown's Valley Waste transfer station re-opening after ...

A copper fountain and its creator, Kevin Wood

Kings County man crafts unique fountain out of 113 faucets

L.E. Shaw Elementary among pre-primary sites to receive bus service ...

Federal Rural Economic Development Minister Bernadette Jordan watches as Nova Scotia Municipal Affairs and Housing Minister Chuck Porter signs a new provincial-federal community housing programs agreement. The agreement will see $394 million spent over 10 years building and repairing affordable housing in the province. - Ian Fairclough

Feds, province go halves on $394 million for affordable housing in ...

Ian Stewart can often be found playing with chainsaws. He hopes to set a new world record for juggling running chainsaws this month.

Chainsaw juggler to attempt new world record during HubFest

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Nova Scotia public school will soon begin offering free menstrual products to their students.

Nova Scotia schools to provide free menstrual products to students

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A couple who purchased a former church in Yarmouth with the intention of renovating it into a home are now appealing an order to remedy their unsightly premises.

Owners of former church in Yarmouth receive order for unsightly premises

Updated 7 hours ago

Businesses, organizations work together to make Sackville more cyclist friendly

Published 8 hours ago

Sea cadets Nicholas Kelly and Yvonne Snow are shown competing at the recent Kingston National Regatta.

Two Dartmouth sea cadets race in Kingston National Regatta

Published 8 hours ago

Tina Kim’s sales of organic catnip toys have taken off thanks to growing sales on Etsy.

Halifax area artists and entrepreneurs named Etsy Design Awards finalists

SaltWire Network
Updated 8 hours ago

Entrepreneurs Tina Kim of Feline Fun in Enfield, and Aime Cunningham of Thief and Bandit in Halifax are finalists in the Etsy Design Awards competition 2019, AKA the Etsies. An e-commerce shopping extravaganza, Estsy.com was built byte by byte ...

Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau holds a Liberal party election campaign event in Edmonton on Sept. 12, 2019.

Justin Trudeau making unexpected campaign stop in St. John's

Nova News Now
Updated 2 hours ago

Liberal Party Leader Justin Trudeau is stopping in St. John's to make a policy announcement and meet with the media this morning. There’s no word on what the policy entails or whether it pertains to power rate mitigation. The event ...

This aerial view of Big Pond Centre shows the “barachois” or coastal lagoon that defines the area.

Big Pond RV park plans quashed

David Jala
Updated 6 hours ago

Roy MacInnis stopped short of calling it a celebration. ...

At the Sept. 14 unveiling of the Sara Corning statue.

Sara Corning statue unveiled in Sept. 14 ceremony

Carla Allen
Updated 6 hours ago

On land where once stood a cherished church that Sara Corning may have attended, a statue of her now stands. The sculpture was unveiled on Sept. 14, on the Parade Street lawn of the Yarmouth County Museum where Zion United Baptist Church once ...

The pie-eating contest at Jubilee Park Sept. 14 was a popular event with 20 youngsters signing up for the first age group. It was part of the fun at the park during Ciderfest weekend in Bridgetown.

Fun in Bridgetown - 36th annual Ciderfest a great time for young and old alike

Lawrence Powell
Updated 23 hours ago

The 36th annual Bridgetown Ciderfest, Sept. 13 to 15, turned out to be great fun for everyone as young and old alike took part in parades, karaoke, tube races, pie eating contests, and apple dessert contest -- and went to a harvest dinner, auction ...

Fun in Bridgetown - 36th annual Ciderfest a great time for young and old alike

Lawrence Powell
Updated 23 hours ago

The new Tusket dam structure is needed to meet Canadian guidelines that were updated in 2007. Since 2008 Nova Scotia Power has been addressing dam structures throughout the province to bring them in line with the guidelines.

Remaining schedule outlined for Tusket dam refurbishment project

Carla Allen
Published a day ago

CARLA ALLEN Tri-County Vanguard An $18-million refurbishment project for a Yarmouth County hydro dam that dates back to 1928 is well underway by Nova Scotia Power. Work began in the summer of 2017 but came to a standstill following a ...

Children attending Flying Start childcare centre include, front row, from left, Chase Hogan, Daniel Randell, Reese Baker, Blaire Paul, Rosie Stagg, Owen Sheppard, Kara Chaulk, Jordon Dalton, Dyson Hicks, Jack Shelley, Julia Batterton, and Conner Bowles; back row, from left, Spencer Russell, Blake Fisher, Avery Sweetland, Annalies Lony, Harlyn Maloney, Sadie Stagg, Hannah Lodge, Elizabeth Tremblett, Ella Tremblett, Ethan Keel, Kiley Peddle, and Vanessa Short. Missing from photo is Simon Randell. CONTRIBUTED/THE PACKET

Bonavista childcare partners with Tip-A-Vista Wellness to benefit local children

Jonathan Parsons
Published a day ago

Flying Start child care in Bonavista has partnered with Tip-A-Vista Wellness Foundation and now uses a team approach in pursuit of the educational, healthy environment for children they both strive to create Business owner Vanessa Short moved back ...

Port Blandford Mayor Chad Holloway shows a map of the proposed cutting and explains how rezoning the area will block clearcutting in the region.

Port Blandford mayor objects to province’s plans to use access road for forestry harvesting

Jonathan Parsons
Updated a day ago

Port Blandford Mayor Chad Holloway said the province’s most recent attempt to access nearby forest for harvesting is both against zoning regulations and dangerous on the highway through town. In an interview with The Packet, Holloway said he ...

Leon's in Coldbrook, pictured shortly after its closure in January, will reopen on Sept. 21.

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Coldbrook Leon's to reopen this weekend

Sam Macdonald
Updated 19 hours ago

The rumblings about an old building just off Highway 101 that has sat conspicuously empty for the last several months are true – Leon’s is coming back to Coldbrook. Lewis Leon, a spokesperson for the company, confirmed that the ...