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Halifax woman sets terms for death
Patrick Chan helps guide young skaters in Truro
New tick spray tested at Acadia
Students bury underwear for science in Bible Hill
Information session in Truro to clear the air on medical marijuana
Funding essential for some childcare centres
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DIY home selling gaining popularity
When Craig Thibault and Michelle Blinn moved in together, his three-bedroom home with grey siding in Plympton Station in southwestern Nova Scotia suddenly seemed a tad, well, crowded. “We needed a little more space,” said Thibault. ...
Energy, great ideas, key to rural business survival
BROOK VILLAGE — Karen Allen and Timothy Burns have made it through their first winter. For a small retail business in rural Nova Scotia, that is typically a milestone. There aren’t many tourists beating down Highway 395, between ...
Bad Credit? Yes, it’s a problem
No credit. Bad credit. No problem. Clearly, I watch too much television because I see this message pop up on the screen way too often. It’s usually advertisements for auto financing or payday loans. Even mortgages can be obtained ...
Picking the pockets of seniors
It started off innocently enough, with a few friendly messages on Facebook from another senior who certainly seemed like the real deal. “I had a street address (for him) and the whole bit,” said Heather Marchione. The ...
Truro & Colchester chamber speaks out against proposed changes
TRURO, N.S. The Truro and Colchester Chamber of Commerce is adding its voice to a collective of chambers from across Atlantic Canada opposing a move by the Nova Scotia government to amend the Municipal Government Act. The local chamber ...
Pure Paint from all-natural ingredients - Nova Scotia company first of its kind in Canada
BIBLE HILL, N.S. Gena Arthur could only gaze in wonder at the ancient cave paintings before her – and marvel at their longevity. “I was in a cave in France and looking at these paintings that have been there for 30,000 years ...
Weird weather won’t hinder maple syrup season
Despite the abnormally mild winter this year, Lake Paul producers say this year’s weather has been perfect for maple syrup. Anna Hutchinson is the coowner of Hutchinson Acres Inc. in Aylesford. She says maple trees produce sap when the night ...
This is ag column: Maple syrup business whetting appetites near and far
It’s time for Jason Haverkort to head to the sugar woods and turn the taps on. A clock is no real indicator of when to go to work. A calendar helps only a little. But when you feel the icy chill of winter letting go, tempting you to ditch ...
Hubtown Sports Bar to reopen in new location
TRURO, N.S. – A little more than three months after opening, the Hubtown Sports Bar has been shut down. But rest assured, owner Derek Forsyth said, it is not permanent. “We have temporarily closed Hubtown due to some building issues ...
Judge dismisses residents' court challenge of Lafarge tire-burning project
HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia judge has dismissed a residents' group's bid for a judicial review of the province's decision to allow a cement plant to burn tires as fuel in its kiln. In a written decision, Justice James Chipman of the ...
