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The Town of Mahone Bay is receiving a $1 million grant to upgrade its swimming pool. Facebook Photo

Province provides grants for Lunenburg County community infrastructure repairs and upgrades

A $1.8 million provincial grant is going towards Dynamite Trail Association to upgrade two popular Lunenburg County bridges, both more than 100 years old. The Town of Mahone Bay will see the Mushamush River Bridge and the Martins River Bridge undergo ...

Updated 19 hours ago |2 min read

More than $255K earmarked for nine N.S. carbon emission reduction projects

Updated 18 hours ago |2 min read

A laboratory at Dalhousie University’s agricultural campus in Truro. The Nova Scotia government announced a total of $255,846 funding for nine research projects that work to reduce carbon emissions. - Communications Nova Scotia

Still no space alloted for Pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

Pallet shelters are being set up outside Beacon House in Lower Sackville Tuesday February's 6, 2024.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

Updated 19 hours ago |1 min read

UPDATED: Lunenburg, Cookeville wastewater and sidewalk projects receive more than $12M in funding

Updated 19 hours ago |2 min read

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Updated 21 hours ago |5 min read

Opinion

The King Tide, directed by Christian Sparkes and filmed primarily in Keels, N.L. will be released this week.

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

The movie 'The King Tide' is now showing in a theatre in St John's. It was filmed in Keels, Bonavista Bay, in 2022. Keels is about a 30-minute drive from Bonavista. Why Keels was chosen as the site for the film, I don't know. However, it has its own ...

Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

JOHN DeMONT: Being young deserves to be golden

Updated 17 hours ago |6 min read

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Citadel High student Maria Ossa, has her photo taken following her graduation ceremony at the school in Halifax Thursday June 24, 2021.

TIM KROCHAK PHOTO

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

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COMMENTARY: Patients inform new map for health-care transformation, policy makers just need to listen

Updated 23 hours ago |4 min read

EDITORIAL: Teaching 'n' texting — a school cellphone ban needs to be accompanied by more education

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DAVID JOHNSON: Past decisions probably haunt federal Liberals

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Business

The Bradley & Emma is one of 24 fishing boats in the southwestern Nova Scotia fleet that has been outfitted with a solar and wind turbine powered energy system as a way to reduce fossil fuel consumption and green house gases. Kathy Johnson

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

Twenty-four fishing boats in the southwestern Nova Scotia fleet are now outfitted with solar and wind turbine-powered energy systems as a way to reduce fossil fuel consumption and greenhouse gases. Installed on the top of wheelhouses, the off-grid ...

Updated 22 hours ago |5 min read

MEET THE MAKERS - A flair for design: Mother-daughter duo share passion, creativity in business

Updated a day ago |5 min read

Jocelyn Willis and Katie Evans are a mother-daughter duo in Hantsport, N.S. and founders of Sleepy Hibou Designs, focusing on making handcrafted goods suitable for all ages, prioritizing durable, reusable items that are practical and enjoyable.

Rapid Housing work continues in Sydney

Updated 20 hours ago |2 min read

Workers continue to make progress Monday on the rapid housing project in downtown Sydney. New Dawn Enterprises and the Ally Centre of Cape Breton received $5 million in funding from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp.’s rapid housing initiative stream in 2023. The site at the corner of Charlotte and York streets will provide 24 affordable, accessible, apartments with staff onsite. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

Updated 21 hours ago |2 min read

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

Updated 22 hours ago |3 min read

'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

Updated a day ago |6 min read

Lifestyles

Cape Breton Community Calendar events for May 2-8, 2024

Cape Breton Community Calendar is a public service listing of community events sponsored by non-profit groups. It will appear weekly on Fridays. The deadline for submissions is the Wednesday previous at noon but to ensure adequate advance ...

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MIKE FINIGAN: Health scare gives thought to a two-faced look at life

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A tasty and healthy meal, according to columnist Mike Finigan, sits before him, and yet the baloney sanding sits in the back of the mind grinning.

New Brunswick man named to Order of Canada

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Louis-Philippe J. Léo Albert of Fredericton has been appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for his contributions to the agricultural industry and bilingualism. - Government of Canada

‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

Updated 2 hours ago |8 min read

JOAN SULLIVAN: New cookbook by Bobbi Pike offers tips on how food can be comfort without guilt

Updated 3 hours ago |5 min read

One step at a time for 34 years: Line dancing a passion for Yarmouth instructor and students

Updated 2 hours ago |7 min read

Sports

Digby's Myles Creighton fired a 9-under 62 during Sunday’s final round of the Veritex Bank Championship in Arlington, Texas. The 28-year-old finished in second place in the Korn Ferry Tour event. - KORN FERRY TOUR

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

Myles Creighton’s pro career is on the upswing. That’s understating his recent performances during his rookie season on the Korn Ferry Tour. The 28-year-old from Digby has played a dozen events on the feeder circuit for the PGA Tour, making the cut ...

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Wayne Gretzky heaps praise on Brad Marchand: 'His leadership is untouched'

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Boston Bruins forward Brad Marchand carries the puck against the Toronto Maple Leafs during an NHL playoff game at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto. - John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

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Malcolm Christie throws down a dunk for the Dalhousie Tigers during an AUS men's basketball game against the Memorial Sea-Hawks. - Dalhousie Athletics

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

Updated Apr. 29, 2024 |5 min read

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Updated Apr. 28, 2024 |5 min read

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Updated Apr. 27, 2024 |2 min read

Communities

Province provides grants for Lunenburg County community infrastructure repairs and upgrades

A $1.8 million provincial grant is going towards Dynamite Trail Association to upgrade two popular Lunenburg County bridges, both more than 100 years old. The Town of Mahone Bay will see the Mushamush River Bridge and the Martins River Bridge undergo ...

Updated 19 hours ago |2 min read

WENDY ELLIOTT: Be aware of investment gouging

Updated 2 hours ago |4 min read

It’s never too early to start investing for your retirement.

One step at a time for 34 years: Line dancing a passion for Yarmouth instructor and students

Updated 2 hours ago |7 min read

Dancers at Gail DeViller's classes range in age from their 30s to their 80s. There are different levels and many opportunities to learn the dances. CONTRIBUTED

Still no space alloted for Pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

Updated 3 hours ago |2 min read

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

Updated 19 hours ago |1 min read

‘It was so much fun’: Queer hockey event a success in Pictou County

Updated 19 hours ago |4 min read

Canada

Canadian factory PMI falls in April as downturn hits one year

By Fergal Smith TORONTO (Reuters) - Canadian manufacturing activity slowed in April, extending a lengthy period of contraction for the sector, as output and new orders fell at an accelerated pace and inflation pressures picked up, data showed on ...

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'There's no one-size-fits-all in terms of housing': St. John's approves consideration of a text amendment to simplify regulations, incentivize development

Updated 54 minutes ago |3 min read

St. John's City council's 10-year strategic plan enters fifth year with the completion of 114 initiatives and 39 new projects for 2023.

Loblaw reports strong first quarter on resilient demand, easing food prices

Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

Safety concerns continue for Charlottetown residents near relocated outreach centre, but some see improvement

Updated 3 hours ago |4 min read

Bombardier reveals NetJets as the buyer of 12 Challenger business jets

Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read

Canada's Cenovus Energy beats profit estimate on production boost

Updated 50 minutes ago |1 min read

World

Dairy farmer Brent Pollard's cows stand in their pen at a cattle farm in Rockford, Illinois, U.S., April 9, 2024.

US bird flu outbreak spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections

(Reuters) - The outbreak of H5N1 bird flu virus has spread to dairy cows for the first time in the United States, raising concerns about it spreading to humans through the nation's milk supply. Since 2022, bird flu in the United States has ...

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U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions

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A general view of Dubai Downtown showing world's tallest building Burj Al Khalifa, in Dubai United Arab Emirates, December 31, 2022.

Turkey to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at World Court, minister says

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An Israeli mobile artillery unit fires towards Gaza, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, near the Israel-Gaza border, in Israel, April 30, 2024.

Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine

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Firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote to oust US House Speaker Johnson

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UnitedHealth CEO testifies before U.S. Senate and House on hack

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Cole Harbour teen needs second double-lung transplant: ‘I can’t believe we’re doing this again’

Online campaign urges boycott of Loblaw-owned stores — including in Cape Breton

Still no space alloted for Pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

One step at a time for 34 years: Line dancing a passion for Yarmouth instructor and students

‘It was so much fun’: Queer hockey event a success in Pictou County

More than $255K earmarked for nine N.S. carbon emission reduction projects

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Province provides grants for Lunenburg County community infrastructure repairs and upgrades

More than $255K earmarked for nine N.S. carbon emission reduction projects

Still no space alloted for Pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

UPDATED: Lunenburg, Cookeville wastewater and sidewalk projects receive more than $12M in funding

Kings, N.S., volunteer symposium to focus on leadership, recruitment ‘crisis’

Opinion

LETTER: Keels was featured in 'The King Tide,' but community has important history in N.L.

JOHN DeMONT: Being young deserves to be golden

BRUCE MacKINNON CARTOON: ‘Awaiting your reply’

COMMENTARY: Patients inform new map for health-care transformation, policy makers just need to listen

EDITORIAL: Teaching 'n' texting — a school cellphone ban needs to be accompanied by more education

DAVID JOHNSON: Past decisions probably haunt federal Liberals

Business

A win-win: Solar and wind-power energy systems installed on fishing boats in southwestern Nova Scotia

MEET THE MAKERS - A flair for design: Mother-daughter duo share passion, creativity in business

Rapid Housing work continues in Sydney

N.L. socioeconomic tracking software firm gets government funding to aid in expansion

SYLVAIN CHARLEBOIS: The missed opportunity of the Loblaw boycott

'Getting more farms back in Newfoundland': O'Brien Farm program providing support and resources to help start small-scale farms

Lifestyles

Cape Breton Community Calendar events for May 2-8, 2024

MIKE FINIGAN: Health scare gives thought to a two-faced look at life

New Brunswick man named to Order of Canada

‘All these skills have majorly impacted my adult life’: Atlantic Canadians discuss teaching children life skills

JOAN SULLIVAN: New cookbook by Bobbi Pike offers tips on how food can be comfort without guilt

One step at a time for 34 years: Line dancing a passion for Yarmouth instructor and students

Sports

Creighton creating magic on Korn Ferry Tour: Digby golfer shoots final-round 62 Sunday to finish in second place

Wayne Gretzky heaps praise on Brad Marchand: 'His leadership is untouched'

BASKETBALL: AUS MVP Malcolm Christie leaves Dalhousie for NCAA's Oakland University

Thunderbirds' season ends with a thud: Halifax loses 9-3 in NLL quarter-final at Albany

‘Everyone’s feeling the urgency’: Wanderers lose home opener to Ottawa, fall to 0-3 to start CPL season

Halifax's Paul Flemming wins gold at world senior men's curling championship

Communities

Province provides grants for Lunenburg County community infrastructure repairs and upgrades

WENDY ELLIOTT: Be aware of investment gouging

One step at a time for 34 years: Line dancing a passion for Yarmouth instructor and students

Still no space alloted for Pallet shelters in Truro, N.S.

RCMP: Sudden deaths in Bass River, N.S., ruled not suspicious

‘It was so much fun’: Queer hockey event a success in Pictou County

Canada

Canadian factory PMI falls in April as downturn hits one year

'There's no one-size-fits-all in terms of housing': St. John's approves consideration of a text amendment to simplify regulations, incentivize development

Loblaw reports strong first quarter on resilient demand, easing food prices

Safety concerns continue for Charlottetown residents near relocated outreach centre, but some see improvement

Bombardier reveals NetJets as the buyer of 12 Challenger business jets

Canada's Cenovus Energy beats profit estimate on production boost

World

US bird flu outbreak spreads to chickens, cattle, raises concerns over human infections

U.S., allies press UAE over Russia trade, sanctions

Turkey to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at World Court, minister says

Parts of India record hottest April as heatwave kills nine

Firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene to force vote to oust US House Speaker Johnson

UnitedHealth CEO testifies before U.S. Senate and House on hack

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