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HALIFAX: Police in the Halifax Regional Municipality are investigating after the body of a man was located at a recycling facility yesterday. On August 19, at approximately 2:20 p.m., police responded to a recycling facility on Chain Lake Drive where the body of an adult man was located. Police have confirmed the body arrived at […]
LOWER SACKVILLE: Community members are invited to enjoy an evening of live country music this Sunday, August 23, as Jon Cyr & Sons take the stage at Acadia Park from 6 to 8 p.m. The free family-friendly concert will offer plenty to enjoy, including live music, face painting for children by Five Little Monkeys Entertainment, […]
HALIFAX/BEAVER BANK: The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that a new false alarm fee structure for security and fire alarm systems will take effect on Tuesday, Sept. 1. False alarms occur regularly and can divert police officers and firefighters from actual emergencies, creating operational and financial impacts. The Halifax Regional Municipality recorded approximately 5,200 […]
ENFIELD: Two athletes with the Sackville-Bedford Bravehearts returned home from the 2026 Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alta., with an impressive haul of medals, and one of them left the Games as Nova Scotia’s most decorated athlete. The national Summer Games, held Aug. 11-15, brought together athletes from across Canada in 10 […]
MILFORD/SHUBENACADIE: Many different sports were taking place this week as part of N.S. Mi’kmaw Summer Games, hosted by Sipekne’katik First Nation. There were sports from softball, to darts, to washer toss (which we saw being setup when our Pat Healey did his walk on Wednesday at the Fieldhouse dome), to volleyball, golf, and much more. […]
LOWER SACKVILLE: Playing on home turf at Weir Field as co-hosts of the 2026 Baseball Nova Scotia 18U AA Provincial Championships, the Tri County Rangers battled their way through five games and finished the weekend as 2026 Provincial Champions. Tri-County opened the tournament with a strong 6-2 win over Hammonds Plains, before dropping a close […]
BEDFORD:Come out to the Veteran Business Market, happening September 19 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the CannaConnect Veteran Wellness Lounge, located at 21 Dartmouth Road, Unit 3 in Bedford. Veteran vendors can set up a free table, and admission is free for everyone attending. Come support local veteran entrepreneurs, discover great businesses, and […]
LOWER SACKVILLE/HRM: A 23-year-old New Glasgow man was charged with impaired driving after an collision near Goffs on Hwy 102 on Aug. 15. Police say that at approximately 12:45 a.m. on August 15, officers responded to a report of a Hyundai Kona that had left the roadway on Hwy. 102 near Goffs. Officers located the […]
DARTMOUTH: When Payton Dicks stepped onto the powerlifting platform at the Special Olympics Canada Summer Games in Medicine Hat, Alta., she wasn’t just carrying the weight of the barbell. She was carrying months of uncertainty and a lot of hard work that could easily have been derailed. Instead, the Dartmouth-area athlete left Alberta with four […]
SIPEKNE’KATIK FIRST NATION: Mother Nature couldn’t dampen the atmosphere on Tuesday night at the Sipekne’katik Arbour with two award-winning musicians taking the stage. Morgan Toney from Cape Breton and DeeDee Austin, formerly from Fall River, hit the Arbour stage as rain fell around them, but the energy they brought was duplicated by the small, but […]
WINDSOR JUNCTION: The sun shone down on Keloose 2026 with lots of fun had over the full weekend of events. There was the skate jam; adult dance; children’s activities including face painting; the kids parade; bouncy castle; pony rides; and more. This year saw a change with family fun day switched to Sunday to allow […]
FALL RIVER: The Tri County Rangers girls U18 AAA team captured gold at provincials last weekend. For some of the older girls, starting in U14 and now three years of U18, it is their fourth consecutive provincial gold medal. The scores were as follows: Gm one Tri County 9 Dartmouth 8 in extra innings Gm […]
