On May 9, 1992 at 5:20 a.m., the Westray mine in Plymouth exploded, killing 26 miners. May 9 marked the thirty-second anniversary of the disaster. Wreaths were laid at the foot of the monument to remember the lives of the miners who died early that ...

Beth Slaunwhite had been living with pulmonary hypertension for years, but she didn’t know it. The Halifax woman had some of the condition’s symptoms: shortness of breath, tightness in her chest and swelling in her feet and ankles. “If I was walking ...

Buying property in Kentville is about to get more expensive. Town council voted April 29 to implement a 1.5 per cent deed transfer tax to help cover capital infrastructure projects on the horizon. It comes into effect July 1. “Kentville needs to be a ...

A large waterfront property in Annapolis Royal has hit the market. The nearly 11-acre property, once the Lloyd M. Bourinot Sail Centre, is owned by the Annapolis Basin Development Society. As part of its master plan, it has listed the property with ...

Annapolis Royal is using the sun’s rays to power a big portion of its sewage treatment plant. Sixty solar panels are absorbing the sun’s power as part of the town’s net-metered photovoltaic system to offset the energy requirements to operate the ...

Things have started to quiet down in a section of Digby County after several weeks of violence, vandalism and arsons. The problem has primarily been in the Municipality of Clare, the part of the county policed by Meteghan RCMP. Sgt. Jeff LeBlanc, who ...

Nova Scotia is starting a five-year pilot project to test and evaluate three-wheeled vehicles in the province. The federally-approved vehicles — a hybrid design with three wheels, automotive seats, foot pedals and a steering wheel — are currently ...

The Nova Scotia Department of Public Works is advising drivers in Hopewell, Pictou County, to be aware that Route 374, from the Pictou–Guysborough County line northerly to Lorne Station Road, will be reduced to one lane for paving from Thursday, May ...

A development agreement for a controversial campground in Scots Bay has been approved by the slimmest possible margin, and the decision will likely be appealed. Kings County council voted five in favour and four against the application on Tuesday, ...

A new study says the annual number of prostate cancer cases worldwide will double by 2040.  The study, done by the Lancet Commission, suggests cases will rise from 1.4 million in 2020 to 2.9 million in 2040.  Dr. Ricardo Rendon, a urologist at the ...