Holocaust survivor Francis Weil endured a childhood that went down in history as one of the most tragic and unfathomable genocides. He is coming to Halifax to share his story. The Atlantic Jewish Council is hosting its annual Holocaust Remembrance ...

Since Meghan Richardson started a cleanup revolution in the Cape Breton Regional Municipality in mid-March, she’s picked up almost 300 sacks of trash on her own and that’s not counting the hundreds of followers inspired to follow suit.  “Meghan is ...

Three people have been charged after two people were assaulted behind the Prince Street Plaza in Sydney on April 19.  According to a Cape Breton Regional Police media release, two suspects were arrested near the scene the night of the incident and a ...

A Cape Breton woman will have her day in court after a judge ruled she can proceed with a civil suit even though she exceeded the limitation period in serving notice of the suit.  Supreme Court Justice Patrick Murray ruled that Marilyn Murphy can ...

Office administrator by day, gym beast and competitive bodybuilder in her off hours. And soon — reality TV star. Dartmouth’s Chassidy Sule, 23, has a lot going on right now. Not only does she have a major bodybuilding competition this weekend, but ...

A Sydney attorney has been appointed the newest judge of the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia’s family division. Shannon B. Mason, a former Nova Scotia Legal Aid lawyer, will immediately fill one of two current vacancies in the court, stepping into the ...

The community of Eskasoni is mourning the loss of Joseph Henry Denny, a leader in addiction recovery. Denny died on Monday at the age of 80. He was foundational in providing addiction recovery services for Mi'kmaw people across the Atlantic region.

He had a scooter, smiled a lot and asked a lot of questions. “He was like any other healthy child, he was enjoying life,” Hanaa Rashid said. Rashid — head of the Atlantic Muslim Resource Centre — would sometimes see the boy praying at the Ummah ...

SYDNEY MINES, N.S. — Pierre Poilievre’s visit to the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission on Thursday was a relatively conservative stopover in comparison to reports of his visit to an anti-carbon tax convoy close to the New Brunswick-Nova Scotia border ...

NORTH SYDNEY, N.S. — Disappointed isn't a strong enough word to describe how a Cape Breton disability advocate feels about the announced Canadian Disability Benefit. The benefit, announced as part of the federal government's budget on April 16, will ...