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Churchill House, which was built in 1860, is located at 6 Main St. in Hantsport.
Jason Malloy

Provincial funding will help spruce up Churchill House in Hantsport, N.S. Wheelchair ramp to be added to Mount Denson hall

Jason Malloy · Lead editor Annapolis Valley Register |Updated 1 hour ago |5 min read Premium content

The outside of a historic building in Hantsport is going to get a makeover this summer. The Department of Communities, Culture, Tourism and Heritage has committed $50,000 to the Hantsport Memorial Community Centre for renovations to Churchill ...

Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brett Tetanish packs up some new gear the department recently received along with two rescue boats.  
Jason Malloy

Protecting communities: Province invests in boats, equipment, training for Brooklyn, N.S., firefighters

Jason Malloy · Lead editor Annapolis Valley Register |Updated 1 hour ago |4 min read Premium content

Brooklyn firefighters wanted to do more when torrential flooding occurred in their community in July 2023. But they were limited by the equipment and training they had for swiftwater rescues. Those limitations no longer exist after the Department of ...

Joseph Henry Denny of Eskasoni died Monday. He is being remembered by family, friends, colleagues and community members as a leader, mentor and pioneer in local health. CONTRIBUTED/BETHANY CREMO-OAKLEY

Remembering Joseph Henry Denny of Eskasoni, a leader in addiction services

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated 3 hours ago |7 min read

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.

Confederation Landing is the new proposed site for the Downtown Farmer’s and Artisans’ Market. Logan Maclean • The Guardian

Downtown Charlottetown market moving to Confederation Landing, not Founders’ Hall, pending approval

Logan MacLean · Journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

Plans to relocate a market in downtown Charlottetown may be changing. Earlier this month, Downtown Charlottetown Inc. announced its Downtown Farmers’ and Artisans’ Market would move from Queen Street to the lawn in front of Founders’ Food Hall. Now, ...

Halifax's Syrian community is mourning the death of Ahmad Maher Al Marrach, 16. The boy used to pray at the Ummah Masjid and Community Centre on Chebucto Road in Halifax.

Halifax Muslims mourn smiling teen, ‘are scared for their children’

Andrew Rankin · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

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 ...

Higher gas prices are expected to have bumped up inflation in March.

Gas prices go up in P.E.I. on April 26, 2024

Contributed |Updated 3 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

It costs more to fill up with regular and premium gas in P.E.I. after the latest petroleum pricing adjustment. The price of regular gasoline increased by 5.0 cents per litre (cpl), while premium gasoline increased by 4.0 cpl. Including taxes, pump ...

Federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre watches as Souls Harbour Rescue Mission cook Scott Anderson makes some turkey soup for people attending Poilievre's tour stop in Sydney Mines on Thursday. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST

Conservative Leader Poilievre keeps calm, carries on with 'Axe the Tax' tour at Cape Breton stops

Ian Nathanson · Multimedia journalist |Updated 15 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

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 ...

In North Sydney on Tuesday, Catherine Rivers took a photo holding 30 spoons, less than 10 per cent of the total number she mailed to federal MPs in a campaign to get more financial support for those living with disabilities. A spoon is a symbol used in the disability community as a metaphor for the finite amount of physical and mental energy someone with chronic illness or a disability has. NICOLE SULLIVAN/CAPE BRETON POST

'It felt like a slap': Cape Breton disability advocate says proposed Canadian disability benefit not enough

Nicole Sullivan · Multimedia journalist |Updated 15 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

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 ...

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Four-year jail sentence imposed on Cape Breton man for sex offence

SaltWire Network |Updated 15 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — A Sydney man has been sentenced to complete a four-year prison term after being convicted on a charge of sexual interference. Sean Francis O’Connell, 40, was found guilty of sexual interference and sexual assault after a Supreme Court ...

A pedestrian walks past an encampment site on University Avenue on Tuesday, April 23, 2024.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

HRM mayor responds to homelessness update

Jen Taplin · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 16 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

Mayor Mike Savage responded to questions about the latest homelessness report on Thursday but wouldn’t discuss new possible sites for designated encampments. After his annual state of the municipality speech on Thursday, Savage was asked about the ...

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