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Fishing derby in Eskasoni this weekend

ESKASONI - Justin Paul was quiet and focused as he cast his fishing line in the rain on Castle Bay beach Saturday morning. The 11-year-old, along with his ... → Read More

'There was blood everywhere': Overnight break-in at Cape Breton boxing club under investigation

ESKASONI - Patrick Marshall was surprised to be met by police when he arrived at the Red Tribe Boxing Club in Eskasoni Saturday morning. The club's janitor ... → Read More

Sharing abundance: New-to-Cape Breton seed company helps Wagmatcook community garden grow

WAGMATCOOK – A community garden in Wagmatcook First Nation is offering an alternative to ever-increasing grocery bills by not only growing fresh food for ... → Read More

'It's a tremendous help': Four CBRM food banks share $50,000 donation from Sydney Call Centre

SYDNEY — The past two years have brought their fair share of surprises that have kept not-for-profit community organizations on their toes while providing ... → Read More

Mi'kmaq cultural tourism needs government investment, cultural understanding for growth

SYDNEY, N.S. – Understanding and investment are key ingredients for the renewal of Mi’kmaq cultural tourism in the Atlantic region according to a leading ... → Read More

Compensation available to Cape Breton community after decades of dirty water

When Patricia Paul saw her bathtub filling with cloudy, brown water, she decided she’d had enough → Read More

24-year-old Eskasoni woman missing in Dartmouth area

The father of a 24-year-old Eskasoni woman missing for almost two weeks is appealing to the public for help to find her. → Read More

Apartment building in downtown Sydney destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon

A section of Bentinck St. in downtown Sydney was cordoned off by Cape Breton Regional Police as firefighters from the Sydney Fire Department battled an ... → Read More

Mi'kmaw actor, producer returns home to Unama'ki to document stories of personal crises

SYDNEY, N.S. — When Glen Gould returns to his home community of Membertou this week, the award-winning actor and director will be gathering personal stories for a documentary about suicide — and sharing his own. “Suicide is a subject nobody ever wants to talk about,” Gould said by phone from his home in North Bay, Ont., where he runs his own production company, Yellow Lantern Productions. The… → Read More

"It's just beyond disgusting": Mi'kmaw advocates condemn use of Orange Shirt Day by "freedom convoy" protesters

On Thursday, one of the organizers of the so-called “freedom convoy” occupying Ottawa, declared Feb. 11 “an orange shirt day” and encouraged students to ... → Read More

Police break up tense exchange between opposing COVID-19 mandate demonstrations at City Hall in Sydney

Cape Breton Regional Police moved in quickly when tempers flared between two opposing demonstrations on Saturday afternoon. → Read More

National Indigenous youth-led reconciliation project comes to Cape Breton

SYDNEY, N.S. — A group of Mi’kmaw youth in Unama’ki is joining a network of young Indigenous facilitators across the country in creating local ... → Read More

More than $100,000 raised for N.B. mother recovering from collision that killed her six-year-old son

SYDNEY — Support is flooding in from across Mi’kma’ki for a 27-year-old mother who lost her six-year-old son in a motor-vehicle collision last ... → Read More

Eskasoni man's pandemic hobby pays homage to iconic Cape Breton furniture company

ESKASONI, N.S. — When the COVID-19 pandemic began almost two years ago, George Paul, like many people around the world, took up a new hobby to pass the ... → Read More

Cape Breton Mi'kmaw elder remembers historic 1967 canoe trip to Montreal

ESKASONI, N.S. — Ernest Johnson has never been as sunburnt as he was in the summer of 1967 when he arrived in Montreal after 31 days in a canoe. “Nobody ... → Read More

Eskasoni toy drive overcomes pandemic challenges to bring Christmas to community children

ESKASONI, N.S. — Terri Leigh Gould, wearing a black disposable mask and gloves, passed a stack of toys through a window of the Sarah Denny Cultural Centre ... → Read More

Eskasoni rapper shares experience with loss, healing on new solo album

ESKASONI, N.S. — Months after the death of a close friend, the lyrics for Eskasoni rapper Gearl’s new single, Meskeyi, came to him in a flood of ... → Read More

Cape Breton cancer survivor, mother of seven earns education degree at CBU after "long and winding journey"

ESKASONI, N.S. — A 50-year-old mother of seven from Eskasoni First Nation said she “felt like she was floating” as she crossed the stage at Cape Breton ... → Read More

Eskasoni honours community's veterans with personal service

ESKASONI, N.S. — Mary Agnes Rose Paul Casey and her daughter Sheila Paul placed two poppies on the cross commemorating veterans during a Remembrance Day ... → Read More

Eskasoni elders fight to save building planned for demolition

A group of Eskasoni elders has a dream – a heritage centre where visitors could learn about community members who served Canada in times of war, those who ... → Read More