Chris Shannon
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Floating new hope
SYDNEY - Amber Mugridge developed an anxiety disorder working as a paramedic a couple of years ago. → Read More
Johnny Miles Road Race attracted a crowd in Sydney Mines Saturday
SYDNEY MINES — The marquee event of the Johnny Miles Festival had 81 participants take off running through the streets of Sydney Mines on Saturday morning. → Read More
Pride parade kicks off week of inclusive events in the CBRM
SYDNEY — Hundreds of spectators turned out for Pride Cape Breton Society's annual Pride parade through downtown Sydney. → Read More
Friends, classmates remember McDonald as a ‘shy, very intelligent’ guy
SYDNEY - Sharon Smith remembers trying to teach shy junior high student Arthur McDonald how to dance. → Read More
Cheticamp councillor wants Tim Hortons to clean up its act
CHETICAMP — There’s been no sign on any activity at the former Tim Hortons location in Cheticamp, and that’s concerning to the local councillor Alfred Poirier. → Read More
Centre to offer expanded sexual assault nurse examiner service in Cape Breton
SYDNEY â Every Woman's Centre in Sydney has signed a three-year contract to offer expanded sexual assault nurse examiner service to residents of Cape Breton. → Read More
Eskasoni mourns death of business leader
ESKASONI – Longtime businessman Charles Joseph Morris died early Monday at home after a battle with cancer. He was 71. → Read More
CBRM promotes inclusion with rainbow-coloured crosswalks
SYDNEY — It may just be a colourfully painted crosswalk in the hue of a rainbow, but to the local gay community it means much more. → Read More
Two-third cut to bus service in Richmond County comes into effect Tuesday
PORT HAWKESBURY — The Strait Area Transit Co-operative released details Friday of its pending reduction in service to Richmond County. → Read More
Clarke’s bid for four more years begins
SYDNEY — In outlining his bid for reelection Friday, Cecil Clarke highlighted the need to revitalize community downtowns while promising no property tax hikes over the next four years. → Read More
Heartworm found in Cape Breton dog
SYDNEY — For the first time since 2011, a case of the potentially fatal heartworm disease has been diagnosed in a Cape Breton dog. → Read More
WestJet adds second daily Sydney flight to Halifax
SYDNEY — Discount carrier WestJet will have its regional airline fly twice daily between Sydney and Halifax beginning in March. → Read More
New Waterford firefighters competition makes a splash
NEW WATERFORD — The New Waterford Volunteer Fire Department put its firefighters competition back in the Coal Dust Days schedule this year to mark a special occasion. → Read More
Strait Area Transit trimming Richmond County service
PORT HAWKESBURY - Strait Area Transit has applied to cut its dial-a-ride service in Richmond County by two-thirds due to what it says is a lack of operational funding from the municipality. → Read More
Latest Asian restaurant opens in downtown Sydney
SYDNEY — Hak Sang Sung says Cape Breton’s rolling hills, mountains, fresh sea air and the slower pace of life were some of the key reasons for relocating here a year ago with his wife and sushi chef, Yunhee Lee. → Read More
Inverness man has statutory release revoked for a second time
SYDNEY — An Inverness man with a violent history and extensive criminal record has had his statutory release revoked again by the Parole Board of Canada. → Read More
Interactive Louisbourg exhibit exposes realities of the Great War
LOUISBOURG — Visitors to the Fortress of Louisbourg on the weekend were invited to learn more about the lesser-known figures of the First World War. → Read More
Richmond County palliative-care doctor pulls services, blames slow provincial action
ARICHAT — A Richmond County doctor who has treated terminally ill patients for the past 16 months says he’s been forced into retirement due to the province’s slow response to its own palliative-care strategy. → Read More
Richmond County palliative-care doctor pulls services, blames slow provincial action
ARICHAT — A Richmond County doctor who has treated terminally ill patients for the past 16 months says he’s been forced into retirement due to the province’s slow response to its own palliative-care strategy. → Read More
Richmond County palliative-care doctor pulls services
ARICHAT — A Richmond County doctor who has treated terminally ill patients for the past 16 months says he’s been forced into retirement due to the province’s slow response to its own palliative-care strategy. → Read More