David Jala
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Sydney, NS, Canada
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Happy trails at Cape Breton park
Post-tropical storm Fiona may have brought down a significant number of trees in Sydney’s Baille Ard Trail system but one creative park user opted to have ... → Read More
Indigenous fishing boats set adrift in Cape Breton
EDWARDSVILLE, N.S. – Nilan Francis has had better weeks. The 26-year-old Eskasoni-based fisher said that over the past few days he has been harassed, ... → Read More
Another cruel blow: Fiona takes toll on Cape Breton's COVID-19-battered restaurant industry
SYDNEY, N.S. – Scott Morrison hates to waste food. But on Tuesday, the Sydney restaurateur spent hours going through the fridges and freezers at his ... → Read More
Volunteer veterans helping with Cape Breton cleanup
TOWER ROAD - It seems that running ultramarathons just isn’t enough for Bruce Barteaux. The 67-year-old retired Canadian Forces veteran, who has completed ... → Read More
Nine-year-old experiences storm of a lifetime from coastal home in northern Cape Breton
NEW HAVEN, N.S. — Less than a week after post-tropical storm Fiona threatened her family’s home, Ella Bourque was helping her mother and grandmother with ... → Read More
Neighbours helping neighbours: Hundreds visit impromptu Cape Breton kitchen
SYDNEY, N.S. — In the aftermath of a natural disaster that has brought out the best of people, it turns out that some of our best neighbours are our some ... → Read More
Positive attitude: Cape Bretoners living with kidney disease
SYDNEY, N.S. — There’s no quit in Grayson Googoo. When it comes to health issues, the 27-year-old Membertou man has been through the wringer. Diagnosed ... → Read More
Cape Breton coal mine reopens amid ongoing environmental, health and safety concerns
DONKIN, N.S. — The Donkin coal mine has reopened but it remains uncertain how long the Cape Breton site will be permitted to operate. The mine, located ... → Read More
Flowers, photos and tea: Queen Elizabeth fondly remembered in Cape Breton
SYDNEY, N.S. — Emma Francis will forever cherish the up-close and personal moment she shared with Queen Elizabeth II during the late monarch’s last visit ... → Read More
Concert series opens at Open Hearth Park in Sydney
SYDNEY, N.S. — Sydney’s Open Hearth Park was alive with the sound of music Monday when the first show of the Play the Parks four-part concert series was ... → Read More
Meet the Americans who actually left for Cape Breton after Trump's election
Agricultural economist worried about world food security → Read More
Appetite for expansion: Nova Scotia pizza chain wants larger piece of Atlantic Canadian pie
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'It didn't look good': Cape Breton firefighters rescue children drifting out to sea
SYDNEY, N.S. — Somewhere in Cape Breton, there is a relieved mother forever grateful to the firefighters who rescued her nine-year-old son and ... → Read More
'Cape Bretoners have big hearts;' Vehicle lottery raises funds for new cancer centre
SYDNEY, N.S. — Cancer survivor Stan MacDonald knows he’s a fortunate man. Diagnosed with esophageal cancer 16 years ago at the age of 54, the former ... → Read More
Concerns raised over possible Donkin Mine reopening
PORT MORIEN, N.S. — Cat Fergusson was caught off guard when she heard that the owners of the Donkin Mine are looking at reopening the operation that shut ... → Read More
Sea of Orange: One thousand Cape Breton kids take part in Doctors Nova Scotia Youth Run
Sydney, N.S. — Ben Forgeron will forever remember the day he shared his sixth birthday with almost 1,000 other kids. Forgeron was one of more than 950 ... → Read More
Cape Breton heavy garbage is going, going, gone
Heavy garbage pickup began May 30 across the Cape Breton Regional Municipality. Above, a truck works its way through Sydney’s Ashby neighbourhood. It’s ... → Read More
Family affair: Owner’s grand-niece taking over 127-year-old Sydney hotel
Sydney, N.S. — Irene Landmeyer didn’t build the Royal Hotel, but after 48 years of ownership she has become part of the history of the downtown Sydney ... → Read More
Cape Breton monument gets spring cleaning
Former steelworker and current Nova Scotia Lands employee Steve Gillis uses a high-pressure washer to clean the moss off the memorial dedicated to workers ... → Read More
Vic AuCoin went from teenage amputee to hall of fame businessman
The Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce is once again celebrating business excellence in the community. Today, Bruce Meloney, Stuart MacLeod and the ... → Read More