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Classes cancelled for some Cape Breton students on Tuesday
SYDNEY — There’s no school for some students under the guidance of the Cape Breton-Victoria Centre for Education today. Classes are cancelled for Baddeck Academy/Middle River School and Rankin School of the Narrows. Classes are also → Read More
YEAR IN REVIEW: Cape Breton Post's top photos of 2020
The year of the pandemic has meant COVID-19 related stories have dominated the news cycle. Many of the photos that captured our attention this year are also from the same category as people struggled to live with their new reality and learn ways → Read More
CBU unveils plans for Centre for Discovery and Innovation
Cape Breton University officials unveiled a plan to build an $80 million Centre for Discovery and Innovation on Monday morning. During a press conference at CBU, university President David Dingwall outlined the importance of the proposed centre to → Read More
Survey says: Cape Breton the best island
Cape Breton is the No. 1 island in North America, according to readers of Condé Nast Traveler, a luxury and lifestyle magazine. “We are thrilled that Cape Breton Island continues to receive such amazing recognition,” said Terry → Read More
MEET THE CANDIDATE Steven MacNeil, CBRM District 9
Name: Steven James MacNeil Hometown: Hammonds Plains, N.S. Age: 36 What did you do before you decided to run for office? I’m the owner of Caper’s Handmade Woodworking and Design, which I operate from a small shop next to my home. → Read More
MEET THE CANDIDATE Clarence Routledge, CBRM District 9
Name: Clarence Routledge Hometown: Glace Bay Age: 68 What did you do before you decided to run for office? I was general manager of the Bayplex for 20 years. Prior to that I owned and operated a convenience store in Glace Bay and before that → Read More
CBRM mayoral candidates debate business community issues
It was all business when candidates for the mayor’s chair in the upcoming Cape Breton Regional Municipality election debated at the Membertou Trade and Convention Centre on Tuesday. The Cape Breton Regional Chamber of Commerce → Read More
Off site jury selection in Sydney
Off-site jury selection for the trial of Clifford Darryl Avery Cavanaugh was held at Centre 200 on Tuesday as part of new COVID-19 related precautions put in place by the Courts of Nova Scotia. Cavanaugh, 44, is charged with sexual assault and → Read More
Different look and feel to back to school in Cape Breton
On the surface, Tuesday was a first day of school like countless others before it. But a pandemic looming over all return-to-class preparations made it much different. Still, there were many familiarities to Tuesday and other return to class → Read More
Moderate hiring climate anticipated for Cape Breton
Cape Breton-area employers expect a moderate hiring climate for the fourth quarter of 2020, according to the latest ManpowerGroup Employment Outlook Survey. The survey data shows that 10 per cent of employers plan to hire for the upcoming quarter, → Read More
New Cape Breton restaurant finds its legs amid COVID-19 pandemic
As a global pandemic forced many businesses to downsize or simply close, but a new takeout spot in Cape Breton turned a simple business model and some family recipes into a successful business. Day 1 at Amber’s Take Out was on March 25, just → Read More
VIDEO: Lightning brightens Cape Breton skies overnight
SYDNEY — While most people were fast asleep early Wednesday morning, Mother Nature was hard at work creating a lightning show above Cape Breton Island. SaltWire Meteorologist Cindy Day said the thunder and lightning storm was seen in → Read More
Contest encourages Nova Scotians to explore their province
A new Tourism Nova Scotia contest encourages Atlantic Canadians to explore Nova Scotia and support local businesses found in the province The Ultimate Nova Scotia Road Trip contest invites people to post photos of themselves online enjoying Nova → Read More
Cape Breton man dead after watercraft incident
A 58-year-old Port Hawkesbury man is dead after a personal watercraft overturned in Lake Ainslie this morning. Inverness District RCMP and EHS paramedics were called to a campground around the lake at 9:07 a.m. after the man was found → Read More
Recently tagged great white sharks ‘pinging’ off Cape Breton
The first two sharks tagged off Cape Breton by a Florida-based research team have already sent out satellite tracking signals. Sydney The Shark pinged off Louisbourg on Sunday, while Murdoch revealed his position sometime Friday, meaning the → Read More
VIDEO: Research team tags second great white shark off Cape Breton
A shark studying expedition off Cape Breton Island has already tagged its second great white shark. The Ocearch research team tagged ‘Murdoch,’ a 3.68 metre male white shark, on Tuesday as part of their week long search of local → Read More
VIDEO: White shark tagged off Cape Breton now called Sydney
A search of Cape Breton waters for great white sharks has already proven fruitful for a Florida-based shark research group. Ocearch tagged a white shark measuring more than 3.71 metres and weighing about 544 kilograms on the weekend and named it → Read More
Highlanders will take one-year leave of absence from NBLC
The Cape Breton Highlanders will not compete in the upcoming National Basketball League of Canada season after a season ticket drive came up short of its goals. The recently held ticket drive achieved ‘an impressive 700 seats sold in less → Read More
Tribute to the Merchant Navy set for Sept. 3 in Sydney
The Cape Breton Naval Veterans Association will hold a ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 3, as part of Merchant Navy Veterans Day to remember the mariners who, along with the Royal Canadian Navy, protected the Atlantic supply lines for the Allied forces → Read More
Cape Breton lake used as landing strip
Small float plane stops off at Blacketts Lake to take on fuel → Read More