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Lobster exports: ‘Nothing else in our province comes close to it'
Thousands of kilograms of live Nova Scotia lobster take off from the Halifax Stanfield International Airport everyday, shipped in bulk across the globe, often destined for customers in the United States, Europe and increasingly, Asia. Lobster and → Read More
South Shore bus crash latest accident at ‘killer’ corner
It’s been years since the accident but Tom Gallant still gets angry every time he drives through the intersection where he and his wife Melissa almost lost their lives. He said little has been done to fix the intersection between Highway 332 → Read More
New program serves up salad to Lunenburg County students
Lunenburg West MLA Mark Furey, standing in the Hebbville Academy School cafeteria, started a chant which got students excited for locally sourced greens. That’s right — he got the kids chanting for salad. Furey and other government → Read More
Ex-Bridgewater police chief’s sexual assault trial wraps up, verdict Oct. 24
The sexual assault trial of ex-Bridgewater police chief John Collyer wrapped up on Wednesday as the Crown and defence each had one last chance to make their case to Justice Mona Lynch. However, the court won’t know Lynch’s verdict → Read More
Ex-Bridgewater police chief denies sexual assault
BRIDGEWATER — Taking the stand as the final witness at his own Nova Scotia Supreme Court trial, former Bridgewater police chief John Collyer repeatedly denied sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 2016. When asked by his defence lawyer if he → Read More
Ex-Bridgewater police chief’s friendship with teen respectful, his wife testifies
The sexual assault trial of former Bridgewater police chief John Collyer resumed on Monday as his wife, Sheri, testified as the first defence witness at Nova Scotia Supreme Court. Judge Mona Lynch also heard the last of the Crown’s evidence → Read More
Former Bridgewater police chief blames booze for messages, denies sex assault
Although he admitted to investigators he sent “inappropriate” messages, former Bridgewater police chief John Collyer vehemently denies sexually assaulting a teenage girl in 2016. The court spent hours reviewing a videotaped interview → Read More
Cross-examination leaves alleged victim of ex-Bridgewater police chief in tears
BRIDGEWATER — The trial of former Bridgewater police chief John Collyer continued Friday with cross-examination of the complainant — a 20-year-old woman — about her graphic account of the alleged sexual assault. The woman, 17 at → Read More
Deleted, missing evidence comes to fore of Bridgewater police chief’s sexual assault trial
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court trial for Bridgewater’s former police chief continued on Wednesday as witnesses chronicled a trail of “inappropriate” Facebook messages between John William Collyer and a teenage girl. Collyer, a → Read More
Lunenburg considers $9.84 million waste water treatment system to clean up harbour stink
All last summer, media outlets from across the country descended on Lunenburg and called on the town to clean up their much maligned harbour. Now, after a winter of work, Mayor Rachel Bailey says the town is ready to answer that → Read More
Bridgewater wins $5-million Smart Cities energy efficiency challenge
For months, staff at the Town of Bridgewater worked to craft a plan to lift their residents out of energy poverty. On Tuesday, at a presentation in Ottawa, they found out they will realize that vision sooner than expected: Bridgewater is one → Read More
Bill, Nova Scotia whale sanctuary find support
After years of swimming against a Conservative current in the Senate, Bill S-203 — which aims to end the captivity of whales, dolphins — has moved one step closer to becoming law. The affably nicknamed “Free Willy” bill, → Read More
Commemorative coin by Lunenburg artist pays tribute to SS Princess Sophia, the Titanic of the West Coast
Annette G. E. Smith remembers her first dive to the wreck of the SS Princess Sophia, an experience which has forever linked her to the dead resting on the bottom of Lynn Canal. The visibility was poor as she descended the depths, swimming until → Read More
Burgeoning arts community has transformed Lunenburg into creative hub
The studio echoes with productivity; the wet slap of clay, the whoosh of the wheel, the muttered profanities as a bowl comes undone. And for ceramics instructor Marla Benton, these are the sounds she relishes at her Wednesday morning pottery class. It is one of several classes she teaches at the Lunenburg School of the Arts. “I feel really lucky to be able to teach here,” said Benton, who has… → Read More
Human trafficking rates in Halifax above national average
New stats highlight the scale of human trafficking in Nova Scotia. → Read More
‘Why do men think it's OK to buy these girls?’
It’s been months since her daughter’s pimps were sentenced, but a Halifax mother says not enough is being done to address human trafficking → Read More
Sailors brave torrential rain, fog on final day of Chester Race Week
CHESTER — The rain, when it finally started, was torrential and fog filled the entirety of the bay. But still, the gathered sailors put on their foul weather gear and headed out to their boats for the fourth and final day of Chester Race Week. → Read More
Vets, new blood buoy Chester Race Week
The sailing hordes once again took to the waters off Chester for a third consecutive day, signalling that the event is now closer to the end than the beginning. → Read More
Heat has emergency vehicles idling
Five RCMP police cruisers gathered in a Tim Hortons parking lot near Enfield on Thursday morning — certainly not an unusual sight. However, to an astute observer, something was amiss on this coffee run: All five cars were vacant and idling. Turns out, idling is routine for both the RCMP and EHS services in extreme weather conditions. → Read More
Conquering Gros Morne Mountain: enjoy hiking and kayaking in Newfoundland’s rocky fjordland
Like a fillet of bone-white cod or a bucket of cloudberries, there is something simply elemental about Gros Morne National Park. Located in the northwest corner of Newfoundland, the park is a rocky bastion away from the horns and shouts and ships of old St. John’s. → Read More