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Check out the lights from your area and around Atlantic Canada below! - 123RF photo

2018 Christmas Lights map

2017 dumping day in southwestern NS got off to a start the early morning of Nov. 28. This was the scene in Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County NS. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: The annual Tri-County Vanguard look at the ...

2017 dumping day in southwestern NS got off to a start the early morning of Nov. 28. This was the scene in Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County NS. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: TINA COMEAU – Families on shore and at sea

Pubnico photographer/fisherman lands fish and photos on each trip.

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Pubnico photographer/fisherman lands fish and photos ...

A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. in Meteghan River, Digby County, celebrated its 80th anniversary on Oct. 20. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: A.F. Theriault and Son Ltd. has diversified its ...

Ashored Innovations co-founder Maxwell Poole works with a fisherman to put their smart buoy to the test. CONTRIBUTED BY ASHORED INNOVATIONS

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Testing the Nova Scotia waters with ropeless gear

A Cormorant helicopter at the Yarmouth airport the morning of Nov. 28, after airlifting a 25-year-old fisherman, reported to be suffering from seizures, from a lobster vessel for transport to the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. TINA COMEAU

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: SAR resources will be in place for lobster season ...

NOV. 30, 2013 – Better late than never. Fishery boats finally left their wharves for dumping day six days late in 2013 after strong winds kept the fleet ashore. Here boats pass the Yarmouth lighthouse at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 30. Traditionally the season opens the last Monday of November. Many credited the weather delay for the higher prices fishermen were paid at the start of the season. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK OP-ED: Fishing safety must always be at the forefront

2017 dumping day in southwestern NS got off to a start the early morning of Nov. 28. This was the scene in Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County NS. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Largest lobster fishing season opens in southwestern ...

Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel makes a pad save on Charlottetown Islanders forward William Sirman early in the first period Saturday at at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. (ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald)

Moose head into Christmas break on a high

A lobster fisherman sorting his live lobsters at the end of the day to be sold at the docks. -123RF

Lobster landings down, shore price record-setting for opening week

Updated Dec 12, 2018 at 6:37 p.m.

Digby's lighthouse will shine purple for MaCali Cormier, 4, who died tragically at the Parade of Lights in Yarmouth. Digby Mayor Ben Cleveland read a news story that MaCali's favourite colour was purple, and phoned Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood about the idea. "It really touches our hearts that other towns are sharing in our grief by doing such things as this,” she says.

Digby lighthouse shines purple for little girl who died at Yarmouth parade

Updated Nov 29, 2018 at 2:40 p.m.

The Digby arena has been the site of a new introductory hockey program for girls, an initiative of the Clare-Digby Minor Hockey Association.

Program in Digby introducing girls to hockey

Updated Nov 27, 2018 at 6:23 p.m.

Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel makes a pad save on Charlottetown Islanders forward William Sirman early in the first period Saturday at at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. (ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald)

Moose head into Christmas break on a high

Updated 14 hours ago

News

Shelburne Roseway Hospital. (Tina Comeau)

Temporary closures at Roseway Hospital’s emergency department

Published a day ago

Daniel Arsenault

'He brought the light to people with a smile': Muscular dystrophy activist Daniel Arsenault, 18, mourned

Updated Dec 10, 2018 at 10:58 a.m.

Annapolis RCMP Crime Report looks at the weekly calls for service police answer.

Six adults charged in Annapolis County after two-month drug trafficking investigation

Updated Dec 08, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.

A 61-year-old man was killed in a collision Thursday night near Exit 2 of Highway 104 at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border.

75-year-old killed in head-on collision near Amherst

Updated Dec 07, 2018 at 1:21 p.m.

Living

While Wi-Fi cameras can be easier to install, the pros say they come with tradeoffs that suffer in comparison to a full-fledged security camera system that’s wired via ethernet cables to a dedicated hard drive or network video recorder. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Tethered safety: Wi-Fi cameras come with tradeoffs

Updated Dec 14, 2018 at 12:05 p.m.

Heather (and her kids) like playing around with the bold colours, but typically she keeps them set on white.

MY HANDMADE HOME: Product profile Lighting it up (in vivid colour)

Updated Dec 14, 2018 at noon

They're out there! Michael Boschat with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada watched from his balcony in Halifax Monday night and caught this one racing across the sky at about 8:35 pm.

CINDY DAY: No rain gear needed for tonight’s showers

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 8:55 a.m.

- Contributed

How to stop trying to do it all and actually relax over the holiday

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Business

A lobster fisherman sorting his live lobsters at the end of the day to be sold at the docks. -123RF

Lobster landings down, shore price record-setting for opening week

Updated Dec 12, 2018 at 6:37 p.m.

Yarmouth MLA and the province's education minister Zach Churchill, made the Dec. 6 announcement on updated Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board regulations. The changes, announced in Yarmouth, are aimed at reducing financial barriers, particularly to young fishermen. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Bigger loans, faster turn-around time, by loan board to help N.S. fishing industry and younger fishermen

Updated Dec 06, 2018 at 3:16 p.m.

The Hantsport Scotiabank branch is slated to close on May 23, 2019. The company has had a presence in the community since 1951.

Hantsport Scotiabank branch to shut its doors in 2019, move accounts to Windsor

Published Nov 28, 2018 at 7:33 p.m.

Brothers Lucien and Simon LeBlanc of Tusket Island Tours received the 2018 Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism Award at the Tourism Industry Association of Nova Scotia’s Crystal Tourism Awards of Excellence.

Tusket Island Tours wins 2018 Parks Canada Sustainable Tourism Award

Updated Nov 28, 2018 at 4:09 p.m.

Sports

Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel makes a pad save on Charlottetown Islanders forward William Sirman early in the first period Saturday at at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. (ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald)

Moose head into Christmas break on a high

Updated 14 hours ago

Baie-Comeau Drakkar’s Nathan Legare tastes some rubber from a deflected shot in front of Halifax Mooseheads centre Antoine Morand during QMJHL action at the Scotiabank Centre on Satruday. (TIM KROCHAK/STAFF)

Drakkar prevail 2-1 in edgy contest with Mooseheads

Updated Nov 24, 2018 at 10:44 p.m.

SMBA's Austin Mullen is airborne as he flies to the basket closely defended by Digby's Owen Sunderland. KARLA KELLY PHOTO

SMBA, DRHS split hoop double header

Published Nov 22, 2018 at 1:16 p.m.

Middleton Curling Club hosted a clinic for new student curlers who tried the Rocks and Rings program. Co-ordinator Dawn Spidle led them through an hour of drills and instruction.

One. Card. Left. The ace will go and winner takes all at Middleton Curling Club

Updated Nov 21, 2018 at noon

Opinion

Justin Trudeau speaks during a funding announcement at the East Pictou Middle School on Tuesday. The federal government will contribute $90 million towards twinning a section of the 104 between Sutherland's River and Antigonish.

EDITORIAL: Testing values

Published Dec 14, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: A thin response on clearcutting

Published Dec 05, 2018 at 6 a.m.

EDITORIAL: Alberta’s about-face

Published Dec 04, 2018 at 6 a.m.

A Statistics Canada study on cannabis use and sewage got headline writers revved up. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: When news gathering goes down the crapper

Published Dec 04, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Community

Josh Noiles reads ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas during the 2018 Hants County Christmas Angels telethon. He’s joined by special guest Santa Claus.

Over $36,000 raised for Hants County families in need during Christmas Angels telethon

Published Dec 03, 2018 at 12:42 p.m.

Sissiboo Landing’s annual Festival of Trees will kick off with an opening gala Friday, Nov. 23, from 7 to 9 p.m.

Festival of Trees to kick off its 12th year with Nov. 23 gala at Sissiboo Landing

Updated Nov 21, 2018 at 8:19 p.m.

Adam Burns, right, Annapolis District RCMP community programs officer, and Cpl. Tim Hawkes hope to fill the back of this RCMP SUV several times during Cram the Cruiser events planned for Middleton and Bridgetown between now and Christmas.

Generosity of strangers - Annapolis District RCMP set to Cram the Cruiser three times before Christmas

Published Nov 21, 2018 at 12:04 p.m.

Cape Sable Island fisherman Todd Newell’s challenge to fellow fishing captains and crew in LFAs 33 and 34 to donate $1,000 to charity and take a dip in the bone-chilling waters of a live well on a lobster boat was a big success.

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Estimated that $1 million was raised for charity during Live Well Challenge

Updated Nov 21, 2018 at 3:25 p.m.

Recent Stories

Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel makes a pad save on Charlottetown Islanders forward William Sirman early in the first period Saturday at at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. (ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald)

Moose head into Christmas break on a high

Shelburne Roseway Hospital. (Tina Comeau)

Temporary closures at Roseway Hospital’s emergency department

While Wi-Fi cameras can be easier to install, the pros say they come with tradeoffs that suffer in comparison to a full-fledged security camera system that’s wired via ethernet cables to a dedicated hard drive or network video recorder. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Tethered safety: Wi-Fi cameras come with tradeoffs

When a front door is hidden or obscure, it makes first-time visitors uncomfortable. - Carson Arthur

RATHER BE OUTDOORS: Make a welcoming first impression

Heat recovery ventilators (HRVs) like this one can function in homes built without heating ducts. Installing an HRV is the single most effective thing you can do to improve indoor air quality in a modern Canadian home. - Steve Maxwell

HOUSE WORKS: household ventilators, a child’s first bandsaw and icicle problems

The fishing dragger Angela O steams into port at the Dennis Point wharf on Nov. 14 with the crew of the Atlantic Sapphire aboard

Atlantic Sapphire crew rescued from sinking boat: UPDATED

Justin Trudeau speaks during a funding announcement at the East Pictou Middle School on Tuesday. The federal government will contribute $90 million towards twinning a section of the 104 between Sutherland's River and Antigonish.

EDITORIAL: Testing values

Non-alcoholic spiced wine sangria

RECIPE: Non-Alcoholic Spiced Wine Sangria

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Will McNeil run again?

Santa and Mrs. Santa dropped into Middleton Nov. 30 where scores of youngsters awaited them. The North Pole couple had plenty of time to talk to the kids and each one left with a candy cane.

Christmas in Middleton - Santa, Christmas trees lighting, and hot chocolate at Centennial Park

The 2019 Honda Civic Si Coupe, 2019 Volvo V60, 2019 Mazda CX-5, 2018 Dodge Charger, 2018 VW Golf GTI, 2019 Porsche Panamera Sport Turismo, 2018 Toyota Camry and the 2019 Hyundai Veloster Turbo are eight rides Justin Pritchard recommends for drivers after a good mix of practicality and fun.

Eight practical cars that will appeal to your impractical side

A lip dub video made by staff at Drumlin Heights Consolidated School has been viewed by hundreds.

Drumlin Heights School lip dub puts the jingle in Christmas