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

Nova Scotia 2019 Christmas lights map

Raphael Lavoie, left, pushes Halifax Mooseheads teammate Bo Groulx's helmet over his eyes at a QMJHL-Russia Series game in Moncton on Nov. 5. (VINCENT ETHIER/QMJHL)

Three Mooseheads bring three different skill sets to Team Canada ...

The Ramanujam family: Ajay, Andrew, Premkumar and Anita. Premkumar was killed in a motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 on Dec. 3.

Community rallies around family of Wolfville man killed on Highway 101

Pictou County Crushers.

Crushers player target of racial slur

Northwood Bentwood Rings founders creating popular handmade products

An inquiry is being held by the Nova Scotia Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors on Nov. 12-13 into the professional conduct of funeral director Jillian Nemis regarding her time working at the former funeral home S.W. Chant and Son in Sydney.

Former Cape Breton funeral director's licence revoked

Canadian rocker Matthew Good brings his full band to Nova Scotia for shows on his upcoming Moving Walls tour in March, playing Pictou's deCoste Centre on Wednesday, March 4 and Halifax's Marquee Ballroom with special guest Villages on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7. - Matt Barnes

Matthew Good kicks off 2020 Moving Walls Canadian tour in Pictou, ...

For Barb Haley, bringing the outside into her home is key to decorating for the holidays.

Mahone Bay woman draws inspiration from locally sourced greeneries for ...

The Par-en-Bas girls, provincial division 2 volleyball champs. Back row: Taylor Surette, Macey d’Eon, Autumn Amiro, Monique Muise, Megan d’Entremont, Jayden Fowler, Julia Muise, coach Phil Cottreau. Front row: Jacey Shand, Molley Cottreau, Halle Surette (captain), Amaris DeViller (captain), Chloe d’Entremont, Kennedy Pitman. Missing: coach Katrina Surette and trainer Ricky Muise. JOLYNN MUISE PHOTO

Par-en-Bas girls win division 2 volleyball provincials

Surf’s up in Sydney – no, not Australia, but right here on Cape Breton Island. Strong winds and high waves in the wake of last week’s storm were just what local surfers were waiting for. I’m sure the water wasn’t warm, but this surfer had all the gear and looked to be having a blast. Ruth Boudreau snapped this photo at Indian Beach, off the Shore Road in North Sydney. She says the surfers were making the best of the waves.

Windy, wet weather on the way for Nova Scotia

2019 Digby Wharf Rat Rally. KARLA KELLY PHOTO

Motorcycle rally proposed for Yarmouth next August; town council wants more detailed submission

Updated Nov 29, 2019 at 3:58 p.m.

Pictou County Crushers.

Crushers player target of racial slur

Updated 1 hour ago

Northwood Bentwood Rings founders creating popular handmade products

Updated 2 hours ago

An inquiry is being held by the Nova Scotia Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors on Nov. 12-13 into the professional conduct of funeral director Jillian Nemis regarding her time working at the former funeral home S.W. Chant and Son in Sydney.

Former Cape Breton funeral director's licence revoked

Updated 2 hours ago

Local

At the Deep Sky Eye Observatory in Quinan. Brenda Levy Tate Photo

Acadian Skies & Mi'kmaq Lands receives Education and Diffusion of the Astronomy award

Updated Dec 04, 2019 at 10:15 a.m.

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A screenshot of the Climate Central map. Red areas indicate land under water in 2050 if climate change continues at the rate it is now.

Rising sea level predictions: addressing the impact in South West Nova Scotia

Updated Nov 26, 2019 at 8:38 p.m.

Many supporters watched from the Cape Forchu Lighthouse on Nov.26 as the lobster fishing fleet from Yarmouth Harbour sailed past on its way to the lucrative fishing grounds of LFA 33/34. CARLA ALLEN PHOTO

PHOTOS: View from the Cape Forchu Lighthouse as Yarmouth Harbour lobster fishing fleet sets sail for the season

Updated Nov 26, 2019 at 10:14 a.m.

Dumping day morning 2018 in Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Nov. 25 opening of lobster season in southwest Nova Scotia delayed by weather

Updated Nov 24, 2019 at 9:23 a.m.

Opinion

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LETTER: Lunenburg hospitality shines

Published Dec 07, 2019 at 4 a.m.

Duncan Williams of the Construction Association of Nova Scotia is calling for improvements to Halifax's Centre Plan.

LETTER: Long shadow over Halifax Common

Published Nov 22, 2019 at 4 a.m.

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LETTER: Chester doctor crisis dire

Updated Nov 22, 2019 at 8 a.m.

Northern Pulp’s owner has been vague about whether the corresponding mill closure will be permanent if it doesn’t get an extension to the Boat Harbour Act to allow it to continue operations while it builds (if granted environmental approval) a highly controversial new facility that would dump treated effluent into the Northumberland Strait. - Christian Laforce / File

LETTER: Northern Pulp got sweetheart deal

Updated Nov 22, 2019 at 6:37 a.m.

Business

The Bear Paw Pipeline is the sister project of the proposed Bear Head LNG plant. In a regulatory filing, Bear Paw indicated declining spending in Nova Scotia is due to changes in global energy market conditions since it first applied for a permit for the project.

Extension granted to Bear Head natural gas plant, pipeline project

Updated 6 minutes ago

A Condor Airlines' Airbus lands in Malta.

Condor Airlines flying back into Halifax airport

Published Dec 03, 2019 at 8:10 p.m.

The Cabot Trail is seen from the Skyline Trail at sunset in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. Cape Breton tourism operators saw widespread declines in visitor traffic over the summer months after the record numbers set in 2017 from the year-long Canada 150 celebrations.

Nova Scotia tourism numbers take dip in 2019

Published Dec 03, 2019 at 1:55 p.m.

NetworkIt! was a partnership between the Nova Scotia Works Employment Services Centres of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and the Horizon Achievement Centre on Oct. 23. From left, Claire Chabassol, Leslie Yorke, Marcus Jamieson, Leah Noble, Moragh Ferguson-MacDonald and front, Brandon Leslie.

Cape Breton networking event for adults with disabilities deemed a success

Published Dec 03, 2019 at 1:48 p.m.

Sports

Raphael Lavoie, left, pushes Halifax Mooseheads teammate Bo Groulx's helmet over his eyes at a QMJHL-Russia Series game in Moncton on Nov. 5. (VINCENT ETHIER/QMJHL)

Three Mooseheads bring three different skill sets to Team Canada tryouts

Updated 20 minutes ago

Madeleine LeVert of the Riverview Royals, left, tries to score as Christiane Verstege of the Charles P. Allen Cheetahs attempts to block it during Nova Scotia School Athletic Federation Division 1 girls' volleyball provincial championship action at Memorial High School in Sydney Mines on Friday. JEREMY FRASER/CAPE BRETON POST

Riverview Royals advance to NSSAF girls’ volleyball provincial semifinals with 2-1 record

Published Dec 06, 2019 at 11:32 p.m.

Halifax Mooseheads' Maxim Trepanier scores his second goal of the game on Cape Breton Eagles goalie William Grimard during the first period of Friday night's QMJHL game at the Scotiabank Centre. Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Groulx, Trepanier drive Mooseheads win over Eagles

Published Dec 06, 2019 at 10:32 p.m.

Mitchell Balmas of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles carries the puck during Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action earlier this season at Centre 200 in Sydney. Balmas will be among 12 Nova Scotians taking part in this year’s Hurley Cup – Battle of Nova Scotia – between Cape Breton and Halifax.

Twenty-one former Eagles playing U Sports this season

Published Dec 06, 2019 at 3:04 p.m.

Lifestyles

Northwood Bentwood Rings founders creating popular handmade products

Updated 2 hours ago

The ducks at Sydney’s Wentworth Park created a bit of a traffic jam Thursday morning in deciding to forage across George Street.

Ducks cause minor traffic tie-up at Sydney's Wentworth Park Thursday

Published Dec 06, 2019 at 2:33 p.m.

Destiny Sylliboy and Alexander Denny are shown performing as children with the help of the organizer of the Eskasoni Christmas Telethon organizer, Robert Stevens.

Christmas telethon longstanding holiday tradition in Eskasoni

Published Dec 06, 2019 at 2:26 p.m.

Twelve-year-old Jeremy Morneau, right, fools around with his friend Brooklyn Knowles, 14, during Etolie de l'Acadie's school skating at Centre 200 on Wednesday.

Enjoying the ice at Centre 200 in Sydney

Published Dec 06, 2019 at 2:06 p.m.

Recent Stories

Raphael Lavoie, left, pushes Halifax Mooseheads teammate Bo Groulx's helmet over his eyes at a QMJHL-Russia Series game in Moncton on Nov. 5. (VINCENT ETHIER/QMJHL)

Three Mooseheads bring three different skill sets to Team Canada tryouts

The Ramanujam family: Ajay, Andrew, Premkumar and Anita. Premkumar was killed in a motor vehicle collision on Highway 101 on Dec. 3.

Community rallies around family of Wolfville man killed on Highway 101

Pictou County Crushers.

Crushers player target of racial slur

Northwood Bentwood Rings founders creating popular handmade products

An inquiry is being held by the Nova Scotia Board of Registration of Embalmers and Funeral Directors on Nov. 12-13 into the professional conduct of funeral director Jillian Nemis regarding her time working at the former funeral home S.W. Chant and Son in Sydney.

Former Cape Breton funeral director's licence revoked

Canadian rocker Matthew Good brings his full band to Nova Scotia for shows on his upcoming Moving Walls tour in March, playing Pictou's deCoste Centre on Wednesday, March 4 and Halifax's Marquee Ballroom with special guest Villages on Friday, March 6 and Saturday, March 7. - Matt Barnes

Matthew Good kicks off 2020 Moving Walls Canadian tour in Pictou, Halifax

For Barb Haley, bringing the outside into her home is key to decorating for the holidays.

Mahone Bay woman draws inspiration from locally sourced greeneries for Christmas décor

The Par-en-Bas girls, provincial division 2 volleyball champs. Back row: Taylor Surette, Macey d’Eon, Autumn Amiro, Monique Muise, Megan d’Entremont, Jayden Fowler, Julia Muise, coach Phil Cottreau. Front row: Jacey Shand, Molley Cottreau, Halle Surette (captain), Amaris DeViller (captain), Chloe d’Entremont, Kennedy Pitman. Missing: coach Katrina Surette and trainer Ricky Muise. JOLYNN MUISE PHOTO

Par-en-Bas girls win division 2 volleyball provincials

Surf’s up in Sydney – no, not Australia, but right here on Cape Breton Island. Strong winds and high waves in the wake of last week’s storm were just what local surfers were waiting for. I’m sure the water wasn’t warm, but this surfer had all the gear and looked to be having a blast. Ruth Boudreau snapped this photo at Indian Beach, off the Shore Road in North Sydney. She says the surfers were making the best of the waves.

Windy, wet weather on the way for Nova Scotia

Bayberry fruit is an excellent food source for a variety of wildlife species, including the common yellow-rumped warbler, evening grosbeaks, gray catbirds, ruffed grouse, tree swallows, brown thrashers, eastern bluebirds and European starlings. It provides excellent nesting protection and nesting sites for songbirds, especially when grown in large thickets.

Gardeners can apply for free Wildlife-friendly Habitat certification

The Bear Paw Pipeline is the sister project of the proposed Bear Head LNG plant. In a regulatory filing, Bear Paw indicated declining spending in Nova Scotia is due to changes in global energy market conditions since it first applied for a permit for the project.

Extension granted to Bear Head natural gas plant, pipeline project

Newfoundland Growlers netminder Parker Gahagen gets a piece of a shot by Worcester’s Kyle Thomas, deflecting it over the net during ECHL play at Mile One Centre Saturday night as Todd Skirving and Mike Kapla of the Growlers and Drew Callin of the Worcester Railers look on. Making his first-ever ECHL start, Gahagen had 29 saves as Newfoundland edged Worcester 3-2 for an eighth straight win at home. — Newfoundland Growlers photo/Jeff Parsons

Newfoundland Growlers had a different look and a U.S. army officer in goal, but maintained their same winning ways at home