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The Kentville law courts.

Kentville man pleads guilty to impaired driving with child in car

Peter MacKay introduces the Leader of Canada's Conservatives Andrew Scheer as he campaigns for the upcoming election in Little Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada October 17, 2019.

Peter MacKay will officially launch Conservative leadership campaign ...

Police arrest Santina Rao at the Mumford Road Walmart on Jan. 15, 2020.

SIRT to investigate woman’s controversial arrest at Halifax Walmart

Court rules against former Atlantic Canada U16 football coach in ...

Lou Anne Theriault, left, and Stephanie Gustys were two of half a dozen people rallying for animal rights outside the Kentville courthouse Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2020 during the court appearance of a woman charged with animal cruelty.

Kings County woman whose dogs were seized arraigned on cruelty charge

LETTER: Keeping Nova Scotia kids waiting in the cold for medical ...

Executive director of human resources Nancy Elkins and Gathering Place guest Kerry O’Quinn. She’s not too shy about playing the piano, but O’Quinn felt more comfortable if the picture was taken with Elkins. Andrew Waterman/The Telegram

Gathering Place on reduced hours, but open as state of emergency ...

Shane O’Handley, a chef at the New Dawn meals on wheels program, checks on some bread at the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation kitchen on Nepean Street in Sydney this week. The program now prepares about 300 lunches and dinners for residents throughout Sydney and surrounding communities each week. Meals on wheels is always looking for volunteers to deliver meals. Routes are planned so deliveries only take one hour per week. For more information on volunteering, or the adopt-a-route program, contact Kathleen Whelan at 902-562-1245 or kathleen@newdawn.ca. CHRIS CONNORS/CAPE BRETON POST

Labour of loaf in Sydney

A fire which broke out in a duplex at 25 Margaret St., North Sydney on Monday afternoon, also damaged the attached home at 23 Margaret St. and left two families homeless. The fire has been deemed accidental and no one was injured. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/Cape Breton Post

North Sydney home owner in devastating fire didn't have insurance

An RCMP cruiser.

RCMP reporting phone scam involving requests for social insurance ...

There was a large turnout for an afternoon open house session hosted by Cermaq and held in Digby on Jan. 15. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Opposition expressed to salmon fish farm proposal for St. Mary's Bay

Updated 20 hours ago

An RCMP cruiser.

RCMP reporting phone scam involving requests for social insurance numbers

Updated 18 hours ago

The Kentville law courts.

Kentville man pleads guilty to impaired driving with child in car

Updated 45 minutes ago

Peter MacKay introduces the Leader of Canada's Conservatives Andrew Scheer as he campaigns for the upcoming election in Little Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada October 17, 2019.

Peter MacKay will officially launch Conservative leadership campaign Saturday in Stellarton

Updated 3 hours ago

Local

Do you recognize this person? A facial reconstruction of a skull found in Digby in September 2019 has taken place in the hope of identifying the individual. CANADA'S MISSING WEBSITE

RCMP have identified mystery man whose remains washed up on Digby County beach

Updated a day ago

The sun rises behind the Angus L. Macdonald bridge and Halifax skyline on a cold Friday morning, Jan. 10, 2020.

Enjoy Saturday's warm weather because Sunday's going to be nasty

Updated Jan 10, 2020 at 2:06 p.m.

Canada Post says an investigation is happening into mail that wasn't delivered in parts of Digby County.

RCMP investigation continuing into months of non-delivered mail in parts of Digby County

Updated Jan 08, 2020 at 7:07 p.m.

Halifax Regional Police. FILE

Suspect sought after Dartmouth man stabbed

Updated Jan 08, 2020 at 8:10 p.m.

Opinion

LETTER: Keeping Nova Scotia kids waiting in the cold for medical attention

Updated 12 minutes ago

25087500_l red tape 123RF Stock photo

JORDI MORGAN: Nova Scotia finally making real progress in war on red tape

Published Jan 20, 2020 at 6 a.m.

Adrianna and her partner Ricardo with their son Eli live in Newfoundland and Labrador. COLLEEN HULAN

PRAJWALA DIXIT: Plus-sized and real

Published Jan 18, 2020 at 6 a.m.

Gerard Gallant behind the Vegas Golden Knights’ bench.

P.E.I. natives Turk Gallant, Mike Kelly fired by NHL's Vegas Golden Knights

Updated Jan 17, 2020 at 8:07 p.m.

Business

There was a large turnout for an afternoon open house session hosted by Cermaq and held in Digby on Jan. 15. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Opposition expressed to salmon fish farm proposal for St. Mary's Bay

Updated 20 hours ago

Ambassador Shin Maeng-ho, the Republic of Korea's representative to Canada attended the Summerside Sunbank announcement on Tuesday at Credit Union Place in Summerside. The solar project will allow the city to meet 62 per cent of its electricity needs through renewable energy and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 21,000 tonnes per year.

Summerside building $68 million solar power farm and battery system

Updated Jan 15, 2020 at 12:55 p.m.

Shown is an image of the Gillis Lake quarry that Zutphen Resources plans to expand. The project has been submitted to the provincial government for environmental assessment. CONTRIBUTED

Zutphen planning Gillis Lake quarry expansion

Updated Jan 14, 2020 at 8:40 p.m.

There’s renewed interest in space in downtown Sydney for retail and restaurants, according to the Cape Breton Partnership. GREG MCNEIL/CAPE BRETON POST

Leased office and restaurant space in demand in downtown Sydney, according to Cape Breton Partnership

Updated Jan 14, 2020 at 6:10 p.m.

Sports

Football.

Court rules against former Atlantic Canada U16 football coach in suspension dispute

Published 6 hours ago

Timothy Liljegren now has played one game for both the Newfoundland Growlers and Toronto Maple Leafs. — Toronto Maple Leafs/Twitter

A little Newfoundland Growlers history was made in Toronto Saturday

Updated Jan 20, 2020 at 8:36 a.m.

Halifax Mooseheads

Mooseheads drop pivotal game against Olympiques

Updated Jan 19, 2020 at 11:40 p.m.

Halifax Hurricanes’ Antoine Mason, right, tries to get around Moncton Magic’s Denzell Taylor during NBL of Canada action on Sunday.
ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald

Magic salvage weekend with win over Hurricanes

Updated Jan 20, 2020 at 7:13 a.m.

Lifestyles

Executive director of human resources Nancy Elkins and Gathering Place guest Kerry O’Quinn. She’s not too shy about playing the piano, but O’Quinn felt more comfortable if the picture was taken with Elkins. Andrew Waterman/The Telegram

Gathering Place on reduced hours, but open as state of emergency continues

Updated 5 hours ago

Thermostats like this one are ideal for boosting the efficiency of freeze protection cables for water lines. Set the power to come on 5ºC above freezing, and to switch OFF power three or four degrees higher than this. Steve Maxwell

STEVE MAXWELL: Snow clearing; water line thermostats and making shelter under a deck

Updated Jan 18, 2020 at 11:31 a.m.

James Walsh, owner of Doktor Luke’s coffee shop on Prince Street in Sydney, has a coffee as the fourth winter storm to hit the area in the new year raged outside on Friday. Walsh said he always opens his shop during storms as he lives nearby and wants to provide a warm place for people who have to venture outside. The high winds, which were forecast at upwards of 100 km/hour, were keeping people off the roads. Walsh said between 8-11:30 a.m., he had 10 customers. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/Cape Breton Post

Waiting out another winter storm in Sydney

Updated Jan 17, 2020 at 7:10 p.m.

The building fund for an expanded Cape Breton Cancer Centre in Sydney has grown by more than $10,000 thanks to donation from a group of retired Sobeys and Foodland employees from across Nova Scotia. The donation honours two Foodland owners from Cape Breton, Roddie and Ellen MacKenzie from Sydney Mines, who were both diagnosed with cancer and were able to be treated at home. From left, top, Warren Demone, Leona Hussey, Lloyd Hussey, Ashley Ryan, Darlene Rozicki, Roddie MacKenzie, Francis Rozicki, Ellen MacKenzie; bottom, Brad Jacobs, Neico Ryan and Cheryl Marsh. CONTRIBUTED

Cape Breton Cancer Centre financial campaign gets hefty donation

Updated Jan 17, 2020 at 6:40 p.m.

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The Kentville law courts.

Kentville man pleads guilty to impaired driving with child in car

Peter MacKay introduces the Leader of Canada's Conservatives Andrew Scheer as he campaigns for the upcoming election in Little Harbour, Nova Scotia, Canada October 17, 2019.

Peter MacKay will officially launch Conservative leadership campaign Saturday in Stellarton

Police arrest Santina Rao at the Mumford Road Walmart on Jan. 15, 2020.

SIRT to investigate woman’s controversial arrest at Halifax Walmart

Football.

Court rules against former Atlantic Canada U16 football coach in suspension dispute

Lou Anne Theriault, left, and Stephanie Gustys were two of half a dozen people rallying for animal rights outside the Kentville courthouse Tuesday morning, Jan. 21, 2020 during the court appearance of a woman charged with animal cruelty.

Kings County woman whose dogs were seized arraigned on cruelty charge

LETTER: Keeping Nova Scotia kids waiting in the cold for medical attention

Executive director of human resources Nancy Elkins and Gathering Place guest Kerry O’Quinn. She’s not too shy about playing the piano, but O’Quinn felt more comfortable if the picture was taken with Elkins. Andrew Waterman/The Telegram

Gathering Place on reduced hours, but open as state of emergency continues

Shane O’Handley, a chef at the New Dawn meals on wheels program, checks on some bread at the New Dawn Centre for Social Innovation kitchen on Nepean Street in Sydney this week. The program now prepares about 300 lunches and dinners for residents throughout Sydney and surrounding communities each week. Meals on wheels is always looking for volunteers to deliver meals. Routes are planned so deliveries only take one hour per week. For more information on volunteering, or the adopt-a-route program, contact Kathleen Whelan at 902-562-1245 or kathleen@newdawn.ca. CHRIS CONNORS/CAPE BRETON POST

Labour of loaf in Sydney

A fire which broke out in a duplex at 25 Margaret St., North Sydney on Monday afternoon, also damaged the attached home at 23 Margaret St. and left two families homeless. The fire has been deemed accidental and no one was injured. Sharon Montgomery-Dupe/Cape Breton Post

North Sydney home owner in devastating fire didn't have insurance

An RCMP cruiser.

RCMP reporting phone scam involving requests for social insurance numbers

Brad Jacobs is shown in the file photo. Jacobs, CEO of the Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation, says the foundation has been interested in taking on a new major capital project for some time.

Jacobs resigns as CEO of Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation

Wiliam Sandeson of Lower Truro, who is serving a life sentence for first-degree murder, has successfully sued his ex-roommate.

Judges reserve decision in Sandeson murder appeal