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The vehicle that Diane Saulnier and her two daughters were traveling in was struck on its drivers' side as it was turning into a driveway. The vehicle that stuck them was passing other vehicles. The sudden impact caused the vehicle to roll onto its roof in a ditch. PHOTO COURTESY DIANE SAULNIER

'It could have been a lot worse': Mother stresses importance of ...

St. Mary's Bay Academy prom. KARLA KELLY PHOTO

Photo Gallery: St. Mary's Bay Academy celebrates prom

Clare Prom 2019 CONTRIBUTED

PHOTO GALLERY: Ecole Secondaire de Clare celebrates prom 2019

Digby prom 2019 KARLA KELLY PHOTO

PHOTO GALLERY: Digby Regional High School marks prom 2019 on June 2

Digby Town Hall

Town of Digby approves budget; residential rate unchanged, commercial ...

2-minute reads: Who are the people in our neighbourhood?

Nelson Blinn of Plympton, Digby County, enjoys making tiny replicas. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Big enjoyment from tiny replicas: Digby County's Nelson Blinn can’t ...

A unique house building project by JD Composites Inc. The house in Meteghan River, Digby County, was built using recycled plastic bottles.

The Ultimate recycling project: Meteghan River house built with around ...

Roseway Hospital in Shelburne. (Tina Comeau)

Roseway Hospital ER closed: Tuesday, June 25, at 6 a.m., reopening ...

Helicopters are a huge asset and time saver, both for searches and evacuations. Time is especially a critical factor when someone is injured or overexposed to inclement weather. Gabriel Jones photo

Helicopter to the rescue in Shelburne County

A unique house building project by JD Composites Inc. The house in Meteghan River, Digby County, was built using recycled plastic bottles.

The Ultimate recycling project: Meteghan River house built with around 612,000 recycled plastic bottles

Updated 5 minutes ago

St. Mary's Bay Academy prom. KARLA KELLY PHOTO

Photo Gallery: St. Mary's Bay Academy celebrates prom

Updated Jun 19, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

Roseway Hospital in Shelburne. (Tina Comeau)

Roseway Hospital ER closed: Tuesday, June 25, at 6 a.m., reopening Wednesday, June 26, at 8 p.m.

Published 16 hours ago

Helicopters are a huge asset and time saver, both for searches and evacuations. Time is especially a critical factor when someone is injured or overexposed to inclement weather. Gabriel Jones photo

Helicopter to the rescue in Shelburne County

Updated 16 hours ago

News

Roseway Hospital in Shelburne. (Tina Comeau)

Roseway Hospital ER closed: Tuesday, June 25, at 6 a.m., reopening Wednesday, June 26, at 8 p.m.

Published 16 hours ago

West Nova riding

Conservative nomination meetings for West Nova riding happening June 21 and 22

Published Jun 21, 2019 at 5:17 p.m.

Home invasion victim later forced from moving truck near Upper Stewiacke

Updated 15 hours ago

The Cat ferry sailing in Yarmouth, N.S. harbour. TINA COMEAU

Bay Ferries still hoping for a 2019 Cat season as passenger reservations are cancelled up to July 18

Updated 15 hours ago

Living

Off and walking…. In some cases running in the June 22 Walk the Walk for Autism at Central School

Walk the Walk for Autism raises $13,562

Updated 18 hours ago

Getaway cottage designed by Sarah Richardson Design features a painted floor Photo: Sarah Richardson Design for Ten easy ways to refresh your cottage decor by Rebecca Keillor [PNG Merlin Archive]

10 easy ways to refresh your cottage decor

Updated Jun 21, 2019 at 11:04 a.m.

Jeff Douglas recently moved back to Nova Scotia. He left Toronto and his position with CBC-Radio's As It Happens to become the new host of CBC Nova Scotia’s Mainstreet. CBC PHOTO

Lifestyle and career choices bring Jeff Douglas back to Nova Scotia

Updated Jun 20, 2019 at 8:40 a.m.

St. Mary's Bay Academy prom. KARLA KELLY PHOTO

Photo Gallery: St. Mary's Bay Academy celebrates prom

Updated Jun 19, 2019 at 5:40 p.m.

Business

A unique house building project by JD Composites Inc. The house in Meteghan River, Digby County, was built using recycled plastic bottles.

The Ultimate recycling project: Meteghan River house built with around 612,000 recycled plastic bottles

Updated 5 minutes ago

Elaine Robertson, a branch manager with East Coast Credit Union, offers viewers financial advice on the newly-launched web-series Your Two Cents. Television star Jonathan Torrens created the show.

New web-series from Jonathan Torrens offers financial advice for 20-somethings

Updated May 27, 2019 at 9 a.m.

Casa Nova Fine Beverages. CONTRIBUTED

Casa Nova Fine Beverages wins 5 medals in international wine competition

Published May 22, 2019 at 5:51 p.m.

Kent Bailey, the chair of the Tampa Sierra Group speaks on behalf of a small group of protesters from Florida outside the the Emera Inc. annual meeting at Halifax Convention Centre Wednesday. The community advocates travelled from Florida. They were protesting continued use of carbon-based fuels by Emera subsidiary TECO Energy, based in Tampa, in its Big Bend Power Station.

Halifax-based energy conglomerate Emera promises better diversity on board

Updated May 16, 2019 at 12:55 p.m.

Sports

The cars round the track at Lake Doucette Motor Speedway. FRANKIE CROWELL PHOTO

2019 Lake Doucette Motor Speedway racing season underway

Updated Jun 21, 2019 at 9:56 p.m.

The Toronto Raptors celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after they defeated the Golden State Warriors last night at Oracle Arena. (Getty Images)

True team effort by Raptors defeats Golden State's dynasty

Updated Jun 14, 2019 at 11:55 a.m.

Efforts are underway to start a movement of people performing small random acts of kindness for others in memory of Jaycee Tracey, a four-year-old Glace Bay girl who died of a sudden illness last month. The effort, which will use the hashtag #JayItForward, will be launched at a ceremony at the opening of a ball tournament at South Street Field in Glace Bay Saturday at 1 p.m.

Don Cherry pays tribute to late Glace Bay girl during Coach’s Corner

Updated Jun 14, 2019 at 10:03 a.m.

Social media was filled with images of a tearful Brad Marchand after the Bruins’ Game 7 Stanley Cup loss on Wednesday to the St. Louis Blues. - Twitter

Brad Marchand on Bruins’ Stanley Cup loss: ‘I’ll never get over this’

Updated Jun 13, 2019 at 1:54 p.m.

Opinion

Although headlines scream culture wars, Atlantic Canadians agree on a lot of key issues. Here, a view of the Halifax skyline, early morning. - Shutterstock

OPINION: Busting the myth that Canadians are polarized on climate and immigration

Updated May 22, 2019 at 4:06 p.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: McNeil's inaction setting stage for future nursing home crisis

Updated Mar 07, 2019 at 6:58 a.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: OPOR deal creating plenty of smoke

Updated Mar 06, 2019 at 7:09 a.m.

Letter to the Editor

Pharmacy decision an insult to Lycetts and broader community

Updated Mar 05, 2019 at 2:15 p.m.

Community

Farm and Market in Clarenville.

Farm and Market in Clarenville to open for the season

Updated Jun 21, 2019 at 1:55 p.m.

Three kilometres of trail through the community of Cornwallis Park will be upgraded with boardwalk and footbridge replacements.

Hiking trail improvements, expansion planned for Cornwallis Park

Updated Jun 13, 2019 at 1:29 p.m.

Annapolis East Elementary School student Gabriel Salley created this piece of art that reminds drivers to stay at least one metre away from bicyclists for safety’s sake. The picture won its grade category in a provincewide RCMP bicycle safety contest.

Middleton student a winner in RCMP bicycle safety art contest

Updated Jun 13, 2019 at 11:30 a.m.

This nail was the first in a permanent collection created by students at Middleton Regional High School. It’s a hand-forge nail and is symbolic of blacksmithing in the area in years past. With that in mind, Macdonald Museum director Janice Slauenwhite has invited blacksmiths and farriers to set up on the front lawn June 23 from noon to 4 p.m. to show off their skills.

Hammer In - Blacksmith demonstrations part of life skills sessions at Middleton museum

Updated Jun 12, 2019 at 4:03 p.m.

Recent Stories

A unique house building project by JD Composites Inc. The house in Meteghan River, Digby County, was built using recycled plastic bottles.

The Ultimate recycling project: Meteghan River house built with around 612,000 recycled plastic bottles

Roseway Hospital in Shelburne. (Tina Comeau)

Roseway Hospital ER closed: Tuesday, June 25, at 6 a.m., reopening Wednesday, June 26, at 8 p.m.

Helicopters are a huge asset and time saver, both for searches and evacuations. Time is especially a critical factor when someone is injured or overexposed to inclement weather. Gabriel Jones photo

Helicopter to the rescue in Shelburne County

Off and walking…. In some cases running in the June 22 Walk the Walk for Autism at Central School

Walk the Walk for Autism raises $13,562

Personalize the system's user interface to be easy and intuitive for everyone in your family to navigate.

Smart homes are booming

Members of an ecological group in Annapolis County have written a forest manifesto seeking more community input and protection of wildlife, ecosystems, and biodiversity. They are concerned about the state of forestry on Crown land in Nova Scotia.

Forest Manifesto - Ecology group seeks community input, protection of wildlife, ecosystems, and biodiversity

Bluenose II crew members wave goodbye from the bowsprit. - Josh Healey

Bluenose II bids farewell to Nova Scotia for the summer

Chris d’Entremont on Friday evening, June 21, at the Yarmouth Lions Club hall,, site of the first of the weekend’s nomination meetings to pick a Conservative candidate for this year’s federal election.

Chris d’Entremont gets Conservative nomination for West Nova

Doug Miller found this note and $100 bill in Carmichael Park on Saturday.

‘Good in the world and joy to be found’: Pictou County man finds $100 bill and encouragement note

An advocate for safe roads: Wolfville crosswalk safety at the forefront of Horton students’ minds

The cars round the track at Lake Doucette Motor Speedway. FRANKIE CROWELL PHOTO

2019 Lake Doucette Motor Speedway racing season underway

The stain + sealant gives the wood a nice rich tone while letting the wood grain shine. - Heather Laura Clarke

MY HANDMADE HOME: Getting to the front porch finish line