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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston receives the 2023 Code of Silence Award for ditching his election promise to empower the province's information commissioner. - Tim Krochak File

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston 'wins' Code of Silence Award

Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston has been given an award for hiding information from the people who elected him. Before the last election, he promised to give the province’s information commissioner the power to order government bodies to release ...

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Above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicted

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People walk past what remains of the boardwalk leading to the beach at Rissers Beach Provincial Park on Monday, Sept. 18, 2023. The campground and park were significantly damaged by Tropical Storm Lee on the weekend.
Ryan Taplin - The Chronicle Herald

Pictou County Palliative Care Society hosting Ceremonial Remembrance of a Life

Updated 8 hours ago |2 min read

A ceremonial remembrance of a life, open to the public, will take place on Sunday, June 2, at 6 p.m. at the gazebo at Glasgow Square, New Glasgow.

Kings County, N.S., council puts brakes on proposed growth centre in Greenwich

Updated 8 hours ago |8 min read

N.S. settles with Northern Pulp owner

Updated 4 hours ago |7 min read

NSTU, province ratify new contract that gives teachers better school supports, higher pay

Updated 4 hours ago |2 min read

Opinion

COVID Vignette columnist Gary Saunders. Contributed

COVID VIGNETTE: That time of year again

How many activities are there that give your body fresh air and exercise, quality time in nature, a good appetite, and something to show for it afterwards? A trip to Florida? Open-air tennis? Horseback riding in Paraguay? None of these. No, I'm ...

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LETTERS: New name suggestions offered for Victoria Day

Updated 5 hours ago |1 min read

LETTER: Re-electing former CBRM mayor not the answer, says voter

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Cecil Clarke speaks with a few CBRM residents inside the Horizon Achievement Centre in Sydney for Thursday's announcement of his plans to run for CBRM mayor in this fall's municipal election. IAN NATHANSON/CAPE BRETON POST

JOHN DeMONT: ‘Bring ya a**’ to Nova Scotia and opportunities await

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LETTERS: P.E.I. letter writers on motor vehicle inspections and emissions

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ANNE M. CROSSMAN: Churches hold special places in many people’s hearts

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Business

The Northern Pulp mill in Pictou County has been idled since 2020.

N.S. settles with Northern Pulp owner

An agreement between the Nova Scotia government and Paper Excellence Canada could close the book on the decade-old Northern Pulp file and open a new one for the province’s forestry industry. On Thursday, Premier Tim Houston announced that a ...

Updated 4 hours ago |7 min read

'On the cutting edge of growing': First saffron, now tea, Coastal Grove Farm in Port LaTour continues to expand

Updated May. 21, 2024 |9 min read

Matthew Roy, owner of Coastal Grove Farm in Port LaTour, talks about production on the farm standing next to citrus fruits he has growing in one of his geothermal greenhouses. Kathy Johnson

N.S. providing funding for innovation in local food production

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Jill McPherson is the co-founder and owner Island Folk Cider House. The Sydney cidery’s latest offering, Lil’ Besties, features six pets on its label as a result of a social-media contest that invited customers to send in photos of their furry, feathered — and even scaled — friends. Contributed/Ethan Fenton

Canada banking regulator asks TD Bank to overhaul risk controls, Globe and Mail reports

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US DOJ sues to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster

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Kia shrugs off slowing EV demand to launch compact electric SUV

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Lifestyles

Friends, Landon Higgins (16), left, and Mason Johnson (16) of Truro, with their impressive catches. NICK GAINES

IN PHOTOS: Crowds poured out to show off their fishing skills during Truro’s Fisherama

The Cobequid Salmon Association’s Fisherama was a big hit, with attendees of all ages on May 18. 1,200 trout were put into Kiwanis Pond. One hundred of these fish were between one to two pounds. Fourteen fish were tagged, and if a tagged fish was ...

Updated 5 hours ago |5 min read

Phase 1 to get underway this summer on new family park in Falmouth, N.S.

Updated 6 hours ago |4 min read

A park warming event was held at the site of the future Falmouth Family Park, 369 Town Rd., on May 18. Pictured is Matt Dunfield, left, who first proposed the project in 2022, and Paul Burgess, the president of the Windsor and District Lions Club. Visitors to the site had a chance to learn about what’s planned for the property while enjoying a free barbecue and refreshments.

Sharing their passions: Fourteen youth taking part in first-year event at Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival

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Fourteen youth from across the Annapolis Valley are participating in the first Passions That Bloom contest during the 90th edition of the Apple Blossom Festival. From left are Ilya-Faith Andrews, Leslie Ann Levy, Brett McWaid and Sierra Cox.Jason Malloy

PASSIONS THAT BLOOMS: Meet the participants

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Rebekah Brown is youngest lead in history of ‘Anne & Gilbert, The Musical'

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PAUL SMITH: Memories of Victoria Day weekend, then and now

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Sports

Tiago Coimbra of the Halifax Wanderers gets tripped up by a Valour FC defender during a Canadian Premier League match Monday afternoon at the Wanderers Grounds. The Wanderers lost 2-1 to fall to 0-4-1 on the season. - CANADIAN PREMIER LEAGUE

‘No easy answers’ for Wanderers’ slow start to Canadian Premier League season

Something had to give in a Victoria Day clash between the two worst clubs in the Canadian Premier League. Much to the chagrin of the Wanderers Grounds faithful, it was visiting Valour FC who earned their first victory of the season, a 2-1 decision ...

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Nova Scotia's Landon Sim returns from controversial suspension in time for London Knights' Memorial Cup opener

Updated a day ago |3 min read

New Glasgow's Landon Sim is a third-year forward with the OHL's London Knights. - London Knights

Nova Scotia's MacKinnon and Marchand express frustration in exit interviews: 'We've just got to be better'

Updated May. 20, 2024 |8 min read

Boston Bruins captain Brad Marchand (63) shakes hands with Florida Panthers centre Sam Bennett (9) after the Panthers defeated the Bruins in Game 6 of the second round of the 2024 Stanley Cup Playoffs at TD Garden in Boston on Friday. - Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports

BLUE NOSE MARATHON: Halifax's Nickerson, Hawkins each capture first full marathon titles

Updated May. 21, 2024 |6 min read

Sylvain Favreau reflects on Mooseheads coaching experience after winning QMJHL title in Drummondville

Updated May. 17, 2024 |7 min read

Nova Scotia's Luke Woodworth is the heart and soul of QMJHL champion Voltigeurs

Updated May. 16, 2024 |7 min read

Communities

Suzanne Blatt, a scientist at the Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada Research and Development Centre in Kentville, was part of a study looking at ways to make apple trees more resistant to extreme heat conditions.

Research in Kings County part of study into preventing sunburn damage in apple crops

When extreme heat created significant damage in apples and other tree fruits across British Columbia three years ago, scientists at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada started looking at what can be done to prevent such harm as climate change continues ...

Updated 3 hours ago |3 min read

COVID VIGNETTE: That time of year again

Updated 5 hours ago |3 min read

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: 15-year-old multi-sport athlete talks shop

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Ethan Wolfe is a 15-year-old, grade 10 student at Cobequid Educational Centre in Truro. He's involved in multiple sports from track and field, to floor ball, to badminton. NICK GAINES

IN PHOTOS: Crowds poured out to show off their fishing skills during Truro’s Fisherama

Updated 5 hours ago |5 min read

No May start: Yarmouth jury trial for trio facing murder charges adjourned to January 2025

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Phase 1 to get underway this summer on new family park in Falmouth, N.S.

Updated 6 hours ago |4 min read

Canada

P.E.I. is launching a five-year action plan aimed at improving the seniors' access to health care. - Stock Image

Newfoundland and Labrador wants to know why you love being old

Newfoundland and Labrador is looking for a few anti-ageism champions. The province’s Office of the Seniors’ Advocate has invited older folks to share their positive experiences of aging to combat ageism from May 23 to June 14. The office has launched ...

Updated 2 hours ago |2 min read

P.E.I. Abegweit First Nation opening new solar homes for Indigenous women

Updated 2 hours ago |1 min read

P.E.I. Abegweit First Nation has launched three new Passive Solar Homes in Scotchfort for women who make significant contributions to the community. - Contributed

CPKC says possible Canada rail strike unlikely before mid-July

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$178k donated from Smile Cookie Campaign to Newfoundland charities

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P.E.I. warned 2024 hurricane season will be more active than usual

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Duo charged after man forcibly taken from home in Carbonear and assaulted: RCMP

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World

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine speaks during an event to tout the new Brent Spence Bridge over the Ohio River between Covington, Kentucky and Cincinnati, in Covington, Kentucky, U.S., January 4, 2023.

Ohio governor calls special session to get Biden on ballot

By Jasper Ward (Reuters) - Ohio Governor Mike DeWine on Thursday called a special session of his state's legislature to get President Joe Biden on its ballot for the Nov. 5 presidential election. The session, which will be held on May 28, aims to ...

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Analysis-Divisions, elections and Assad lay bare Europe's Syrian quagmire

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A Syrian refugee woman (C) cries as she holds a baby while refugees and migrants arrive on a boat on the Greek island of Lesbos, November 7, 2015.

Promising pipelines and fracking, Trump rakes in millions at Texas fundraisers

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U.S. President Donald Trump arrives to deliver remarks and sign an executive order on energy and infrastructure at the International Union of Operating Engineers International Training and Education Center in Crosby, Texas, U.S., April 10, 2019.

US CDC warns of multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry

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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston 'wins' Code of Silence Award

Above-normal 2024 Atlantic hurricane season predicted

Pictou County Palliative Care Society hosting Ceremonial Remembrance of a Life

Kings County, N.S., council puts brakes on proposed growth centre in Greenwich

N.S. settles with Northern Pulp owner

NSTU, province ratify new contract that gives teachers better school supports, higher pay

Opinion

COVID VIGNETTE: That time of year again

LETTERS: New name suggestions offered for Victoria Day

LETTER: Re-electing former CBRM mayor not the answer, says voter

JOHN DeMONT: ‘Bring ya a**’ to Nova Scotia and opportunities await

LETTERS: P.E.I. letter writers on motor vehicle inspections and emissions

ANNE M. CROSSMAN: Churches hold special places in many people’s hearts

Business

N.S. settles with Northern Pulp owner

'On the cutting edge of growing': First saffron, now tea, Coastal Grove Farm in Port LaTour continues to expand

N.S. providing funding for innovation in local food production

Canada banking regulator asks TD Bank to overhaul risk controls, Globe and Mail reports

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Lifestyles

IN PHOTOS: Crowds poured out to show off their fishing skills during Truro’s Fisherama

Phase 1 to get underway this summer on new family park in Falmouth, N.S.

Sharing their passions: Fourteen youth taking part in first-year event at Annapolis Valley Apple Blossom Festival

PASSIONS THAT BLOOMS: Meet the participants

Rebekah Brown is youngest lead in history of ‘Anne & Gilbert, The Musical'

PAUL SMITH: Memories of Victoria Day weekend, then and now

Sports

‘No easy answers’ for Wanderers’ slow start to Canadian Premier League season

Nova Scotia's Landon Sim returns from controversial suspension in time for London Knights' Memorial Cup opener

Nova Scotia's MacKinnon and Marchand express frustration in exit interviews: 'We've just got to be better'

BLUE NOSE MARATHON: Halifax's Nickerson, Hawkins each capture first full marathon titles

Sylvain Favreau reflects on Mooseheads coaching experience after winning QMJHL title in Drummondville

Nova Scotia's Luke Woodworth is the heart and soul of QMJHL champion Voltigeurs

Communities

Research in Kings County part of study into preventing sunburn damage in apple crops

COVID VIGNETTE: That time of year again

ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: 15-year-old multi-sport athlete talks shop

IN PHOTOS: Crowds poured out to show off their fishing skills during Truro’s Fisherama

No May start: Yarmouth jury trial for trio facing murder charges adjourned to January 2025

Phase 1 to get underway this summer on new family park in Falmouth, N.S.

Canada

Newfoundland and Labrador wants to know why you love being old

P.E.I. Abegweit First Nation opening new solar homes for Indigenous women

CPKC says possible Canada rail strike unlikely before mid-July

$178k donated from Smile Cookie Campaign to Newfoundland charities

P.E.I. warned 2024 hurricane season will be more active than usual

Duo charged after man forcibly taken from home in Carbonear and assaulted: RCMP

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Ohio governor calls special session to get Biden on ballot

Analysis-Divisions, elections and Assad lay bare Europe's Syrian quagmire

Promising pipelines and fracking, Trump rakes in millions at Texas fundraisers

US CDC warns of multi-state salmonella outbreak linked to backyard poultry

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