Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The Wharf Rat Rally made a successful return to Digby over the long weekend. Final numbers aren't yet in, but its estimated thousands of motorcyclists made the trip for the festival Organizer Peter Ja...

The price of gas is down this morning, while diesel ramped up nearly ten cents per litre. Gas is around $1.64 a litre after the adjustment, depending on where you fill up. Diesel is back over $2.00 in...

A commercial airliner had to make an emergency landing in Boston last night. The Boeing-747 had to turn around near Yarmouth and land at Logan International Airport after smoke was reported in the coc...

The price of diesel is up seven cents from yesterday. The province using its interrupter clause to adjust the price last night. Diesel is now over $1.90 a litre in most areas. Gas prices didn't change...

A record-tying 56 medals for Nova Scotia at the Canada Games in Niagara, Ontario. We finished with 22 gold, 15 silver and 19 bronze, as the games wrapped up yesterday. Nova Scotia won three team-sport...

A head-on crash in Yarmouth on Saturday night has claimed three lives. It happened around 8:30 on Highway 103 near Greenville, as a car and a pickup truck collided. A 22 year old man and an 18 year ol...

There were 11 deaths due to COVID-19 in Nova Scotia last week, six more than the week before. According to the province's dashboard on the virus, the deaths happened between August 9-15. Forty people ...

Thirteen more medals for Nova Scotia at the Canada Games in Niagara, Ontario. Athletes from our province took six gold, two silver and five bronze medals in canoe-kayak events yesterday. We now have 3...

St. Mary's Bay is closed to commercial fishers due to a recent North Atlantic Right Whale sighting off Digby Neck. Those fishing crab and herring had to remove their gear to avoid potential entangleme...

The price of gas is down, and diesel is up after the province's regular weekly adjustment. Gas fell by nearly two cents to sit around $1.70 per litre, depending on where you fill up. Diesel increased ...