Author Archives: Kevin Northup

The province wants to train more doctors. Five more first-year seats will be created at Dalhousie University in Halifax, with five more to come in 2026/27. There are now 99 seats at Dal, with 30 more ...

The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup champions once again. They beat the Edmonton Oilers 5-1 in Game 6 of the Final at home to clinch the title for the second year in a row. Sam Reinhart led the way w...

Sidney Crosby is returning to the Olympic games. The Vancouver 2010 hero is coming back to Team Canada for the 2026 Milan tournament. The two-time gold medalist is one of six preliminary players named...

A Haligonian is joining the front office of the New York Islanders. Ryan Bowness has been named assistant general manager and director of player personnel. Bowness previously held an assistant GM role...

The province is funding initiatives to help combat childhood obesity. Acadia University, Upward Mobility Kitchens East in Halifax and the Wasopopa'q First Nation are getting a combined $1 million thro...

Americans are keeping the Nova Scotia to Maine ferry busy this season. The latest numbers from Bay Ferries show people from the U.S. coming to our province are the largest single group of users for th...

A curling legend will take her rightful place in the Nova Scotia Sports Hall of Fame. Six-time national champion Colleen Jones of Halifax is part of the Class of 2025. She also won two World champions...

Could 'Wind West' bring economic prosperity to Nova Scotia? Premier Tim Houston released a video about the potential project, which would see a new transmission cable transport energy from new offshor...

A man charged in the largest wildfire in Nova Scotia's history will be sentenced this fall. Twenty-three-year-old Dalton Clark Stewart did not appear in Shelburne Provincial Court in Barrington Thursd...

One of the legendary 'Beach Boys' has died. Brian Wilson, co-founder of the 60s U.S. rock band is considered to be one of America's groundbreaking songwriters. His family confirmed his passing in a so...