Author Archives: Kevin Northup

When will Nova Scotians go to the polls? Speculation is pointing to a late-fall provincial election. Cape Breton University political scientist Tom Urbaniak says an election call is 'likely' over the ...

A new pilot project could be coming for elver fishers. DFO is proposing a quota redistribution to allow 120 fishers who are currently part of a company to have their own licence. They sent a letter to...

A meeting between federal Conservative MPs and lobster fishers. Illegal lobster fishing activity was the main topic, as it continues in the southwest part of the province. West Nova MP Chris d'Entremo...

Nearly 11,000 more passengers took the 'CAT' ferry this year. The Bay Ferries vessel that runs between Yarmouth and the U.S. carried 49,299 passengers. It also had nearly 20,000 vehicles, that's almos...

Yarmouth's MLA and opposition leader says support for the 'CAT' ferry is good news. The province announced the Bay Ferries vessel will continue sailing for the next two years. Zach Churchill says the ...

One of the men serving a life sentence in the murder of Yarmouth's Colton Cook is appealing his conviction. Robert Rogers, who is now in his early 60s, will stand in front of three judges Tuesday at t...

It wasn't the Northern Lights brightening the sky this time. Lightning hung over the western part of our province for much of Thanksgiving Monday. The show began in the afternoon and went late into th...

A man serving a life sentence for the murder of a 26-year-old in southwestern Nova Scotia is seeking a new trial. Robert Rogers is appealing his second-degree murder conviction with no chance of parol...

Prepare to pay more at the pump. Industry sources say gas prices could jump nearly seven cents at midnight. Diesel is also expected to rise another two cents, after the province invoked an interrupter...

A continuing care assistant says she's grateful for the program that got her into the field. Arlene Croft of Hammonds Plains is now working at Shannex, and was a member of the first graduating class o...