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HALIFAX: As of today, Dec. 15, Nova Scotia has 57 active cases of COVID-19. Six new cases are being reported today. Three cases are in Central Zone. Two cases are in Northern Zone and the...

LANTZ: What started out as a way to put a smile on the face of a young girl some 17 years ago has turned into an enormous success year after year for the local...

WELLINGTON: The subdivisions that make up Oaken Hills in Wellington left Santa needing another way to get back to the North Pole after he visited the community on Dec. 6. The community held their first-ever...

FALL RIVER:  A Fall River-owned company is trying to brighten Christmas morning for children in the HRM. Junk Works Halifax, who is an inline story advertiser with The Laker News and owned by Chris and...

OAKFIELD: The Shubenacadie Watershed Environmental Protection Society (SWEPS) is looking for input from residents on trail development. In a post on several community pages, Grant MacLeod, who calls Fall River home and is with the...

GRAND FALLS, N.B.: The hot streak continues for the Grand Falls Rapids, and much of it because of a Fall River goalie who earned his first shutout of the season on Dec. 8. Nolan Boyd,...

HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia RCMP has charged two men with firearms offences in relation to an ongoing federal investigation into organized crime and drugs in Nova Scotia. On December 9,Nova Scotia RCMP Federal Serious Organized...

HALIFAX: As of today, Dec. 12, Nova Scotia has 61 active cases of COVID-19. Seven new cases are being reported today. Three cases are in Western Zone. Two are close contacts of previously reported cases....

FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: As Nova Scotia's Provincial Police, road safety is a top priority. In an effort to keep citizens informed about enforcement on our roadways, Nova Scotia RCMP is releasing statistics for all...

Here is the Pet of the Week for Dec. 11, 2020 as selected by a random computerized draw: The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw for next week, and the...