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MAIN PHOTO: Fall River's Braden Marshall won the Senior Gold Award for the Queen's Commonwealth Essay competition. He was presented the award by N.S. Lt. Governor the Honourable Arthur LeBlanc prior to the recent...

BIBLE HILL: The 26-year-old woman who was reported missing from Bible Hill has been located and is safe. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and retweets on social media. File# 2021-667421

WAVERLEY: A stream/brook located just off Highway 118 near the Silversides subdivision in Waverley is a little less polluted—for the time being—thanks to three youngsters. Abi, Martha, and Brody Beaton all came together to spend...

HALIFAX: Nova Scotians are among the least likely in Canada to report they have good or excellent mental health, the people behind a new study says. The study, by Canada Health Infoway (Infoway), shows that...

HALIFAX: The province has reported 86 new cases of COVID-19, while also seeing 115 recoveries of those suffering from the virus. There are 66 cases in Central Zone, 11 in Eastern Zone, four in Western...

FALL RIVER: The frustration that childcare operators across N.S. are experiencing during the current COVID19 shutdown is evident in one line from a letter sent to the province and media outlets by the owners...

BEAVER BANK: RCMP are investigating a handful of break-ins to vehicles on May 14. Cpl. Lisa Croteau, with Halifax District RCMP, said police have received four reports of thefts or attempted thefts from motor vehicles...

WINDSOR JUNCTION: Organizers of the Keloose community festival are asking for the communities help in designing a new logo, plus providing an update on where things stand as COVID19 continues to hit N.S. hard. In...

DARTMOUTH: A 23-year-old man from Elmsdale has been charged in the death of a Dartmouth man on May 12 in an incident police say was not random. At approximately 7:30 p.m. on May 12, officers...

EAST HANTS/FALLRIVER: The Laker News received several queries on a few topics for questions to ask Premier Iain Rankin and Dr. Robert Strang. While we can’t ask all of them, and some didn’t fall into...