PHOTOS/VIDEO: Relay for Life raises more than $55,000 at Hants East Rural High
MILFORD: The warm sunshine shone down as students and the community gave back during the Relay for Life at Hants East Rural High School on Thursday June 4. Starting off…
PHOTOS/VIDEO: Relay for Life fundraising goal crushed at Lockview High
FALL RIVER: Students at Lockview High had set a goal of raising $42,000 for their Relay for Life, held May 29 at the new Turf Field at the school. Well,…
Big Ride gears up for P.E.I. with strong local support and fundraising focus
ELMSDALE: Sitting over coffee at Cup of Soul Café in Elmsdale, Blair Nickerson spoke with enthusiasm about what has quickly become more than just a cycling event, it’s a growing…
Jr B Pens hosting Pink in the Rink game this Friday night
LANTZ: The East Hants Bitar’s Ristorante Penguins will be doing their part for hockey fights cancer this Friday night. The Fred Fox leading Pens will host the Capstone Colts in…
PHOTOS/VIDEO: More than $6,000 at fundraiser for young Isla and her family
LOWER SACKVILLE: The community of Lower Sackville and area stepped up in an amazing outpouring of support for young Beaver Bank girl Isla Rahal and her family. At a fundraiser…
New, enhanced Sunshine Room for cancer patients opens at QEII
By NSCC Journalism student Paige Dillman who is interning with The Laker News HALIFAX: The QEII Foundation and Nova Scotia Health have collaborated to unveil a new and enhanced Sunshine…
Sackville-area community supporting Ukrainian family whose son has been diagnosed with leukemia
LOWER SACKVILLE: Tragedy has struck a second time for one Ukrainian refugee family who are trying to rebuild their lives in Canada and Lower Sackville. This time the tragedy is…
IAFF: Occupational cancer is killing firefighters
January is Fire Fighter Cancer Awareness Month From a release sent to The Laker News by the IAFF OTTAWA, ONT.: Occupational cancer is claiming the lives of more fire fighters…
PHOTOS/VIDEO: HERH Relay for Life raises more than $56,000
LANTZ: If Hants East MLA John A. MacDonald is seen with a bald head in the coming days, that’s because he gave the students at Hants East Rural High an…
VIDEO/PHOTOS: Student-led Relay for Life at Lockview High doubles goal; raises $20,000
FALL RIVER: The warmth of the sun beamed down greatly on the plethora of Lockview High students in the football field on June 5. That was because, the students were…