PHOTOS: Unified basketball tournament all about fun, sportsmanship
MILFORD: It was a day of fun for athletes on the Unified basketball teams from eight schools in central N.S. and HRM. The Winter Freeze Unified basketball tournament was held…
New Centre for internationally trained physicians opens
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia opened a new centre that will see internationally trained physicians get licensed faster to practise in communities across the province. The Physician Assessment Centre of Excellence and…
MEH hands out annual Design Awards
ELMSDALE: The 2025 East Hants Design Awards ceremony took place on February 19. The event aimed to recognize and celebrate individuals who have gone above and beyond to enhance the…
RCMP arrests five, executes search warrant in Colchester County
COLCHESTER COUNTY: RCMP in Colchester County have arrested five people and executed a search warrant in West New Annan. On February 20, in relation to an ongoing voyeurism investigation, RCMP…
Brannen commits to Dalhousie Rams women’s soccer program
MILFORD: An Elmsdale-area soccer player will be hitting the pitch next September with her college women’s soccer team. The Dalhousie Rams announced that Emma Brannen, from Hants East Rural High…
Nova Scotians deserve better than misleading narratives, says NSACCW
From a release HALIFAX: The Nova Scotia government is continuing to allow its most vulnerable citizens be exposed to the current future economic instability. The 2025-26 Budget that acknowledges poverty…
Sanford-Cokes perfect in goal, MacDonald notches hat-trick as HERH wins Div. 2 girls regional banner
MILFORD: A hat-trick from Sheridan MacDonald and shutout goaltending by Carys Sanford-Cokes led the Hants East Rural High Tigers girl’s hockey team to a big victory on Feb. 21. The…
Two charged by RCMP for drug trafficking
SIPEKNE’KATIK: A Truro man and Sipekne’katik woman have been charged with drug trafficking, police say, following the execution of a search warrant in Sipekne’katik (Indian Brook). On Wednesday Feb. 19,…
Gilby excited to race in select U.S. Late Model races with FR8 Racing
ENFIELD: An Enfield race car driver has been signed to a development deal with a U.S.-based race team that will allow him to gain valuable knowledge he can use back…
Driver ticketed for hitting pedestrian
ELMSDALE: A driver from the East Hants area has been ticketed after hitting a pedestrian with the vehicle they were driving. East Hants RCMP Const. Preston Burns, community policing officer,…