Saturday, June 13, 2026

BURGERS AND BREAKING RECORDS: Student volunteers Ciaran Cormier (back, left), Ross MacPhie, Evan Delorey, Jon Hines, Wissam Al Shilawi, Jacob Young (front, left) and Carly Stewart made sure everyone was well fed during the 2026 Relay for Life in support of the Canadian Cancer Society hosted by Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish on June 3. The student-led fundraiser garnered $63,781.68, which is the most successful one in the history of the school. Full story in this week's edition.

 

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Homicide investigations continue in Antigonish County

By Corey LeBlanc

UPPER BIG TRACADIE – Investigations continue into a pair of homicides that occurred in eastern Antigonish County over a 10-day period last month.

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BURGERS AND BREAKING RECORDS: Student volunteers Ciaran Cormier (back, left), Ross MacPhie, Evan Delorey, Jon Hines, Wissam Al Shilawi, Jacob Young (front, left) and Carly Stewart made sure everyone was well fed during the 2026 Relay for Life in support of the Canadian Cancer Society hosted by Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish on June 3. The student-led fundraiser garnered $63,781.68, which is the most successful one in the history of the school. Full story in this week's edition.

 

  • Homicide investigations continue in Antigonish County

    By Corey LeBlanc

    June 10 2026

    UPPER BIG TRACADIE – Investigations continue into a pair of homicides that occurred in eastern Antigonish County over a 10-day period last month. READ MORE



June 10, 2026

  • Mulgrave approves tax increase in $2.43-million budget

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    MULGRAVE – Mulgrave taxpayers will see increases in residential and commercial tax rates this year after council approved its 2026-27 budget June 2, including a 3.32 per cent increase across all tax categories. READ MORE

  • Amazing grace in a brutal week

    By Alec Bruce

    MULGRAVE – In an instant, Velma Greencorn lost almost everything. The fire that destroyed the Mulgrave Manor apartment building on Tower Rd., where she lived, on May 31 left the 75-year-old without her home, her clothing, her medications and many of the everyday things she depended on. READ MORE



Also in this edition...

  • From wonder to scrutiny: The debate over ‘Canada’s’ spaceport

    By Alec Bruce

    CANSO – It’s a measure, perhaps, of Canada’s newfound urgency about the global space race that its only current contender for a national launch site has gone from object of wonder to object of parliamentary scrutiny before launching so much as a single commercial rocket.

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  • County council approves rezoning application for 18 properties

    By Corey LeBlanc

    BEECH HILL – The proponent of a planned wind energy project has received approval for a rezoning application from the Municipality of the County of Antigonish.

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  • Name change coming for St. Martha’s Regional Hospital

    By Corey LeBlanc

    ANTIGONISH – The upcoming end of their sponsorship of the regional hospital here – one founded by the Congregation of the Sisters of St. Martha 120 years ago – will include a name change for the healthcare facility.

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June 3, 2026

  • Antigonish County council adopts $22M+ budget

    By Corey LeBlanc

    BEECH HILL – Council for the Municipality of the County of Antigonish has approved its budget, including an estimated $22,661,811 in spending, for the 2026-27 fiscal year. READ MORE

  • SMART-GO launches prescription delivery service

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    SHERBROOKE – St. Mary’s and Area Rural Transit (SMART-GO) is offering a prescription pickup and delivery service as residents prepare for the closure of the community’s only pharmacy. READ MORE

  • Maritime Launch reveals construction roadmap for spaceport

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    CANSO – For years, residents of this wind-swept coastal community between the great big sea and the big blue yonder could only imagine what a commercial spaceport on Nova Scotia’s Eastern shore might one day look like. Now, according to Maritime Launch Services CEO Stephen Matier, the wait will soon be over. READ MORE



May 27, 2026

  • Lone pharmacy pulls out of Sherbrooke

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    SHERBROOKE – Residents in the Municipality of the District of St. Mary’s face the loss of their only local pharmacy next month. READ MORE

  • Antigonish EMO, partners prepare for wildfire season

    By Corey LeBlanc

    BEECH HILL – An unwelcome sign of summer’s arrival in Nova Scotia in recent years is already underway. Not that emergency officials needed any reminder, as a wildfire in Queen’s County earlier this month served as a wake-up call for people, including in Antigonish County, that the season has begun. READ MORE

  • Concern growing over unsightly properties

    By Alec Bruce

    GUYSBOROUGH – Fear of neighbour disputes, weak enforcement powers and uncertainty over when municipalities can intervene dominated discussion at the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) council meeting May 20 over dangerous and unsightly properties. READ MORE

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