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`There will be challenges'
It didn't take long for the public to react negatively to the Nova Scotia budget tabled in the legislature on Feb. 23. And these concerns are ongoing. If passed as presented, the budget would mean cuts to 287 grants, including 127 that are targeted...
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`HER NAME WAS ERICA. SHE WAS LOVED'
There were so many times that Diane Axent didn't know where her daughter Erica Joy Axent Hilton was. Not only was her daughter's physical whereabouts a mystery, but Erica was a damaged lost person in a world of addiction and substance abuse. A `lost,...
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CLARE VETERANS CENTRE OPENING CELEBRATED
Where once an old legion building stood, now stands a new, modern, nearly $8 million community centre in Saulnierville, Digby County, that proudly carries the name, the Clare Veterans Centre. The Municipality of Clare, which owns the building, says it...
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WHAT'S THE VERDICT? 12 ANGRY JURORS
The jury deliberations prove to be challenging during Th'YARC's stage production of 12 Angry Jurors, happening in February. Cast members, pictured here, have been on the stage for rehearsals in advance of the show's opening on Feb. 19. The show will...
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BACK IN THE CLASSROOM
While sometimes getting someone through the door for the first time is the hard part, getting them to stay is anything but. Even those who may have hesitated find themselves saying: I wish I had done this sooner. The door they've walked through is...
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A DECADE OF MULTITASKING DOWN TO A SCIENCE
It began as something for a few hundred people to do on New Year's Eve in Yarmouth 10 years ago. It's since translated into countless events organized over the past decade that, by estimate, have been attended by at least a couple hundred thousand...
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Avoiding disaster: Major work slated for Mariners Centre
While there is a huge expansion project happening on the grounds of the Mariners Centre in Yarmouth, this spring and summer a major fix will also be happening inside the dual-ice surface facility. Although the project will cause some inconveniences...
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ANNUAL LOBSTER CRAWL CRUSTACEAN CELEBRATION GEARING UP
Video submissions are being accepted until Jan. 26 for the 2026 Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl Lob'STAR. “The Nova Scotia Lobster Crawl is searching for that special South Shore someone who doesn't just like lobster, they love it so much they can't help...
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