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Pauline Douglas Balloch, of Centreville, N.B., seated at her desk. She joined the Canadian Army Medical Corps in the spring of 1917.

Maritimers' First World War letters home : spirits remain high despite ...

On the 11th hour.

ON THE 11th HOUR: when the war went quiet

Posters like these, published across Atlantic Canada, encouraged young men to enlist.

The psychology of war in Atlantic Canada: war wounds beyond the ...

Firefighters from several departments responded to a house fire in Tusket, Yarmouth County, on Nov. 11. KEITH DOUCET PHOTO

Smoke detector alerts occupants to fire that destroyed house in ...

Courtney Saulnier played the Last Post and Reveille during the ceremony.

Paying respect at the Yarmouth Cenotaph

Cole McLaren of Lequille, Annapolis County worked his way up through the Valley Wildcats program in Berwick before earning his spot on the Halifax Mooseheads roster.

Titan no match for Mooseheads

Shelburne Roseway Hospital.

Shelburne Roseway Hospital emergency department closures over Nov. 8-12 timeframe

Published Nov 08, 2018 at 3:56 p.m.

Town of Shelburne receives 2018 Creative Nova Scotia Community Arts and Culture Recognition Award
- Published Nov 07, 2018 at 6:01 p.m.
'They would all have tears in their eyes': Veterans remembered with special banners in the Municipality of Barrington and Town of Clark's Harbour
- Updated Nov 05, 2018 at 6:23 p.m.
Municipality of Barrington hires Chris Frotten as its new CAO
- Published Nov 06, 2018 at 11:21 a.m.
Lost Nova Scotia light found in New Brunswick coming home to help Town of Clark’s Harbour celebrate its 100th anniversary
- Updated Nov 05, 2018 at 11:25 a.m.
Community roots run deep in The Secret Park in Shelburne
- Updated Oct 18, 2018 at 1:34 p.m.
Harmony Bazaar Festival of Women & Song Society Winter Concert Series: Heather Rankin in concert in Lockeport Nov. 8
- Updated Oct 27, 2018 at 12:07 p.m.

Work is being done to the Baccaro Lighthouse. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

Baccaro Lighthouse dome getting touched up in Municipality of Barrington

Updated Nov 05, 2018 at 3:08 p.m.

Letter to the editor

Municipality of Shelburne seeking $1.1 million for Phase 3 of internet broadband project to provide high-speed service

Published Nov 07, 2018 at 5:50 p.m.

Firefighters from several departments responded to a house fire in Tusket, Yarmouth County, on Nov. 11. KEITH DOUCET PHOTO

Smoke detector alerts occupants to fire that destroyed house in Tusket, Yarmouth County

Updated 12 hours ago

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Firefighters from several departments responded to a house fire in Tusket, Yarmouth County, on Nov. 11. KEITH DOUCET PHOTO

Smoke detector alerts occupants to fire that destroyed house in Tusket, Yarmouth County

Updated 12 hours ago

Banners honouring local veterans have been installed in Barrington Passage and Woods Harbour in the Municipality of Barrington, and in the Town of Clarks Harbour as part of the Royal Canadian Legion Branch #148 banner project. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

'They would all have tears in their eyes': Veterans remembered with special banners in the Municipality of Barrington and Town of Clark's Harbour

Updated Nov 05, 2018 at 6:23 p.m.

Work is being done to the Baccaro Lighthouse. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

Baccaro Lighthouse dome getting touched up in Municipality of Barrington

Updated Nov 05, 2018 at 3:08 p.m.

Shelburne Roseway Hospital.

Multiple emergency department closures at Shelburne Roseway Hospital Nov. 2-5 due to lack of physician availability

Published Nov 03, 2018 at 12:12 p.m.

Sports

Cole McLaren of Lequille, Annapolis County worked his way up through the Valley Wildcats program in Berwick before earning his spot on the Halifax Mooseheads roster.

Titan no match for Mooseheads

Published Nov 10, 2018 at 10:13 p.m.

Yarmouth Mariners' Pink in the Rink is back for 2018. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Yarmouth Mariners' Pink in the Rink jersey auction fundraiser back to support cancer centre

Published Oct 15, 2018 at 8:08 p.m.

Mark Hubbard at Runner’s Attic in downtown Yarmouth.

THEN AND NOW: Running shoes, equipment, have come long way

Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 11:09 a.m.

Sam Langford of Weymouth Falls fought 642 fights in his career as a professional boxer. PHOTO: Contributed by Nova Scotia Museum and the Sports Hall of Fame of Nova Scotia

THEN AND NOW: Sam Langford’s story ‘Chasing Champions’ coming to the Marc Lescarbot Theatre as his legacy lives on

Updated Oct 10, 2018 at 12:49 p.m.

Business

Robert Nelson, son of Ann and Jim Nelson, manages W.L.Nelson. He says in addition to selling the contents of the business, the building is also for sale.

After 72-year-long history: W.L.Nelson business liquidating in Yarmouth

Updated Nov 08, 2018 at 4:57 p.m.

Kings-South MLA Keith Irving (left) and Glooscap First Nation Chief Sidney Peters chat during an event at the new Glooscap Community Centre. Irving recently announced the approval of solar projects at 11 First Nation communities, including Glooscap.

First Nations communities on the front line of solar power adoption

Updated Oct 21, 2018 at 4:16 p.m.

The Cat ferry passing the Ships Stern Light while leaving Yarmouth harbour, sailing past Cape Forchu, during an August 2018 crossing. ERVIN OLSEN PHOTO

Unanimous vote: Bar Harbor council grants authorization to sign five-year lease agreement for Bay Ferries' Cat service

Updated Oct 17, 2018 at 9:01 p.m.

A new provincial program offers to help first-time homebuyers with their down payment.

First-time Island buyers rejoice

Published Oct 15, 2018 at 1:26 p.m.

Living

Courtney Saulnier played the Last Post and Reveille during the ceremony.

Paying respect at the Yarmouth Cenotaph

Published a day ago

Picking paint colours is a subjective call. One colour will appeal to one person and turn off another. (123RF)

LIVING BETTER: How to pick paint colours for your home

Updated Nov 09, 2018 at 2:46 p.m.

STAGE HAND: Decor changes are coming. Are you ready?

Updated Nov 09, 2018 at 2:46 p.m.

The red shale, left, is ground up and combined with grey shale, right, to make clay for bricks at North America’s largest brick plant. The brick in the middle is the natural colour of this mixture after firing - Steve Maxwell

HOUSE WORKS: Canada home to North America’s largest brick plant

Updated Nov 09, 2018 at 2:46 p.m.

Opinion

Six RONA locations in Newfoundland and Labrador are slated to close Jan. 27, 2019 This one on O’Leary Avenue in St. John’s is one of them.

Russell Wangersky: Feeling the chill

Published Nov 09, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Russell Wangersky asks: if you choose to inflame a situation with incendiary rhetoric, what’s your blameworthiness in it all? —

Russell Wangersky: Don’t fan the flames

Updated Nov 02, 2018 at 9:47 a.m.

Editorial: And the bills keep coming

Updated Nov 02, 2018 at 2:32 p.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: NSHA, province short on One Person One Record answers

Published Oct 31, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Community

The Remembrance Day display at the Spears and MacLeod Pharmasave in Yarmouth, which was created by Jody Kempton-Belliveau and Gail Fitzgerald.

'We should not forget': Labour of love and remembrance goes into Yarmouth Remembrance day window display

Updated Nov 10, 2018 at 8:07 p.m.

Halloween fun: 2018 Pet Parade in Shelburne. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

PHOTOS: Getting decked out for annual Halloween fun during pet parade in Shelburne

Published Oct 30, 2018 at 12:09 p.m.

One of the pieces of the 3rd order Fresnel lens from the Cape Sable Lighthouse found in a warehouse on the Saint John, N.B. waterfront. COURTESY NOVA SCOTIA LIGHTHOUSE PRESERVATION SOCIETY

Lost Nova Scotia light found in New Brunswick coming home to help Town of Clark’s Harbour celebrate its 100th anniversary

Updated Nov 05, 2018 at 11:25 a.m.

The Secret Park in Shelburne. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

Community roots run deep in The Secret Park in Shelburne

Updated Oct 18, 2018 at 1:34 p.m.

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Firefighters from several departments responded to a house fire in Tusket, Yarmouth County, on Nov. 11. KEITH DOUCET PHOTO

Smoke detector alerts occupants to fire that destroyed house in Tusket, Yarmouth County

Courtney Saulnier played the Last Post and Reveille during the ceremony.

Paying respect at the Yarmouth Cenotaph

Cole McLaren of Lequille, Annapolis County worked his way up through the Valley Wildcats program in Berwick before earning his spot on the Halifax Mooseheads roster.

Titan no match for Mooseheads

The Remembrance Day display at the Spears and MacLeod Pharmasave in Yarmouth, which was created by Jody Kempton-Belliveau and Gail Fitzgerald.

'We should not forget': Labour of love and remembrance goes into Yarmouth Remembrance day window display

RCMP

Yarmouth RCMP charge man with numerous offences following robbery and car theft

Posters like these, published across Atlantic Canada, encouraged young men to enlist.

The psychology of war in Atlantic Canada: war wounds beyond the battlefields

On the 11th hour.

ON THE 11th HOUR: when the war went quiet

As the 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War nears, Canadians are reminded of the loss of thousands of young lives from their home communities and provinces.

Maritimers and Newfoundlanders at war: The sympathy, the pride and the patriotism

Owen Parkhouse on the Royal Canadian Legion's success in P.E.I. : “It comes down to good leadership and that leadership from the membership.”

Through ups and downs, P.E.I. stands as evidence the legion has its place

The Caribou Monument at Beaumont-Hamel, France, stands to honour Newfoundlanders and Labradorians who served in the First World War and, in particular, one of the most horrendous battles.

Devastation, distinction: Battle of Beaumont-Hamel is etched in Newfoundland’s history

Bells will ring out Nov. 11 to mark 100 years since the end of the First World War.

On Remembrance Day, bells of peace will ring again from coast to coast

Bruce MacDonald: “What I try to emphasize with the people I interact with is the price that families and communities paid in the First World War.”

Impact of First World War on families was remarkable, says Antigonish blogger