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Check out the lights from your area and around Atlantic Canada below! - 123RF photo

2018 Christmas Lights map

2017 dumping day in southwestern NS got off to a start the early morning of Nov. 28. This was the scene in Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County NS. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: The annual Tri-County Vanguard look at the ...

2017 dumping day in southwestern NS got off to a start the early morning of Nov. 28. This was the scene in Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County NS. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Largest lobster fishing season opens in southwestern ...

A Cormorant helicopter at the Yarmouth airport the morning of Nov. 28, after airlifting a 25-year-old fisherman, reported to be suffering from seizures, from a lobster vessel for transport to the Yarmouth Regional Hospital. TINA COMEAU

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: SAR resources will be in place for lobster season ...

A choir gets ready to sing in front of the Lobster Pot Christmas Tree during the 2017 lighting festivities. KATHY JOHNSON

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Barrington’s lobster pot tree celebrates the season ...

Pubnico photographer/fisherman lands fish and photos on each trip.

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Pubnico photographer/fisherman lands fish and photos ...

Cape Sable Island fisherman Bradford (Baffy) Symonds Jr.

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: ‘It’s been an interesting life,' Cape Sable Island ...

King’s-Edgehill School Headmaster Joe Seagram said he doesn’t see the announced Gordonstoun franchise slated to open in Annapolis County as competition. Rather, he sees it as a way to further put private education in Nova Scotia on the map.

Gordonstoun school eyeing Annapolis County ‘huge’ for region, says ...

A lobster fisherman sorting his live lobsters at the end of the day to be sold at the docks. -123RF

Lobster landings down, shore price record-setting for opening week

Updated Dec 12, 2018 at 6:37 p.m.

Town of Shelburne employee Mike Dechamp installs a Christmas decoration on Water Street on Nov. 15. Preparations are being made across Shelburne County for the start of numerous community Christmas celebrations and events.

Christmas and holiday festivities kicking off in Shelburne County

Updated Nov 22, 2018 at 4:51 p.m.

2017 dumping day in southwestern NS got off to a start the early morning of Nov. 28. This was the scene in Pinkney's Point, Yarmouth County NS. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: The annual Tri-County Vanguard look at the southwestern Nova Scotia lobster fishery

Updated Nov 23, 2018 at 11:08 a.m.

Participants in the fifth annual Lobster Dip made the dash into the frigid Atlantic at the North East Point waterfront on Cape Sable Island on Nov. 24. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

Participants in annual Mun. of Barrington Lobster Dip make frigid dash to support missionary family

Published Nov 28, 2018 at 3:50 p.m.

News

Digby General Hospital

UPDATE Digby Hospital emergency department OPEN Sunday night, Dec. 16

Published 6 hours ago

Daniel Arsenault

'He brought the light to people with a smile': Muscular dystrophy activist Daniel Arsenault, 18, mourned

Updated Dec 10, 2018 at 10:58 a.m.

Annapolis RCMP Crime Report looks at the weekly calls for service police answer.

Six adults charged in Annapolis County after two-month drug trafficking investigation

Updated Dec 08, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.

A 61-year-old man was killed in a collision Thursday night near Exit 2 of Highway 104 at the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border.

75-year-old killed in head-on collision near Amherst

Updated Dec 07, 2018 at 1:21 p.m.

Sports

Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel makes a pad save on Charlottetown Islanders forward William Sirman early in the first period Saturday at at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. (ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald)

Moose head into Christmas break on a high

Updated 3 hours ago

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.

The Yarmouth Mariners had a 3-2 overtime win over the Pictou Crushers at home on Saturday, Sept. 22. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Yarmouth Mariners atop league and division heading Nov. 9-11 weekend's games

Updated Nov 07, 2018 at 5:34 p.m.

NOAH McMULLIN #6: Five members of the Yarmouth Mariners are on the roster for the MHL's Team Eastlink South at the Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Five Yarmouth Mariners and head coach part of MHL team roster for Eastern Canada Cup All-Star Challenge

Updated Nov 07, 2018 at 5:35 p.m.

Business

King’s-Edgehill School Headmaster Joe Seagram said he doesn’t see the announced Gordonstoun franchise slated to open in Annapolis County as competition. Rather, he sees it as a way to further put private education in Nova Scotia on the map.

Gordonstoun school eyeing Annapolis County ‘huge’ for region, says King’s-Edgehill School’s headmaster

Published 6 hours ago

Annapolis County Warden Timothy Habinski announced Dec. 8 that the world’s top private boarding school located in Scotland has granted its first and only franchise. Gordonstoun Nova Scotia will be built between Bridgetown and Annapolis Royal and will be home to 600 students from around the world every year.

Highly rated international private boarding school franchise coming to Annapolis County

Updated Dec 11, 2018 at 9:53 a.m.

Yarmouth MLA and the province's education minister Zach Churchill, made the Dec. 6 announcement on updated Fisheries and Aquaculture Loan Board regulations. The changes, announced in Yarmouth, are aimed at reducing financial barriers, particularly to young fishermen. TINA COMEAU PHOTO

Bigger loans, faster turn-around time, by loan board to help N.S. fishing industry and younger fishermen

Updated Dec 06, 2018 at 3:16 p.m.

The Hantsport Scotiabank branch is slated to close on May 23, 2019. The company has had a presence in the community since 1951.

Hantsport Scotiabank branch to shut its doors in 2019, move accounts to Windsor

Published Nov 28, 2018 at 7:33 p.m.

Living

While Wi-Fi cameras can be easier to install, the pros say they come with tradeoffs that suffer in comparison to a full-fledged security camera system that’s wired via ethernet cables to a dedicated hard drive or network video recorder. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Tethered safety: Wi-Fi cameras come with tradeoffs

Updated Dec 14, 2018 at 12:05 p.m.

They're out there! Michael Boschat with the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada watched from his balcony in Halifax Monday night and caught this one racing across the sky at about 8:35 pm.

CINDY DAY: No rain gear needed for tonight’s showers

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 8:55 a.m.

- Contributed

How to stop trying to do it all and actually relax over the holiday

Published Dec 13, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Digby Regional Hospital

Digby Hospital emergency department schedule, Dec.13

Published Dec 12, 2018 at 4:49 p.m.

Opinion

Justin Trudeau speaks during a funding announcement at the East Pictou Middle School on Tuesday. The federal government will contribute $90 million towards twinning a section of the 104 between Sutherland's River and Antigonish.

EDITORIAL: Testing values

Published Dec 14, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: A thin response on clearcutting

Published Dec 05, 2018 at 6 a.m.

EDITORIAL: Alberta’s about-face

Published Dec 04, 2018 at 6 a.m.

A Statistics Canada study on cannabis use and sewage got headline writers revved up. —

RUSSELL WANGERSKY: When news gathering goes down the crapper

Published Dec 04, 2018 at 6 a.m.

Community

Josh Noiles reads ‘Twas the Night Before Christmas during the 2018 Hants County Christmas Angels telethon. He’s joined by special guest Santa Claus.

Over $36,000 raised for Hants County families in need during Christmas Angels telethon

Published Dec 03, 2018 at 12:42 p.m.

Volunteer diver Brandon Fitzgerald from the Nova Scotia Fisheries Sector Council is hoisted up out of the water in a Pubnico ring, by the crew of the Good a Nuff I, during a man overboard drill on the Clark’s Harbour wharf on Nov. 8. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

LOBSTER OUTLOOK: Southwestern NS fishermen asked 'Are you ready?' as focus is put on safety heading into season

Updated Nov 21, 2018 at 3:31 p.m.

Samantha Hudson, second from left, planted trees and created rain gardens in a project called ‘Soaking up Stormwater’ that was a partnership between Clean Annapolis River Project and the Bluenose Coastal Action Foundation. The partnership continues with a new project called ‘Managing Water in Response to a Changing Climate in Southwest Nova Scotia.’ It will involve communities, businesses, and students and will help make water management and conservation second nature.

What to do with water - Groups look at climate change, how to adapt to new storm water runoff realities

Updated Nov 20, 2018 at 10:40 a.m.

Annapolis District RCMP Const. Cheryl Ponee holds the Community Service Award she was presented by the Atlantic Women in Law Enforcement during a gala ceremony in Moncton earlier this month. She works with school children as an RCMP member and in the community through fitness classes and as part of a dog rescue group.

Annapolis County cop earns award, accolades from law enforcement peers

Updated Nov 16, 2018 at 11:20 a.m.

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King’s-Edgehill School Headmaster Joe Seagram said he doesn’t see the announced Gordonstoun franchise slated to open in Annapolis County as competition. Rather, he sees it as a way to further put private education in Nova Scotia on the map.

Gordonstoun school eyeing Annapolis County ‘huge’ for region, says King’s-Edgehill School’s headmaster

Digby General Hospital

UPDATE Digby Hospital emergency department OPEN Sunday night, Dec. 16

Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Alexis Gravel makes a pad save on Charlottetown Islanders forward William Sirman early in the first period Saturday at at the Scotiabank Centre in Halifax. (ERIC WYNNE/Chronicle Herald)

Moose head into Christmas break on a high

Shelburne Roseway Hospital. (Tina Comeau)

Temporary closures at Roseway Hospital’s emergency department

While Wi-Fi cameras can be easier to install, the pros say they come with tradeoffs that suffer in comparison to a full-fledged security camera system that’s wired via ethernet cables to a dedicated hard drive or network video recorder. - Getty Images/iStockphoto

Tethered safety: Wi-Fi cameras come with tradeoffs

When a front door is hidden or obscure, it makes first-time visitors uncomfortable. - Carson Arthur

RATHER BE OUTDOORS: Make a welcoming first impression

Heat recovery ventilators (HRVs) like this one can function in homes built without heating ducts. Installing an HRV is the single most effective thing you can do to improve indoor air quality in a modern Canadian home. - Steve Maxwell

HOUSE WORKS: household ventilators, a child’s first bandsaw and icicle problems

The fishing dragger Angela O steams into port at the Dennis Point wharf on Nov. 14 with the crew of the Atlantic Sapphire aboard

Atlantic Sapphire crew rescued from sinking boat: UPDATED

The Yarmouth Vikings and Par-en-Bas Sharks are going hosting the annual Cook's Cup high school hockey tournament.

Annual Timber Mart Cook's Cup high school hockey tournament taking place in Yarmouth Dec. 14-16

Jim Vibert

VIBERT: Will McNeil run again?

Non-alcoholic spiced wine sangria

RECIPE: Non-Alcoholic Spiced Wine Sangria

Justin Trudeau speaks during a funding announcement at the East Pictou Middle School on Tuesday. The federal government will contribute $90 million towards twinning a section of the 104 between Sutherland's River and Antigonish.

EDITORIAL: Testing values