Thursday, April 2, 2026

THE PLAY’S THE THING: Award-winning playwright Lindsay Kyte (centre) works with Jenn Priddle’s Grade 11/12 theatre arts class at Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish. Kyte is serving as artist-in-residence through April, guiding students as they create an original play for school and public performances the week of May 11–15, before taking it to Dramafest, Nova Scotia’s provincial high school drama festival, from May 20-22. See story in this week's edition.

 

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‘Layoffs are an inevitability’

By Alec Bruce

SHERBROOKE – One month after the province cut more than 20 per cent of its funding to Sherbrooke Village, the consequences are no longer hypothetical, and neither is York Lethbridge’s worst-case scenario.

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THE PLAY’S THE THING: Award-winning playwright Lindsay Kyte (centre) works with Jenn Priddle’s Grade 11/12 theatre arts class at Dr. John Hugh Gillis Regional High School in Antigonish. Kyte is serving as artist-in-residence through April, guiding students as they create an original play for school and public performances the week of May 11–15, before taking it to Dramafest, Nova Scotia’s provincial high school drama festival, from May 20-22. See story in this week's edition.

 

  • ‘Layoffs are an inevitability’

    By Alec Bruce

    April 1 2026

    SHERBROOKE – One month after the province cut more than 20 per cent of its funding to Sherbrooke Village, the consequences are no longer hypothetical, and neither is York Lethbridge’s worst-case scenario. READ MORE



April 1, 2026

  • Mystery of the stolen bell

    By Corey LeBlanc

    CAPE GEORGE – Hurt and anger continue to permeate throughout this Antigonish County community as the theft of a historic bell from St. David’s United Church more than a week ago remains unsolved, although there is word online – which has not been confirmed by police – that it has been destroyed. READ MORE

  • Nova Scotia appeals board reviewing Canso tax inquiry

    By Alec Bruce

    CANSO – The Nova Scotia Regulatory and Appeals Board is examining whether it has the authority to act on a request tied to property tax treatment in the former Town of Canso following its 2012 dissolution, The Journal has learned. READ MORE



Also in this edition...

  • ‘He didn’t just talk about doing things – he got things done’

    By Corey LeBlanc

    STRAIT REGION – Over the past half-century, there have been plenty of actors who have contributed tirelessly to the growth and success of the Strait region and northeastern Nova Scotia, with Frank MacInnis – in countless ways – playing a lead role in that story as an unmatched community champion.

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  • EverWind returns to communities with open houses

    By Alec Bruce, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    GUYSBOROUGH – EverWind will hold public open houses in four communities of the Municipality of the District of Guysborough as it moves its proposed Wind Farm 2 project toward the provincial environmental assessment process later this spring.

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  • Funding cuts sharpen SMRA’s focus on core salmon work

    By Alec Bruce

    ST. MARY’S – In the wake of federal and provincial funding cuts affecting conservation and wildlife management, the St. Mary’s River Association is returning to its roots, rebuilding the river’s potential to support a viable fishery, according to president Scott Beaver.

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March 25, 2026

  • Limited tax relief for Canso area

    By Alec Bruce

    CANSO – After years of controversy, a contentious local tax rate in District 8 — which includes the former Town of Canso — has been reduced, but only for a small group of properties on Durrell’s Island, as the Municipality of the District of Guysborough (MODG) approved its 2026–27 budget last week. READ MORE

  • St. Mary’s flooding disrupts travel, tests emergency response

    By Joanne Jordan, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter

    SHERBROOKE – Residents in Sherbrooke and surrounding communities were forced to reroute travel, delay plans and adjust daily routines after flooding shut down sections of Hwy. 7 and cut off key routes following a night of heavy rain and wind last week. READ MORE

  • A family business — where everyone feels like family

    By Helen Murphy

    ANTIGONISH – Dylan, age seven, and Rhyan MacDonald, nine, cleared tables and delivered meals as Bonnie MacInnis sat down at a booth with The Journal early Friday morning, the final day of operations of Myers Tea Room in Antigonish. The girls, on their March break, are the fourth generation of the Myers family to greet and serve customers, mostly regulars, here at the cozy café that has felt like home for generations of Antigonishers. READ MORE



March 18, 2026

  • Ottawa signs $200M deal to secure launch site in Canso

    By Alec Bruce

    CANSO – The federal government has signed a 10-year, $200-million agreement with Maritime Launch Services to establish a dedicated launch facility at Spaceport Nova Scotia near Canso. READ MORE

  • Province restores local transit funding

    By Corey LeBlanc

    ANTIGONISH – The province’s decision to reinstate $53.6 million in grants and funding aimed at providing support for people with disabilities, seniors and education initiatives brought a collective sigh of relief across northeastern Nova Scotia last week from operators and users of community transit. READ MORE

  • New doctors begin arriving in Guysborough, Sherbrooke

    By Alec Bruce

    GUYSBOROUGH – One year after The Journal reported that Guysborough and Sherbrooke were poised to welcome new physicians, Nova Scotia Health (NSH) says the first of those recruits is now in place and another is scheduled to begin practising this summer. READ MORE

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