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Nearly 110 years after his death, a Canadian First World War soldier with roots in Cape Breton has been positively identified by researchers. In December 2025, the Department of National Defence (DND) and the Canadian Armed Forces confirmed that a previously unidentified grave at Courcelette British Cemetery in northern France …
Read More »How a $500M Cape Breton drug bust helped inspire the film Little Lorraine
In late July 1990, in the waters off Nova Scotia and at a tiny Cape Breton wharf in Baleine, smugglers looked to offload roughly two-dozen tonnes of hash worth up to $500 million. They didn’t know the RCMP, the coast guard and the military were watching. A judge later called …
Read More »Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac sues Google over alleged defamation
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac has launched a civil lawsuit against Google, claiming the online giant …
Read More »Cape Breton man claims public trustee misused wife’s hospital account
A Cape Breton man is crying foul over the handling of his wife’s finances after Nova Scotia’s public trustee took control of her estate. He says records show a history of questionable spending amounting to thousands of dollars, but the provincial trustee, who looks after the affairs of some of …
Read More »Can you see Newfoundland from Cape Breton? Online photo sparks debate
Listen to this article Estimated 4 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by text-to-speech, a technology based on artificial intelligence. A photograph taken from a rugged mountaintop in the Cape Breton Highlands that shows the ocean, a small island and a shadowy mass has sparked lively debate …
Read More »Cape Breton coastal communities concerned as climate change eliminating sea ice in Gulf
Ice has been steadily disappearing from the Gulf of St. Lawrence — record low levels were recorded last winter — and federal officials say it could be gone altogether within 20 years. Officials say it’s a clear sign of global warming and it’s raising concerns about the effects on the shoreline …
Read More »N.S. goaltender to make hockey history when she suits up for Cape Breton Eagles
A 16-year-old goalie from Antigonish, N.S., is set to make hockey history on Friday night. Rhyah Stewart will become the first female player to take the ice for the Cape Breton Eagles in the team’s 26-year franchise history as they take on the Moncton Wildcats in a pre-season fixture at …
Read More »Problems with roof supports leads to closure of underground coal mine in Cape Breton – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 11, 2023 11:41 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Donkin underground coal mine in Cape Breton has been shut down following the discovery of structural problems with some roof supports. Nova Scotia’s Labour Department says it received a …
Read More »Homicide of Cape Breton woman added to N.S. rewards program – Halifax
Nova Scotia’s Department of Justice is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the homicide of a Cape Breton woman. Deborah (Debbie) Ann Hutchinson, 59, was last seen over the Easter weekend in 2017. Police …
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