Boyd backstops Rapids to historic seventh consecutive victory
GRAND FALLS, N.B.: Nolan Boyd stopped 31 of 34 shots and all three shooters he faced in the shootout to propel his Grand Falls Rapids to a historic win on…
Dine in service to return in HRM, Enfield, Elmsdale, Mount Uniacke areas at licensed establishments
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: As a result of the low case numbers during the Christmas holidays, the province has announced that restaurants and licenced establishments in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality and…
COLUMN: MP Darrell Samson’s New Year Message as 2021 begins
As we say goodbye to 2020 and all the hardship it brought, we can all look forward to the new year with optimism: Vaccines for COVID-19 are being rolled out,…
Oliver, Olivia top N.S. baby names in 2020
NS: Oliver is Nova Scotians’ favourite baby name for 2020. The top 10 names for 2020 are Oliver, Olivia, Benjamin, William, Jack, Charlotte, Levi, Noah, Ivy and Ava, according to…
Update on The Vegetorium and their potential COVID19 exposure
FALL RIVER: The following was sent to The Laker News by the sister of Jason Simpson regarding the cleaning that took place at The Vegetorium following their potential COVID19 exposure…
“We’re all lifting the load together.”
Premier McNeil, Dr. Strang discuss how they are doing after the past 10 months in the fight against COVID19 HALIFAX: The Premier and Chief Medical officer of health for the…
“Balance” key in ensuring businesses reopen safely amid COVID19
HALIFAX: The chief medical officer of health for N.S. said public health is looking at a way to do a careful risk assessed reopening for small businesses, like pubs, bars,…
Pet of the Week – Dec. 25, 2020
Here is the Pet of the Week for Dec. 25, 2020 as selected by a random computerized draw: The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw…
COVID19: Thirteen new cases reported between Dec. 25-28
HALIFAX: As of today, Dec. 28, Nova Scotia has 33 active cases of COVID-19. Thirteen new cases are being reported from Dec. 25-28. On Dec. 25 and 26 nine cases…
Grace Mimnagh fulfills challenge, dumps water bucket on Pat Healey
FALL RIVER: A young Fall River girl proved that you can never underestimate the power to drive change and generosity. Grace Mimnagh won $500 from the Nourish N.S. Food &…