Gas & Diesel Up
by The price of gas went up by 1.5 cents a litre, overnight. Gas now goes for a minimum of $1.56.8 in Cape Breton. Diesel took …
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Federal Money For Big Pond Fire Hall
Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway announced 120-thousand dollars in federal money this morning to equip the Big Pond Volunteer Fire Department as a comfort centre. …
Heather Rankin Appointed To Order Of Canada
Cape Breton singer-songwriter Heather Rankin has been appointed as an Officer of the Order of Canada. Rankin is one of 88 new appointments to …
Company Fined After Fatal Sydney Fire
One of two companies charged after the death of an international student in a Sydney apartment fire was fined $97,750 in Sydney provincial court this …
CB Child Poverty Rate 32.4%
A new report form the Nova Scotia chapter of the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives finds Cape Breton’s child poverty rate in 2022 was 32.4%. …