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A seniors' complex with about 100 residents was evacuated as a precaution Friday following a fire in a room.

Hundreds of people a ' many of them strangers a ' gathered on Monday in Sydney, N.S., for the funeral of a seven-year-old Cape Breton boy who died after wandering away from his home just before a snowstorm.

"In parallel with the music scene of my native Nova Scotia, traditional music is enjoying a resurgence, thanks to the interest of Cuba's younger generation." When young Cape Breton fiddler Chrissy Crowley wrote this in the May 2009 online issue of Celtic Life magazine, she was referring to a musical visit she had just made to Cuba, along with ...

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A small, tight-knit community in Cape Breton, N.S., was overcome with relief Monday but prayed for a full recovery after a seven-year-old severely autistic boy was found alive in the dense bush, two days after he wandered away from home with the family dog during a snowstorm.

RCMP have increased their numbers in the community of Chapel Island this weekend after emotions ran high following Friday's murder trial verdict in Port Hawkesbury.

James Delorey, 7, wandered away from his backyard on Saturday with the family dog, Chance.

James Delorey, a 7-year-old autistic boy, has not been seen since leaving his home in South Bar, N.S. on the afternoon of December 5th A seven-year-old autistic boy, who spent three days lost in the woods during a snowstorm near his Cape Breton, N.S. home, has been found.

Lisa Kennedy of Sydney and Laura Martin of New Waterford were among 62 Nova Scotia CA students who learned Friday they passed the 2009 national uniform evaluation to become chartered accountants.

Halifax singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett has earned a leading eight nominations for the 2010 East Coast Music Awards, it was announced today.

Singer-songwriter Joel Plaskett has earned a leading eight nominations for the 2010 East Coast Music Awards.

Firefighters in Sydney, N.S., are trying to extinguish a proposal to fold three fire halls into one.

A report last week from the federal auditor general contained a large measure of vindication for critics of Marine Atlantic and its passenger and freight ferry service between North Sydney and Newfoundland and Labrador.

Community Cauldron Lighter lights the flame in Sydney, Nova Scotia. Organizers for the 2010 Paralympic Games have begun accepting applications for its own torch relay, which will start in Ottawa on March 3 and move through 11 cities across Canada.

Lots of people have been rolling up their sleeves to get their H1N1 shot despite a lull in the flu outbreak.

The sealing boat Madelinot War Lord sits idle near the location of the sunken L'Acadien II north of Cape Breton island, Nova Scotia, on Mar.

A soldier who fatally shot his close friend in Afghanistan in 2007 has applied to be released from prison pending his appeal before the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada.

A report released by the federal Auditor General found that Marine Atlantic is at risk of not being able to provide the ferry service it is responsible for.

The Vatican has announced a new bishop will oversee the Catholic Church in Antigonish, N.S., replacing Raymond Lahey, who is facing child pornography charges.

The Crown corporation operating the ferry service that links Nova Scotia with Newfoundland is ineffective, inefficient and plagued with serious problems, the federal auditor general says in a report released Thursday.