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The toughest job of all is defending our freedom
At this time of year, when we pay tribute to fallen members of our armed forces, I find myself thinking about what their workplace must have been like.
It's Mike Duffy versus Darrell Dexter in N.S.
Monday, November 9, 2009 1:12 PM It's Mike Duffy vs. Darrell Dexter in N.S. Bill Curry T oday's federal by-election in Nova Scotia is a curious one, given that 69 per cent of voters cast their ballots here for Independent MP Bill Casey in 2008.
The Amherst library will be showing the 1946 drama The Big Sleep, starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall, at 7 p.m. Holiday Catalogue Sale Phone and in-person orders only.
Veterans honoured for their sacrifice
AMHERST Peter Stoffer is very familiar with the sacrifice of Amherst soldiers who served with the famed North Nova Scotia Highlanders more than a half-century ago.
Hatfield built Homestar from the ground up
As a teenager, Mark Hatfield practised the same motto he does today: work harder than everyone else and you will succeed.
That soon escalates into full-blown violent attacks and threatening messages, as the most sinister and most documented poltergeist event in North American history, starts to unfold and the girl's life turns into a living nightmare.
Cashing in on unlocked vehicles
A GPS system, sunglasses, wallet, purse, cigarettes and change. Those were what was stolen out of a number of vehicles between Saturday night and mid afternoon Monday.
Town named finalist in Communities in Bloom
AMHERST With a four-bloom rating, the Town of Amherst was named a finalist earlier this month in the Communities in Bloom competition.
2013 storm cycle could mean disaster for Fundy shore
Con Desplanque, 91, co-authored a study in 2004 that warns of the potential consequences of an 18-year tidal peak coinciding with a severe storm.
Police looking for prints on white spray paint can
Police may have found a lead into the recent spray paintings of vehicles and buildings last week.
Artists open studios for fall tour over weekend
With the trees wearing their glorious fall colours and the golden marsh grass striking a dramatic contrast to the sky and the sea, this last weekend proved to be a perfect time to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Art Across the Marsh Studio Tour.
Director Greg Kramer, on the set of Inherit the Wind at the Segal Centre theatre, says the play is less about creationism than it is about intellectual freedom.
Hate vandalism comes to Amherst, N.S.
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Canadian Dr. Willard S. Boyle of Halifax wins 2009 Nobel Prize for 1969 invention of digital imaging
Canadian Shares Nobel Prize for Physics
A Nova Scotia native is sharing this year's Nobel Prize in Physics for work he did 40 years ago.
Nobel Prize-winning scientist Willard Boyle and his wife, Betty, in Halifax yesterday.
Canadian scientist shares Nobel physics prize
Willard S. Boyle, shown in 2006, is one of three scientists sharing in the 2009 Nobel Prize in Physics.