Local News: Antigonish, NS 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

Advertisment

Antigonish News Editors

RoboBlogger

I edit this news page on Topix when no humans are available to help.

People just like you make Antigonish News on Topix better every day. If you're interested in becoming an editor, apply today!

Edits History | Editor Blog

RSS icon mobile icon

Antigonish News

Local news for Antigonish, NS continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

21 hrs ago | The Globe and Mail

New N.S. bishop named to replace Lahey

Jennifer MacMillan Globe and Mail Update Published on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2009 8:47AM EST Last updated on Saturday, Nov.

Comment?

Related Topix: Sex Scandal, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Pope Benedict XVI, Canada, Sault Ste. Marie, MI,

Thu Nov 19, 2009

CBC

Priests in Antigonish diocese get counselling

Priests in the diocese of Antigonish had the opportunity to express their feelings about the child pornography charges against Bishop Raymond Lahey during a two-day counselling session in North Sydney, N.S. Rev.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, World News,

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Amherst Daily News

N.S. man convicted on two charges stemming from fatal car crash in 2008

An Antigonish-area man has been convicted of dangerous driving causing death and dangerous driving causing bodily harm.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada,

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Amherst Daily News

Armstrong making first trip to Ottawa

TRURO Scott Armstrong is heading to Ottawa this week but will have to wait a little bit longer before taking his seat in the House of Commons.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada,

Sat Nov 14, 2009

The Chronicle Herald

MEEK: The absurd case against John Morgan

IT'S ENOUGH to turn you into a soldier in Cape Breton's Liberation Army. John Morgan, the mayor of Cape Breton Regional Municipality, has been brought to heel by the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Opinion

Thu Nov 12, 2009

Times-Transcript

Hikers explore hilly loop near Tatamagouche

This week's column is about a beautiful area of Nova Scotia and a trail that I had yet to tread upon.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Life, Food, Dining

Tue Nov 10, 2009

CBC

Linden MacIntyre wins Giller Prize

Linden MacIntyre celebrates winning the Giller Prize for his novel The Bishop's Man on Tuesday in Toronto.

Comment?

Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Canada,

The Chronicle Herald

Wind farm gets blast of cash

Wind farm gets blast of cash Spanish conglomerate buys 62% of Shear Wind Inc. By JUDY MYRDEN Business Reporter Tue.

Comment?

Related Topix: Alternative Energy, Science / Technology, Wind Power, Renewable Energy (Green Energy), Energy, Canada, World News,

Mon Nov 09, 2009

CBC

N.S. records 2nd swine flu death

A Nova Scotia woman in her 50s has died from H1N1-related complications, health officials announced Monday.

Comment?

Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Canada, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Medicine, Influenza

Sun Nov 08, 2009

CBC

Number of confirmed H1N1 cases up in N.S.

There has been an increase in the number of confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza in Nova Scotia, according to figures provided Wednesday on the Health Department's website.

Comment?

Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Medicine, Influenza, Epidemic, Natural Disasters, Canada

Fri Nov 06, 2009

The Victoria Star

School in northeastern N.S. shuts down, students sent home after shop wing fire

Students at a school in northeastern Nova Scotia got an early start to the weekend after a fire broke out.

Comment?

Related Topix: Fire, Canada,

Thu Nov 05, 2009

Cape Breton Post

Parishioners responding to counselling offered by Antigonish diocese

A spokesperson for the diocese of Antigonish says parishioners are responding positively to an offer of counselling, as they continue to deal with the fallout of child pornography allegations against Bishop Raymond Lahey.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada,

Dose

Maclean's rankings just one way to rate schools, say university officials

Jon Driver was pleased Thursday when he heard Simon Fraser University had ranked first in the comprehensive category of the annual Maclean's magazine university rankings, but he still took the news with a grain of salt.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News

Wed Nov 04, 2009

Telegram

Lawyer for Bishop Raymond Lahey asks for more disclosure of evidence in child-porn case

A judge has put off the case of a Roman Catholic bishop facing child-pornography charges.

Comment?

Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion,

Mon Nov 02, 2009

Telegram

Former Archbishop Penney returns from holiday, but says not well enough to speak to media

Archbishop Alphonsus L. Penney, the former Archbishop of St. John's, returned to the province on Oct.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Roman Catholic Church, Religion

Sat Oct 31, 2009

CBC News

N.S. appeals for patience in H1N1 rollout

Public health officials in Nova Scotia are urging people to be patient for the H1N1 shot, as the second wave of the illness brings dozens of new cases.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Science / Technology

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Market Wire

"Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines" - Must-See Film on Airline Safety

The Airline Division of the Canadian Union of Public Employees is inviting air travellers and concerned citizens to the Nova Scotia premiere of "Welcome Aboard Toxic Airlines," a ground-breaking documentary on air contamination aboard airplanes.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada, Xavier University

Tue Oct 27, 2009

Cape Breton Post

Health officials urge public to take shot

Health officials say it's your best shot to protect against a worldwide pandemic of H1N1 flu.

Comment?

Related Topix: H1N1 Influenza / Swine Flu, Health, Canada, Medicine, Nursing, Long Term Care

Journal-Pioneer

CBC's Linden MacIntyre says there's little real-life inspiration for his fiction

Linden MacIntyre is better known for his decades of investigative work with the CBC rather than his more recent foray into book writing, so he fully expected that readers would ask him about the real-life inspirations for "The Bishop's Man," which is one of five novels shortlisted for this year's Scotiabank Giller Prize.

Comment?

Related Topix: Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Canada, Inventions, Science / Technology

Mon Oct 26, 2009

Amherst Daily News

N.S. Conservatives to hold leadership convention in a year

HALIFAX Nova Scotia Conservatives will have a new leader in just more than a year.

Comment?

Related Topix: Canada,

 

Antigonish News, Events & Info