Antigonish News

Environment Canada has issued weather warnings for most of Nova Scotia. Colchester County , Pictou County and Antigonish County are all under snowfall warnings, with close to 15 centimetres expected.

The Dexter government plans to build one new jail to replace the aging facilities in Amherst and Antigonish, backing out of a Tory plan to build two.

During the last two weeks, I have been getting a lot of inquires about Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn, a fellow native Newfoundlander, who has been appointed the bishop of Diocese of Antigonish.

TRURO There is a movement afoot to try to bring a provincial jail to Colchester County, while one local politician suggests it's too late.

Support staff at St. Francis Xavier University in Antigonish have become the newest members of the Nova Scotia Government and General Employees Union.

Nova Scotia is getting a new 100-cell jail, but the location has yet to be determined, says Justice Minister Ross Landry.

Even to the eyes of a seasoned child pornography investigator, the photographs are horrific.

A Nova Scotia boy will be sentenced in February for his role in the robbery of a 72-year-old cab driver.

Nova Scotian snowboarder Sarah Conrad completes her leg of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic torch relay during festivities in Halifax's Grand Parade on Nov.

The sleeves of the general public can now roll up island-wide as the province's expanded H1N1 vaccination campaign is rolled out.

If we divide the fundraising goal of $170,000 by the 250,000 Catholic.net subscribers, it amounts to less than $0.70 per user to keep Catholic.net online for another year.

Pope Benedict has named Auxiliary Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn of Sault Ste. Marie as Bishop of Antigonish.

The bishop appointed to oversee a Nova Scotia diocese tainted by sex abuse allegations and child pornography charges says he recognizes it will take time to bring people back to the embattled church.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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