Sydney News

The Membertou First Nation in Sydney, N.S., has secured nearly 40 hectares of land where it will build a new public school for children on the reserve.

The bad half of Bad Meets Evil , Royce da 5'9" , kicks off his solo tour through Canada this week.

It appears the financial spat between the Cape Breton Regional Municipality and the Nova Scotia SPCA is over, with a Supreme Court order now signed and distributed.

When you think of cruise ship destinations, Atlantic Canada might not immediately come to mind, but a growing number of Americans and Europeans are eyeing Atlantic Canada as a choice destination for a summer or fall cruise getaway.

An Eastern Australia de Havilland Dash 8-400 on behalf of Qantas, flight QF-1466 from Canberra,AC to Sydney,NS with 74 passengers, was climbing out of Canberra near Goulburn,NS about 40nm northeast of Canberra about 10 minutes into the flight when the crew needed to shut the left hand engine down and returned to Canberra for a safe landing about 40 ... (more)

A Canada Post employee in Sydney places one of the new Viola Desmond stamps on an envelope Wednesday.

When you think of cruise ship destinations, Atlantic Canada might not immediately come to mind, but a growing number of Americans and Europeans are eyeing Atlantic Canada as a choice destination for a summer or fall cruise getaway.

A week after being granted control over a Sydney animal shelter, the executive director of the Nova Scotia SPCA said she's thrilled with the level of generosity and support Cape Bretoners are heaping on the facility.

Fisheries Minister Keith Ashfield and other Conservative MPs spread across the country Thursday to commemorate the Canadian Coast Guard's 50th anniversary and boast about the billions to be invested in new ships for the agency.

A Qantas Airbus A330-300, registration VH-QPD performing flight QF-20 from Manila to Brisbane,QL and further to Sydney,NS , was enroute entering Australian Airspace when the crew declared PAN advising of a possible hydraulic leak.

The CBC's Brian Dubreuil spoke with Nabb's uncle, Robert Prosser, who lives in Kingston, N.S., to get more information on the woman.

Financial experts will spend less time on the road and residents living in remote corners of Nova Scotia will have access to their services thanks to a new video-conference service launched by the Bank of Montreal.

Jean Crowder, the federal NDP's human resources critic, suggested in a recent Globe and Mail story that Human Resources Minister Diane Finley caved to media pressure when the minister OKed hiring 165 temporary Service Canada workers to process employment insurance claims, and authorized transferring 214 Service Canada employees from other sections ... (more)

French explorer Nicholas Deny discovered abundant coal on Cape Breton Island in 1672.

Rev. Donald MacGillivary, chair of pastoral planning for the Diocese of Antigonish, said the declining population of the region played a significant role in the decision to close a number of churches in the Sydney area.

A JAL Japan Airlines Boeing 777-200, registration JA705J performing flight JL-771 from Tokyo Narita to Sydney,NS with 260 people on board, was climbing out of Narita's runway 34L when the crew reported a fire on board, stopped the climb at 9000 feet and positioned for an immediate final approach to runway 34L.