Cyclones set to open season Oct 14, 2008
In 1973, the Cincinnati Swords captured the AHLs Calder Cup title over Nova Scotia. MONTREAL CONNECTION: The Cyclones Kelly Cup championship marked the sixth time that a Montreal Canadiens affiliate in Cincinnati has won a championship (1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 and 1957 IHL Turner Cups with the Mohawks. (WKRC.com, OH)
PetroWorth Reports on Frac Operations at Green Gables #3 Well in Prince Edward Island Sep 5, 2008
The Company has acquired 100% working interests in almost one million acres in nine separate exploration permits on Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick. The strategy of the company is to conduct aggressive exploration drilling programs on these permitted properties, both in-house and through advantageous farm-in arrangements. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Atlantic shoppers vainly search for open stores Dec 27, 2007
CanuckBoyWhy must the Nova Scotia Tories continue to regulate when Nova Scotians can and cannot shop. This decision should be made between shoppers and retailers. (CTV.ca)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Jul 26, 2007
BEEKILLERS (Moore, Toronto Globe and Mail) -- A beekeeper in Nova Scotia says that some of his bees became dissatisfied with their queen and tricked her into giving birth to a replacement. Then they sent her into exile. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Light-headed in New Brunswick Jul 22, 2007
Rappelling a 150-foot cliff using ropes and a harness is one of several activities offered at Cape Enrage, a sliver of land that juts into the bay and overlooks the coast of Nova Scotia 5 miles away ... Sit on the deck overlooking the lighthouse, ocean, and Nova Scotia coast, or in a casual dining area. (Boston Globe)
BC judges reserve decision on Graham's extradition May 19, 2007
Three justices in the B.C. Court of Appeal reserved their decision Thursday on an extradition order for John Graham, a former Yukoner wanted in the United States in connection with the 1976killing of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq activist Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash. Graham, who has been fighting to stay in Canada since 2003, appeared in a Vancouver court this week to appeal the extradition order that then-justice minister Vic Toews issued last year. (CBC British Columbia)
Black centre gets war medal Feb 25, 2007
The 1914-18 Victory Medal of another Nova Scotia soldier, Sapper Percy Fenton, sold on EBay for $7,435 ... He said the medal has special value because Mr. Fenton was a Nova Scotian. (ChronicleHerald.ca)
Couple transforms old barn into new home Jan 16, 2007
For the interior they brought in pine and chestnut wood from a barn in Nova Scotia, built a loft for the master bedroom - complete with a full bath and sunroof - and kept the existing wood beams as supports throughout the house. The first floor also holds a library or guest room, the only space that can be closed off by a sliding barn door made from the barn's wood. (Stamford Advocate)
