Why Osama is hooked on classics Aug 9, 2008
Take one of my faves, Cape Breton worker-poet Dawn Fraser, early in the last century. Of a union leader imprisoned for the cause one dark winter: Merry Christmas to you, Jim/ In your dungeon dark and dim. (Globe and Mail -- International)
Is Rita MacNeil a national threat? Aug 6, 2008
It was revealed yesterday that the singer from Big Pond, Cape Breton, was among the women the force kept an eye on while monitoring feminist rallies and the womens movement in the 1970s. Its strange. (Metro Canada - Halifax)
NS, Calgary residents die in head-on collision Aug 1, 2008
IRON MINES, N.S. - A Nova Scotia man and a woman and boy from Calgary were killed after a one-tonne van and car collided head-on in Cape Breton Wednesday. Cape Breton RCMP Cpl. Ron MacDonald said the accident, which took place on Highway 105 near Iron Mines, occurred when a rental car crossed the centre line into the path of the van ... The highway remained closed until 11:15 p.m. Iron Mines is a small community in southwestern Cape Breton Island. (Canada.com)
Cape Breton fishermen plucked from blazing boat Jul 29, 2008
Four fishermen escaped their burning boat when two other vessels came to their rescue Sunday afternoon off the coast of Cape Breton. A mayday call at about 12:30 p.m. indicated that fishing boat Dream Away was in trouble about 150 kilometres southeast of Louisbourg, said Cmdr. (TheChronicleHerald.ca)
N.S. minister's response to proposed EU seal product ban: kill more seals Jul 25, 2008
Last February, Mr. Chisholm authorized a special, limited grey seal hunt for Hay Island, a provincially protected wilderness area off Cape Breton. The province set a quota of 2,500 animals with the blessing of the federal Fisheries Department. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Labour mobility given a boost Jul 22, 2008
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Travel + Leisure ranks the world's best cities, hotels, airlines Jul 19, 2008
Nova Scotia's Cape Breton Island topped the island list for the U.S. and Canada. Virgin America won the prize for best domestic airline. (USA Today -- Travel)
Police chief says he told officers to tell truth following fatal crash Jul 18, 2008
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Three provincial employees will enter pleas after being charged ... Jul 18, 2008
The Cape Breton Post ... Della Valle is an occupational health and safety co-ordinator with Cape Breton Regional Housing Authority, while Routledge and McNeil are maintenance supervisors ... The Cape Breton Post is committed to encouraging intelligent discourse among our readers and to creating a forum where diverse views and opinions on a wide range of topics can be aired. (Cape Breton Post)
The Green Party has their thunder stolen Jul 7, 2008
She once ran a restaurant, her family business in Cape Breton. So I know what I'm doing. (Globe and Mail)
High-powered helps gives Matt Mays a boost on rocking Terminal Romance Jul 5, 2008
He played in one of my favourite bands of the last 10 years, Mays says, Rock Ranger from Cape Breton. All Jay knows what to do is put the pedal to the metal and rock out, so we took advantage of that. (Georgia Straight)
MacIsaac garners first bid in online sale of future earnings Jul 2, 2008
Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac is auctioning off 50 per cent of all his future earnings, with a starting bid at $1 ... Cape Breton fiddler Ashley MacIsaac, seen earlier this year, is auctioning off 50 per cent of all his future earnings, with a starting bid at $1. (Globe and Mail -- National)
TSX Venture Exchange Daily Bulletins for June 26, 2008 Jun 27, 2008
The Qualifying Transaction includes the following: Qualifying Transaction-Completed The Qualifying Transaction involves the arm's length acquisition (the "Acquisition") of 3214399 Nova Scotia Limited ("Nova Scotia Co"), a Nova Scotia company formed to acquire certain assets located in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia from Coxheath Resources Ltd., pursuant to a share purchase agreement dated March 12, 2008. Pursuant to the Acquisition, the Company acquired all of the shares of Nova Scotia Co for... (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
Canadian Idol competitors rock the first live show Jun 25, 2008
Mitch MacDonald from Port Hood, NS, is no stranger to Cape Breton traditional music but wanted to find a song that was less well known. He picked "Follow Through" by Gavin DeGraw. (CTV.ca)
Top 10 easy summer weekend getaways Jun 21, 2008
Cape Breton IslandNova Scotia's northernmost landmass of Cape Breton Island brims with rustic scenery, history, and abundant wildlife ... You can camp out in Cape Breton Highlands National Park after hiking one of its 27 trails; drive along the famed 185-mile Cabot Trail; stop at Ingonish Beach for a swim in the Atlantic; charter a boat for up-close-and-personal views of whales and Atlantic Puffins; and get in touch with the areas Gaelic roots by trekking along the Ceilidh Trail (pronounced... (MSNBC -- Travel)
Teen Stamkos goes No. 1 in NHL draft Jun 21, 2008
Bolts take Stamkos with top pick in NHL draft - NHL - SI.com. Posted: Friday June 20, 2008 7:26PM; Updated: Friday June 20, 2008 11:56PM. (SportsIllustrated.CNN)
Montrealer wins richest literary award Jun 14, 2008
Cape Breton author Alistair MacLeod won the IMPAC in 2001. Font. (Ottawa Citizen)
Luminato unleashes array of arts events on Toronto Jun 7, 2008
The downtown square will also be host to a raft of other free music and dance events, including a celebration of Scottish and Cape Breton music on Saturday, with performances by Ashley MacIsaac, the Barra MacNeils, Sierra Noble and Lau. Some high-profile festival events will open over this opening weekend, including. (CBC.ca)
PharmEng Reports Earnings for 2007 Jun 2, 2008
- Officially opened the new 46,400 sq. ft., state of the art pharmaceutical manufacturing facility at the Northside Industrial Park in Cape Breton, NS. The Sydney facility is expected to be fully operational, with all necessary establishment licenses, in the first quarter of 2008 with multiple manufacturing contracts already in place. - Entered into a favourable revolving credit facility with a senior lender, Landsbanki, for up to $10M, secured by eligible accounts receivable and inventory. (CCNMatthews Press Releases)
NHL Player Dies in Motorcycle Crash May 30, 2008
Bourdon played for Val d'Or, Moncton and Cape Breton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before turning pro. Share. (Fox News)
Vancouver Canucks rookie dies in crash May 30, 2008
Bourdon played for Val d'Or, Moncton and Cape Breton of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League before turning pro. . (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Timeline: Canada May 27, 2008
1497 - Italian-born navigator John Cabot reaches the coasts of Newfoundland and Cape Breton. Canada's capital Ottawa, known as "Silicon Valley North" 1855: Settlement of Bytown rechristened Ottawa Name has Indian origins Population: 774,000. (BBC News -- Americas)
No crabs this year for CB: Feds May 23, 2008
INVERNESS Cape Breton lobster fishermen who blockaded a harbour this weekend may someday see their demands met, but it won t happen this year, according to the federal government ... But he said the New Brunswick crab fishermen who were trapped in Inverness Harbour handled the situation very well and many sympathized with the Cape Bretoners. (Nova Scotia Business Journal)
Lobster fishermen end protests, confident they'll fish crab May 21, 2008
HALIFAX - Lobster fishermen who used their boats last week to block the entrance to a Cape Breton harbour to press for access to the lucrative snow crab fishery are optimistic they'll be allowed to fish crab next year ... Lawrence MacLellan, a spokesman for the fishermen, said the main issue at the table was diversification of the lobster fleet in four small communities on the western coast of Cape Breton Island ... MacLellan said Chisholm was supportive of the Cape Breton fishermen and asked to... (Canada.com)
Events & Announcements May 21, 2008
Women in Business Conference from May 29-30: The Cape Breton Partnership will host Women in Business Celebrating Success, a conference and awards dinner at the Inverary Inn Resort in Baddeck on May 29 and 30 ... To register for the conference or to nominate a deserving woman in business for an award, please contact the Cape Breton Partnership at (902) 562-7182 or email info@capebretonpartnership. (Nova Scotia Business Journal)
Guards back after asbestos scare May 20, 2008
Over the weekend, about 80 per cent of the jail guards stayed away from the Cape Breton correctional facility and RCMP officers were brought in as replacements ... Corrections officers at the Cape Breton correctional facility were ordered back to work yesterday morning after investigators determined it was safe following last weeks asbestos scare, but guards continued to refuse certain assignments. (Metro Canada - Halifax)
Judge reserves decision until October in trial of anti-seal hunt activists May 10, 2008
They are charged with coming within 10 metres of seal hunters on March 26, 2006, while filming the annual slaughter in the Gulf of St. Lawrence, not far from Cape Breton. The charge under the Marine Mammal Regulations carries a maximum fine of $100,000. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Golf: Going out swinging May 8, 2008
No less an authority than Canadian golf legend George Knudson raved about the almost unmatched natural splendour of Highlands Links, a Stanley Thompson-designed jewel set in Cape Breton Highlands National Park. "When you're driving up the road to the course, it's like driving up to heaven," Knudson said. (Globe and Mail)
Fate of anti-sealing vessel awaits May 9 hearing May 2, 2008
The Farley Mowat was seized off Cape Breton on April 12 after it was boarded by RCMP officers and its 17-member crew taken into custody for allegedly getting too close to the hunt. Its captain, Alex Cornelissen, and first mate Peter Hammarstedt were charged with violating the Fisheries Act. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Paul McCartney concert in Halifax wont happen this year: reports Apr 22, 2008
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Analyst counsels caution following big TSX runup; BoC poised to ... Apr 19, 2008
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Sealing activists bailed out with bag of toonies Apr 15, 2008
Alex Cornelissen (left), the captain of the anti-sealing vessel Farley Mowat, and chief officer Peter Hammarstedt talk to media after being released on bail from the Cape Breton Correctional Facility in Sydney, N.S., Monday, April 14, 2008 ... Watson posted the bail at the Cape Breton courthouse Monday afternoon, freeing the chief officer and captain of the Farley Mowat, who are accused of steering the ship too close to the seal hunt. (CTV.ca)
7 Cape Breton communities to get cleaner water Apr 15, 2008
Upgrades to the quality of drinking water in seven rural communities in Cape Breton are on the way after a new funding announcement over the weekend ... Upgrades to the quality of drinking water in seven rural communities in Cape Breton 00004000 are on the way after a new funding announcement over the weekend ... Cigarette sales are up in at least one Cape Breton First Nations store since police have cracked down on illegal tobacco smuggling, says the owner. (CBC.ca)
Crew maintain seizure broke international law Apr 14, 2008
SYDNEY, N.S. Stunned and angry crew from the anti-sealing vessel Farley Mowat emerged from a Cape Breton jail Sunday, maintaining the dramatic seizure of their ship by a black-clad RCMP squad brandishing submachine-guns violated international law ... Mr. Watson, who was in New York when the RCMP launched their speedy Zodiacs from two coast guard vessels, was making his way to Cape Breton by car Sunday night ... "They were forced into Canada at gunpoint," Mr. Watson told Cape Breton Post as he... (Globe and Mail -- National)
Anti-sealers released from jail Apr 14, 2008
SYDNEY, N.S. -- Stunned and angry crew from the anti-sealing vessel Farley Mowat emerged from a Cape Breton jail yesterday, maintaining the dramatic seizure of their ship by black-clad Mounties brandishing submachine-guns violated international law. The RCMP's elite marine team was called in Saturday by federal Fisheries Minister Loyola Hearn two weeks after a group of seal hunters complained that the Mowat came dangerously close to them in the Gulf of St. Lawrence. (Edmonton Sun)
Anti-seal hunt protesters decry Canada's 'act of war' in seizing ... Apr 13, 2008
The Sea Shepherd Conservation Society vessel Farley Mowat (front) and the Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker Des Groseilliers stand idle off the coast of Cape Breton island, Nova Scotia, in this photo taken March 30, 2008 ... Saturday's arrests stemmed from an incident involving the Farley Mowat and sealers near Cape Breton on March 30 ... Nova Scotia sealer Shane Briand said the Mowat endangered the lives of his crew when it came close to them about 60 kilometres off Cape Breton. (Vancouver Sun)
Fisheries calls off search for missing sealer Apr 12, 2008
The bodies of three other sealers were recovered from the vessel before the coast guard cut it free about 70 kilometres north of Cape Breton. The Coast Guard resumed the search for Mr. Aucoin and the boat after his neighbours in Iles-de-la-Madeleine, Que. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Getting angry for the wrong reasons Apr 11, 2008
A sea-faring environmental type, Watson recently told the media that the death of a few sealers off the coast of Cape Breton was indeed a tragedy but more tragic still is the death of all those seals. Im reminded of some urinal advertising I came across in the Mountain Square bathrooms. (Pique newsmagazine)
DFO changes towing practice Apr 10, 2008
went down off Cape Breton. The Sir William Alexander icebreaker was towing L'Acadien II, a 12-metre sealing boat that lost its rudder in thick ice while taking part in the annual seal hunt. (Globe and Mail)
McCartney may be on long and winding road to Halifax Apr 9, 2008
A 76-year-old grandmother says she's suing the Cape Breton regional police force after officers stormed her house in a fruitless search for drugs and weapons. The promoter who is bringing country star Keith Urban to Halifax is hoping Paul McCartney drops by for a concert of his own. (CBC.ca)
Stiff ruling for NS distillery Apr 9, 2008
The tiny Glenora Distillery on Cape Breton Island, a Gaelic community with deep roots in Scotland, can no longer use the word "Glen" in its whisky's name because it misleads consumers into thinking they are drinking Scotch, according to a ruling released yesterday by the Federal Court of Canada ... "We are in a glen, located in Glenville, next to the community of Glenora Falls and our distillery is called Glenora. There are 42 place names on Cape Breton Island that have the word Glen in its... (National Post)
Narrow focus of Mulroney-Schreiber inquiry, adviser recommends Apr 8, 2008
In March, The Globe and Mail published details from an interview with Senator Lowell Murray, who said that on his first day as the minister of the Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency in 1987, Mr. Mulroney handed him a single file a proposal for a light-armoured vehicle factory in Cape Breton that Mr. Schreiber was pushing. About a year later, after Mr. Murray persuaded three ministers to sign an understanding in principle to support the project, Mr. Schreiber paid Mr. Mulroney's associates and... (Globe and Mail)
Charges laid against the captain of anti-sealing vessel Apr 6, 2008
The incident leading up to the charges began last Sunday when a handful of sealers claimed the Farley Mowat came too close to them on the ice north of Cape Breton, even after being warned away by the Coast Guard. Following those complaints, there was a confrontation between the Farley Mowat and the Coast Guard icebreaker Des Groseilliers, with the vessels scraping sides against each other. (Globe and Mail)
Where abandoning your ship is not an option Apr 6, 2008
A blood trail from a harp seal leads to a small boat where sealers are loading carcasses from an ice floe off the coast of Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia March 31, 2008. (Paul Darrow/Reuters). (Globe and Mail)
Minister picks ex-admiral for Coast Guard probe Apr 5, 2008
With his vast experience and knowledge I am confident he will ensure that this investigation will determine what happened off the coast of Cape Breton Island, and will help to prevent such tragedies in the future, Mr. Hearn said in a statement ... Mr. Hearn has said that Mr. Watson's group will be charged with getting too close to the seal hunt last weekend off the coast of Cape Breton Island. (Globe and Mail)
Authorities baffled after shackled prisoner escapes custody Apr 5, 2008
The following month, a rape suspect was accidentally set free from a jail in Cape Breton. And later that month, another mix-up in Dartmouth led to the premature release of a man charged with aggravated assault. (Globe and Mail)
The Magdalen Islands Apr 5, 2008
Peninsula and 95 kilometres west of Cape Breton. POPULATION. (Globe and Mail)
Julia Wilkinson sets Canadian backstroke record at trials Apr 3, 2008
The leader of the Action Dmocratique du Qubec, Mario Dumont, is calling for a full public inquiry into the tragic deaths of four seal hunters from les de la Madeleine, whose boat capsized while being towed north of Cape Breton Island on Saturday. Canada Headlines. (CBC Montreal)
Environmentalist takes aim at East Coast seal hunters Apr 3, 2008
Halifax Environmental crusader Paul Watson says the deaths of at least three seal hunters last weekend north of Cape Breton is a tragedy, but the slaughter of hundreds of thousands of seal pups is an even greater tragedy. Mr. Watson, head of the Sea Shepherd Conservation Society, was commenting on the capsizing Saturday of a Quebec-based trawler as it was being towed by a coast guard icebreaker on the second day of annual East Coast seal hunt. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Military to return home bodies of seal hunters Apr 2, 2008
The Coast Guard icebreaker Sir William Alexander sits idle off the coast of Cape Breton, N.S. on Saturday, March 29, 2008 ... The RCMP, the TSB, and the coast guard are all looking into the accident, which occurred near Cape Breton, N.S.. (CTV.ca)
Ships collide during Canada seal hunt Apr 1, 2008
But the conservation group countered that its ship was rammed twice by the 321-foot icebreaker Des Groseilliers about 40 miles north of Cape Breton ... Witnesses have said the crew aboard the Alexander were not monitoring the tow as they plowed through thick ice floes north of Cape Breton. (MSNBC -- Environment)
* World News Quick Take Mar 31, 2008
The 12m fishing boat from Iles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec, carrying a crew of six, had reported steering problems late on Friday north of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, when the coast guard ship took it in tow. Bruno-Pierre Bourque, whose father died in Saturday's accident but who survived it himself, said a combination of speed and inattention by the coast guard crew caused the fishing boat to flip over. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Canada seal hunters found dead Mar 31, 2008
Three bodies were found north of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, later on Saturday. Two other crew members were rescued by a nearby fishing vessel. (Aljazeera.Net)
Critics and advocates urge caution as Nova Scotia explores return ... Mar 31, 2008
Last week, the province released a list of 10 projects that are under review, including a replacement or upgrade for a major hospital in Halifax and upgrades to the Trans-Canada Highway from northeastern Nova Scotia to Cape Breton ... The death of four sealers off the coast of Cape Breton continued to raise questions Sunday about events leading to the accident that took their lives ... The death of four sealers off the coast of Cape Breton continued to raise questions Sunday about events leading... (CBC New Brunswick)
Three seal hunters killed in Canada Mar 30, 2008
It was dark'The 40-foot fishing boat from Iles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec, carrying a crew of six, had reported steering problems late Friday north of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, when the coast guard ship took it in tow. Bruno-Pierre Bourque, whose father died in Saturday's accident but who survived it himself, said a combination of speed and inattention by the coast guard crew caused the fishing boat to flip over. (MSNBC -- International)
Canada seal hunt interrupted by deadly boat accident... Mar 30, 2008
Rescue teams recovered three bodies and another person was still missing in the waters north of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Canadian media reported. The fishing boat carrying seal hunters from the Magdalen islands capsized before dawn Saturday off Canada's east coast, Plamondon said. (The Drudge Report)
Broken boat capsizes during Coast Guard tow Mar 30, 2008
Mr. Voigt said the fishing boat had reported steering problems late Friday north of Cape Breton when the Sir William Alexander took it in tow, intending to haul the vessel to Sydney, N.S. ... Later in the day, seven sailors from Iles-de-la-Madeleine were rescued by a military helicopter after their 17-metre vessel, the Annie Marie, sank north of Cape Breton around 4 p.m.. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Bodies of 3 seal hunters recovered in Canada Mar 30, 2008
The 40-foot fishing boat from Iles-de-la-Madeleine in Quebec, carrying a crew of six, had reported steering problems late Friday north of Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, when a coast guard ship took it in tow. It capsized as it was being towed to shore. (AZCentral -- News)
Lights out for Calgary City Hall, zoo Mar 30, 2008
Divers recovered the bodies of three seal hunters Saturday from a disabled fishing vessel that capsized in the frigid waters off Cape Breton while being towed by a coast guard icebreaker. An around-the-clock curfew in Baghdad is being extended until further notice, Iraqi government television said late Saturday, amid fighting between government forces and Shia militias. (CBC.ca)
Four missing after fishing vessel capsizes off Cape Breton Mar 29, 2008
HALIFAX A search is continuing for four men after their fishing vessel capsized off Cape Breton while under tow by a Canadian Coast Guard ship. Navy Lieutenant Lora Collier says the 12-metre registered fishing vessel from the Iles de la Madeleine in Quebec had a crew of six onboard when it developed a steering problem about 70 kilometres north of Cape Breton ... Three sealing vessels were reported to be struggling in heavy ice conditions late Friday night off Cape Breton two taking in some water... (Globe and Mail -- National)
More snow for Nova Scotia Mar 29, 2008
Snow from the system will move into southwestern areas this morning and reach Cape Breton this afternoon. Internet Links. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Fleury is key to the postseason Mar 29, 2008
A premature exit from the playoffs for his junior team, Cape Breton, that spring. Fleury's 0-3 playoff record in his first two postseasons with the Penguins' minor-league team in Wilkes-Barre. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Remparts keep their focus Mar 26, 2008
Elsewhere in QMJHL post-season action it was: St. John's 6 Acadie-Bathurst 5; Saint John 6 P.E.I. 4; Lewiston 2 Cape Breton 1; Rouyn-Noranda 6 Val-d'Or 1; and Shawinigan 5 Gatineau 1. Baie-Comeau and Rimouski also played. (Globe and Mail -- Sports)
Cape Breton men surrender in tobacco smuggling case Mar 24, 2008
SYDNEY Two wanted Cape Breton men have turned themselves in to police to face charges in connection with a tobacco smuggling ring in Quebec that went up in smoke earlier this week ... As raids were going on in Cape Breton, another 16, involving 200 officers, were unfolding on the outskirts of Montreal ... Two Cape Breton men were arrested during the Wednesday raids in the Sydney area and flown to Quebec, where they were charged. (ChronicleHerald.ca)
Anne Murray fears extra nominee could nab Juno Mar 23, 2008
A former Cape Breton Mi'kmaq chief was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for sexually assaulting an unconscious 20-year-old woman at a Dartmouth hotel in spring 2006. Canada Features. (CBC Nova Scotia)
