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Sydney brothers Cailex, right, and Zaio Tournidis have their own pink flamingo business.  BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

Cape Breton brothers start pink flamingo business

Barb Sweet · Multimedia journalist |Updated 15 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

SYDNEY, N.S. — Brothers Cailex and Zaio Tournidis are tickled pink when it comes to building entrepreneurial skills and financial responsibility. Cailex, 13, and his 11-year-old brother Zaio, both from Sydney, started their own pink flamingo business ...

April 30, 2021--Ronan Murphy's high school career came to a screeching halt with an email. The Citadel High student was enrolled in the two-year internation baccalaureate (IB) program. Because of new COVID-19 restrictions the school year just ended last Friday, with notification in an email. Mom Deborah McNamara said all exams are cancelled and teachers will be creating a final mark for the students via an algorithm.
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Fifth youth charged in Halifax school threats cases

SaltWire Network |Updated 15 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

Police have charged a fifth young person in relation to recent incidents where threats were made toward schools in the Halifax area. Investigators charged a 16-year-old Tuesday in relation to a threats complaint that occurred at Citadel High School ...

Cecil Clarke, former CBRM mayor from 2012 to 2020: "Over the last number of months, I’ve spent time speaking with individuals, organizations and community leaders in response to requests for me to run for mayor." CAPE BRETON POST FILE

Former CBRM mayor Clarke set to announce municipal politics plans Thursday in Sydney

Ian Nathanson · Multimedia journalist |Updated 19 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

Speculation of whether Cecil Clarke will consider re-entering municipal politics may be answered on Thursday.  Clarke, the former Cape Breton Regional Municipality mayor from 2012 to 2020, has scheduled an “announcement” at the Horizon Achievement ...

Lobster vessels sit tied up at the Meteghan wharf on a calm and quiet Sunday morning. DFO says the coastal lobster fishery will not be impacted by marine protected areas. TINA COMEAU

Marine protected areas won't shut down lobster fishery, says DFO spokesperson

Tina Comeau · Multi-media journalist |Updated 19 hours ago |8 min read Premium content

YARMOUTH COUNTY, NS – A spokesperson for DFO says they know when fishermen see maps and hear talk of proposed marine protected areas it’s scary. Everyone wants to protect their livelihood. But when it comes to lobster specifically, Marty King hopes ...

The Cape Breton Regional Municipality has sold the former Centennial Arena/Bicentennial Gym complex in Sydney to the non-profit group Tomorrow's Legends, which are looking to build a solar-powered multi-use sports facility. The property was deemed surplus and sold to Tomorrow's Legends for $1. CAPE BRETON POST FILE PHOTO

Bang for its buck: CBRM sells former Sydney arena property to non-profit group for $1

Ian Nathanson · Multimedia journalist |Updated 16 hours ago |7 min read Premium content

A long-dormant arena in Sydney’s south end officially has new ownership. Cape Breton Regionality Municipality council unanimously approved the sale of Centennial Arena (as well as the Bicentennial Gym) to Tomorrow’s Legends — for $1 — during Tuesday ...

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UPDATE: RCMP investigating fatal car crash in Richmond County

Cape Breton Post Staff |Updated 18 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

An RCMP investigation of a single-vehicle accident in Richmond County is now a fatal crash investigation.  On Tuesday, Richmond County District RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a report of a single-vehicle motor vehicle crash on a highway in Lower ...

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Court settles dispute over Cape Breton woman's will

SaltWire Network |Updated 23 hours ago |5 min read Premium content

A case involving a Richmond County family may help provide some insight into ensuring that a will is prepared properly. In a recently released Supreme Court decision, Justice Jamie Campbell ruled that a will signed in March 2015 was being accepted by ...

The Sydney Justice Centre.

Manslaughter accused released on conditions in Cape Breton

SaltWire Network |Updated 23 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

A Sydney man charged with manslaughter has been released on conditions. Jason Owen Caines, 49, is charged in connection with the May 10 death of a 51-year-old man that occurred shortly before midnight in Sydney. Cape Breton Regional Police were ...

Christoph Mertinitz is the CEO and manager of the Red Farm development underway on a former farm in Howie Centre. Mertinitz and property owners Johann and Brigitte Luxbauer are investing in converting several buildings on the property into venues for weddings, concerts and other large events. They also have a motel under construction and plan to build a beer garden, restaurant and other amenities. LUKE DYMENT/CAPE BRETON POST

Raising the roof: Cape Breton Red Farm entertainment venue a hit ahead of bold expansion plans

Luke Dyment · Multimedia journalist |Updated 18 hours ago |9 min read Premium content

The Red Farm is, to say the least, an ambitious development underway just outside of Sydney on Kings Road. Nonetheless, the new entertainment complex is quickly becoming one of Cape Breton’s fastest-growing events centres. The first phase of the Red ...

The CCRCE is seeking family input of students at Salt Springs Elementary, Scotsburn Elementary, and West Pictou Consolidated as it reimagines current overlapping catchment areas. Stock Image

Strait area schools celebrating Black Excellence Day

Christopher Connors · Multimedia journalist |Updated a day ago |1 min read Premium content

PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The Strait Regional Centre for Education is asking people to wear black on Wednesday as it marks Black Excellence Day. In a media release, the centre said children, students, families, staff, volunteers and community partners ...

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