Supporters of a major tourism designation in southern Cumberland are holding their breath for a major announcement at any moment.

After twenty straight days with nothing to report, the microbiology lab in Halifax has confirmed one new case of coronavirus. The new finding was one of 203 tests conducted at the QEII.

The hope for some fairness in rural internet service is slowly taking shape in Cumberland County.

Despite seventeen days in a row without a new case of the coronavirus, government is renewing the state of emergency to extend the authority to impose public health measures. The order moves the needle from noon Sunday to noon Sunday, July 12.

The Mayor of Amherst says a move to privatize the county dump is to head-off a dramatic increase in the cost of providing the service.

Cumberland County’s physician recruitment committee continues its search for new doctors despite the challenges imposed by a pandemic and the precautionary steps to control it.