Municipal Election Roundup

Municipal Election Roundup

The mayoral races have been decided locally following Saturday's municipal election. In the town of Antigonish, Sean Cameron took the race with 1,121 votes. Brenda Chisholm Beaton won the Town of Port Hawkesbury mayor race with 723 votes. Nancy Dicks took the Town of...

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Sawyer Brown at the “Rath Eastlink Community Center” Nov 9th

Sawyer Brown and Charlie Major at the Rath Eastlink Community Center Truro Nov 9

Sarah McLauchlan in Halifax November 5

Sarah McLauchlan in Halifax Nov 5th @ 7:30.

989 XFM Nominated for NS Music award.

989 XFM has been nominated for the Media Arts Award from Music Nova Scotia. It's great to with so many talented people in the industry. Music week happens this year in Wolfville in November.  The public is allowed to vote for entertainer of the year. You can vote...

NEW FACEBOOK PAGE titled “989 XFM Announcers”

Hi everyone, we’ve started a NEW “NON NEWS” Facebook page to continue giving you contest opportunities, and keep you up to date on community events, post pictures of those events, along with almost everything else we offered on our previous page

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Coady’s Place Affordable Housing Complex in New Glasgow Expanding

Coady’s Place Affordable Housing Complex in New Glasgow Expanding

Coady's Place, an affordable housing complex at the former Tara Motel in New Glasgow in expanding. Coady's Place will be adding 20 new units in Phase 2 of its development; 15 will be affordable.  There will be a combination of studio, one bedroom and two bedroom...

Antigonish Jazz Festival Building Momentum as it Enters its Third Year

Antigonish Jazz Festival Building Momentum as it Enters its Third Year

Excitement is building as the 3rd annual Antigionish Jazz Festival is just weeks away. The festival will be held November 7th to 9th at various locations in the town. Festival Artistic Director Paul Tynan says as the event nears, he is getting more questions from...

Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway Welcomes Drop in Inflation Rate

Cape Breton-Canso MP Mike Kelloway Welcomes Drop in Inflation Rate

With Canada's inflation rate dropping to 1.6 per cent last month, Cape Breton Canso MP Mike Kelloway noted this marks the lowest rate since 2021. Kelloway said the goal is to see the inflation rate come down even more. While Canada is not immune to inflation, Kelloway...

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