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Longtime horseperson Donald 'Donnie' Robert MacKinnon passed suddenly early Saturday (Dec. 30) morning at his residence in Sydney, NS.

A student from Sackville has been awarded a big honour from Ducks Unlimited Canada. Anna MacKinnon has receive...

Students should read leases in detail before signing them, and be on the lookout for red flags such as landlords asking tenants to pay rent in all cash according to experts.

In response to a number of cybersecurity attacks and other incidents in Alaska, state legislators there are now considering millions of additional dollars for bolstering cybersecurity defenses.

A Uig woman has been recognised for her commitment to championing Gaelic language and culture as well as supporting her local community.

The weather has been amazing in Anchorage this week! I hope everyone is out enjoying it. Its mid-June and a budget has still not been passed, but it looks like the conference committee should finish today. A lot of legislators

Bernando Bertolucci’s epic film about the conflict between Italian landlord and peasant was called simply “1900”. Saturday, 15th May 2021, 7:50 am An Suileachan monument in Reef commemorates the land raids and the passing of the land into community ownership. Pic: Ronan Wilson If ever the great Hebridean movie is made – as it should be – the title could easily be “1921”. In normal circumstances, there would have been local events throughout the islands to mark the continuing relev...

Advertisement. For information about purchasing ads, please click here. The Alaska Stalker – May 1, 2021 Welcome to this edition of the Alaska Stalker, a lighthearted round up of the best and worst of Alaska’s social media landscape. *** If you enjoy the Alaska Stalker, please consider supporting working moms like me by sending in hot tips, overheards, and spotted ins. You can reach me at [email protected] As always, thanks for reading. *** I celebrated a little anniversary on Sunday �...

2020 tests limits of Arctic adaptation December 31st, 2020 | 1. Arctic struggles with pandemic and its impacts to education, health Across the Arctic, as well as the state, nation and globe, the dominant story of 2020 was the COVID-19 pandemic. For rural Alaska, however, the pandemic brought back memories of the Spanish flu, which decimated many in Alaskas Native villages, in some cases leaving only a handful of survivors. While the state braced for impact shortly after spring break, closi...

Print article Alaska’s state-owned economic development corporation on Wednesday agreed to spend up to $20 million to buy leases in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge’s coastal plain in an effort to support future oil exploration and drilling there. The seven-member board of the Alaska Industrial Development and Export Authority unanimously granted the corporation’s director permission to bid following 90 minutes of public comments, a two-hour private meeting and a final 30-minute publ...