SCOTSBURN — Rugby and school continue to run parallel to each other for Emma Taylor. The Canadian national team member and former rugby champion with the St. Francis Xavier X-Women has been playing rugby and attending school in Ireland for the past three years. Most recently, she has been completing a Masters degree in project […]
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TRENTON – There are few competitive boxers this season at the Albion Amateur Boxing Club, but Matt Fraser is an exception. And he’s in for what could be an exciting time on a black tie boxing card next Saturday at Casino Halifax. Fraser is boxing an American opponent named Edgar Trejof from New Hampshire on […]
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TRENTON — Matt Fraser has added a major step to his budding boxing career. Fraser is part of the Nova Scotia team assembled for a trip to Ireland this week. He was scheduled to leave on Tuesday and have a bout later in the week. “He won a gold medal at the Brampton Cup and […]
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Prepare for an even bigger influx of tourists this season: Pictou has been featured in the main Irish newspaper, The Irish Times. The travel feature in the weekend’s copy of the newspaper was not only about Nova Scotia (article titled “Super Nova”), but focused to a significant extent on Pictou. In an article titled Nova […]
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To quote the great John Prine: all the snow has turned to water and Christmas Day has come and gone. But while the rest of us were making due with a pair of socks, Christmas provided local singer Karen Corbin with a pair of #1 chart hits – in Ireland no less. Picking up on […]
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