Kevin Northup

Nova Scotia, Yarmouth

Arena Announcer, DJ at CJLS (Yarmouth, NS)

Reporter/Anchor - Acadia Broadcasting, Play-by-play - @MarinersHockey

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Articles

Eagles coach Louis Robitaille signs in Russia

5 days ago | hotcountry1035.ca | Kevin Northup

The Cape Breton Eagles need a new coach. Louis Robitaille has signed with a professional Russian hockey team for next season. He joined the Eagles before the 2023/24 season, and led them to two-straight playoff appearances. Robitaille has coached in the QMJHL for 14 seasons. In a statement, he calls the promotion a big challenge, and it was a tough decision because he loves the Eagles and the community.
N.S. Liberals want feds to work with province on infrastructure

5 days ago | cjls.com | Kevin Northup

Nova Scotia’s Liberals want to see more help from the feds on infrastructure. In a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney, interim provincial leader Derek Mombourquette says he’s encouraged by the steady leadership Carney brings to Ottawa. He lists cell service, roads and highways, housing and wharves as barriers that need attention in the province. Mombourquette says Nova Scotians are ready to work with Carney to bring a stronger, more connected country.
Walleye fall to 1-1 at Centennial Cup

5 days ago | acadiabroadcasting.ca | Kevin Northup

The Kam River Fighting Walleye suffered their first loss at the Centennial Cup in Calgary. They fell 3-1 to the Grand Prairie Storm in their second game of the tournament Sunday night. The Walleye are now 1-1 at the national Junior A hockey championship, their first game was an overtime win over the Trenton Golden Hawks. They get right back at it Monday night in Calgary against the Northern Manitoba Blizzard.
Thunderbirds fall in NLL semifinal

5 days ago | hotcountry1035.ca | Kevin Northup

The Halifax Thunderbirds season is over. They lost 10-9 in overtime to Saskatchewan Saturday night, and were eliminated in the National Lacrosse League semifinal. The Thunderbirds had to win to force a third game Sunday, they lost at home the weekend before in the first game of the series. It was the most successful Thunderbirds season to date, their deepest playoff run since joining the league in 2019. The Saskatchewan Rush will now play in the NLL final against Buffalo.
Congres Mondial Acadien wins ‘Event of the Year’ at ECMAs

5 days ago | cjls.com | Kevin Northup

Last summer’s Congres Mondial Acadien has won an East Coast Music Award. The event in Yarmouth, Argyle and Clare received the ‘Event of the Year’ award during ECMA week in St. John’s, Newfoundland. The Congres brought thousands of Acadians together last August, a large concert was held at the Yarmouth Airport on National Acadian Day. Then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre joined hundreds marching through the streets of Yarmouth before the concert.
N.S. Nature Trust protects island off Woods Harbour

1 week ago | cjls.com | Kevin Northup

A newly protected island off southwestern Nova Scotia for migratory birds. The Nova Scotia Nature Trust says Johns Island off Woods Harbour is a critical stopover for the birds on their journey. They say it’s significant, because it’s a nesting site for several bird species at risk too. A report in 2021 ranked the island as a high priority for sea level rise resiliency and habitat richness.
Unemployment rate rises again in April

1 week ago | 919thebend.ca | Kevin Northup

Canada’s unemployment rate is up. It rose 0.2 percentage points to to 6.9 percent in April. StatsCan says the rate is now back to November, 2024 levels, which were the highest since 2017, excluding the pandemic. The number of people without a job went up by 39,000. The economy added 7,400 jobs. Around 31,000 jobs were lost in the manufacturing sector, as uncertainty over U.S. tariffs loom.
Diesel down 5 cents, gas doesn’t change

1 week ago | 1015thehawk.com | Kevin Northup

You’ll pay a bit less if you fill up with diesel. The price dropped about 5 cents per litre at midnight. Regular gas didn’t budge, it’s still holding at about $1.40 a litre.
Yarmouth’s Brown Street parking lot to get EV chargers

1 week ago | cjls.com | Kevin Northup

New electric vehicle chargers in Yarmouth. Four spaces will be created in the Brown Street parking lot, work begins next week. The town says installation is expected to take 4-6 weeks, with the lot partially closed at the Hawthorne Street entry. Six spaces will be fenced off, and the sidewalk on Hawthorne will also be blocked. The town says new parking spaces are being proposed to make sure there’s parking capacity. Yarmouth is one of 15 locations to receive the new charging stations.
N.S. MP wants meeting with PM on lobster fishery

1 week ago | 919thebend.ca | Kevin Northup

Nova Scotia’s only Conservative MP wants a meeting with the Prime Minister. Chris d’Entremont of Acadie-Annapolis says the lobster fishery needs a sustainable path forward. He’s requested a sit-down in a letter to Mark Carney to discuss the future of the lobster stock in the riding. d’Entremont says unregulated and unreported fishing has been happening in St. Mary’s Bay for many summers. He says some argue it’s under Indigenous rights, but it poses a threat to the sustainability of the stock.