The names of the communities in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, hint at the French, aboriginal, Scottish, Irish, and English origins of the people who live here: Baddeck, Margaree, Chéticamp ...

If you are planning a trip to Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, the one thing you won’t want to miss is a hike on the Skyline Trail. Our family hiked the trail on a Saturday afternoon in July.

Airports are located in Sydney in Cape Breton and in Halifax on mainland Nova Scotia. From Sydney, take Rte. 125 to Hwy. 105, then take the Cabot Trail at the Englishtown ferry or at St. Ann’s ...

Tom Ayers has been a reporter and editor for 39 years. He has spent the last 21 covering Cape Breton and Nova Scotia stories. You can reach him at [email protected].

Cape Breton’s highland trails offer some of the most scenic snowmobiling in the country. “When you’re travelling the trails up here, most days it’s like walking into a postcard,” says ...

Located on the beautiful Bras d’Or Lakes in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia, Eskasoni takes its name from a Mi’kmaq word, “we’kwistoqnik”, meaning ‘where the fir trees are plentiful’. Eskasoni was first ...

Construction industry representatives say there's no need to panic over a number of delayed residential developments in Cape Breton. Last week, the Nova Scotia government put construction of a new ...