Nova&nbsp;Scotia RCMP&nbsp;are investigating two deaths in Yarmouth they say are suspicious.

According to a media release, RCMP responded on Friday afternoon to the sudden deaths inside a home on Placid Court.

The two people, a 58-year-old man and a 49-year-old woman, were known to one another, police say.

An investigation is being led by the Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit.

A Lunenburg couple offers a helping hand in the face of growing food insecurity

Lunenburg couple created the We Feed Lunenburg Facebook group in 2022 to organize gardeners in the community so they donate their excess produce to the local food bank at the Central United Church. Now, they operate their own community food pantry.

A couple side-hug and grab a basket with food next to a sign that reads "We Feed Lunenburg"

David Jarvis and Karen Beals-Jarvis created We Feed Lunenburg in 2022 to get donations for the local food bank. 

We Feed Lunenburg

N.S. parents dismayed by lack of access to new RSV vaccines for infants

Some provinces have begun rolling out a vaccination program for infants with newly authorized products. The situation is much different in Nova Scotia.

This illustration provided by AstraZeneca depicts packaging for their RSV medication Beyfortus. 

This illustration provided by AstraZeneca depicts packaging for their medication Beyfortus. U.S. officials have approved a new long-acting drug to protect babies and toddlers against a respiratory virus that causes thousands of hospitalizations each year. The Food and Drug Administration on Monday, July 17, 2023 approved the injection for infants and children up to 2 years old.

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This illustration provided by AstraZeneca depicts packaging for their medication nirsevimab (Beyfortus).

Seniors craft 10,000 poppies for Dartmouth display

Residents who live at Oakwood Terrace Nursing Home have been hard at work knitting and crocheting an extravagant poppy display.

An old brick church is decorated with about 5,000 bright red, hand-made poppies. 

Approximately 5,000 hand-made poppies are on display outside the Sanctuary Arts Centre in Dartmouth. The other half are inside the old church. 

Poppy display

Approximately 5,000 handmade poppies are on display outside the Sanctuary Arts Centre in Dartmouth. The other half are inside the old church. 

Founding director of East Coast Music Awards criticizes organization's current path

A founding director of the East Coast Music Association has gone public with concerns about the way the organization is conducting its business. Sheri Jones, a music industry artist and manager, has outlined her concerns in a petition that has garnered hundreds of signatures.

Sea Ruth on stage with East Coast Music Awards sign behind him.

Sea Ruth, a member of the Umbrella Collective, which was nominated for Rap/Hip-Hop Recording of the Year, performs at the ECMA announcement.

Sea Ruth

Sea Ruth, a member of the Umbrella Collective, performs at an ECMA announcement in January.

Founding director of East Coast Music Association criticizes organization's current path

Local couple makes 'transformative' donation to Cape Breton Regional Hospital

Cape Breton Regional Hospital is receiving a large donation from a local couple that will be spread over a 10-year period.

(Back row, L-R): Kirsti Rozee, medical social worker, CBRH; Paula MacNeil, CEO, Cape Breton Regional Hospital Foundation; Jillian Delorey, medical social worker, CBRH; Dr. Andrzej Kajetanowicz, Neonatologist, CBRH; Jennifer Swan, Director of Women and Children’s Health and Palliative Care, NSH Eastern Zone; Kelley Lundrigan, Interim Manager, Women and Children’s Health, CBRH; Hayley Gouthro, NICU Clinical Nurse Lead, CBRH; Simon MacDonald, CBRHF Board Member; Joan Sutherland; Gordon Sutherland; Debbie Sampson, RN; Tess Carrigan holding NICU grad Alden (Front row, L-R): Monica MacNeil, RN; Jade MacDougall, RN; Myah, Krew, Kaleb, and Kolby Mitchelitis, ‘NICU grads;” Megan Bonar; Jill Ferguson, RN, holding NICU grad Alaya

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Joan and Gordon Sutherland are shown at Friday's ceremony in the back row flanking a sign unveiling the neonatal intensive care unit that now bears their name.

RCMP are investigating after two people were found dead in a home in Yarmouth on Friday. Police say the deaths are being treated as suspicious.

RCMP say sudden deaths of man, woman in Yarmouth are suspicious

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