Lynn Curwin

Truro - Members of the Truro Art Society are celebrating Nova Scotia through art, and a new show is made up of images created through a variety of mediums.

Visitors had the opportunity to see beautiful horses, learn to ride and understand horses better, shop for a variety of items, and even ride a mechanical bull when they took in the Atlantic Horse Fair in Nova Scotia.

Halifax - A well-known gay activist was beaten to death in Halifax early Tuesday morning, and a man who was out on a pass from a psychiatric facility is charged with his murder.

Truro - The Image Makers Photography Club had a wide variety of captivating images on display when they held their first show, which opened in Truro, Nova Scotia this week.

Both conformation and obedience dogs got together for the Cobequid Dog Club's spring show in Nova Scotia during the weekend.

Basildon - A 12-year-old girl died after a rugby ball struck her in the chest during a PE class at a school in the UK this morning.

A researcher at a Japanese university has created violin strings from spider silk, and many people are impressed by the sounds.

Witchford - Dog walkers in one UK community were surprised when they spotted a 12-foot mechanical gorilla peeking through the growth in a misty hedgerow.

Digger, a Clydesdale who had been cared for by a charity and believed to be the largest horse in the UK, is now training to become a drum horse with the Household Cavalry, and it is hoped he will be able to participate in the Queen's Jubilee celebrations.

Solebury - Jan Berenstain, who worked with her husband Stan to create the Berenstain Bears, died at the age of 88 after suffering a stroke.

Truro - Seeds and plant biodiversity were the focus of attention during a Seedy Saturday event recently held in a Nova Scotia town.

A weak and emaciated 45-year-old man, who was rescued from inside of a snow-covered car in Sweden, is believed to have been trapped for two months.

Truro - The Members of the Truro Model Railroaders Association in Nova Scotia, Canada are passionate about their hobby, which they recently shared with others during an open house.

Los Angeles - Actress, dancer and choreographer Zina Bethune was struck by cars and killed when she stopped her car to see if she could help an animal on a Los Angeles road.

Truro - A new art show in Nova Scotia features works of art created from materials which could have been destined for landfill sites, as well as works designed to show the value of the earth around us.

The Supreme Court in the UK has ruled that proper care was not taken to protect a woman who committed suicide after being sent home on leave in 2005.

Shubenacadie - Nova Scotia's Shubenacadie Sam emerged from his shelter on Groundhog Day, the day after a snow storm, to predict an early spring in 2012.

Shubenacadie - Winter provides an opportunity to view wildlife in a very different way, as a January walk through Nova Scotia's wildlife park shows.

Visalia - Eric James Borges, a gay 19-year-old California man who was an intern with The Trevor Project and had recently made an "It Gets Better" video, took his own life.

North Royalton - Scott Bickel, a competitive eater and writer from Ohio, was found dead on Jan 11, after he posted a suicide message on Facebook.