The Casket is the community newspaper for Antigonish town and county.

The newspaper documents its official beginning as being 1852 when John Boyd, a school teacher in Pictou County, set up the newspaper in Antigonish, The first copy of The Casket appeared on June 24th, 1852, consisting of four pages, two in English and two in Gaelic.

Today the company also provides commercial printing in Antigonish through Casket Printing, Campbell’s Printing and in Port Hawkesbury through Strait Printing.