HALIFAX: Provincial officials are assessing the damage from Hurricane Fiona which has been roaring through the Strait region with powerful wind, heavy rain, and high seas since yesterday.
Bob Robichaud, Warning Preparedness Meteorologist with...
LYNCHE’S RIVER: A man was sent to hospital after a car
left the road then rolled over earlier this week.
Richmond District RCMP responded to the collision on
Highway 4 in Lynche’s River on Monday evening...
ARICHAT: Council will have staff investigate how to
engage the public in the debate over a mayor versus a warden system.
During the regular monthly meeting of Richmond
Municipal Council last night in Arichat, council debated...
PORT HAWKESBURY: As the federal government entertains
the idea of a projected $18 million Cabot Links Airport project that would
allow seasonal, commercial flights into Inverness County, it is fully aware of local
concerns about what that means for another...
ANTIGONISH: An Antigonish man charged with two counts of attempted murder after he allegedly tried to stab his wife and three-year-old daughter has been found not criminally responsible.
Judge Richard MacKinnon accepted the mental health assessment in Antigonish Provincial Court...
GUYSBOROUGH: The Municipality of the District of
Guysborough has tabled a new dog by-law that removes breed-specific
restrictions.
The new by-law removes the mention of Pit Bull Terriers, American Pit Bull Terriers, Staffordshire Bull Terriers, American...
HALIFAX: Twelve new cases of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)
were identified yesterday. Most are connected to travel or a known case.
Public health is working to identify people who may
have come in close contact with the...
OTTAWA: Changes to the licencing system for inshore fishers were greeted favourably by the local Member of Parliament.
Last week the federal government announced that it adopted long-standing issues identified by group representing independent...
LINWOOD: The RCMP said they found approximately $500,000 worth of cocaine, cannabis, psilocybin, tobacco, cash, and a trailer at a residence in Antigonish County earlier this week after executing a search warrant.
According to...
MONTREAL, QC: The Crown Prosecutor’s office here has decided not to proceed with charges of failing to register as a sex offender against a former Strait area businessman who was convicted of sex crimes involving young boys.