PORT HAWKESBURY: Officials with the Strait regional
centre for education (SRCE) are continuing to monitor the water quality at its
schools.
Just before the holidays, the province announced it
will provide drinking water to 324 public schools...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A former Strait area businessman, who
previously had convictions for sexually abusing minors thrown out due to
Charter violations, is now being sued by six complainants who say they have endured
a lifetime of emotional trauma from alleged...
ST. PETER’S: The RCMP said recent damage to a boat
involved in the First Nation fishery was not related to previous incidents.
On December 26, Richmond County RCMP received a report
that a fishing boat was...
PORT HOOD: An in-camera session lasting almost two
hours topped off Inverness Municipal Council’s meeting last Thursday where
recent allegations leveled against staff were discussed.
In-camera sessions are closed to the public, so none of
the council...
ANTIGONISH: After a number of collisions and requests
from municipal council, changes were made to a local intersection and more are
coming.
On January 3, the Nova Scotia Department of
Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal announced the closure...
ANTIGONISH: Two former StFX students were acquitted of
sexually assaulting another student in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
Jonah Williams, 21, and Tyler Ball, 20, played
defensive back for the X-Men football team when they were accused...
DARTMOUTH: The police have arrested another man in connection
with an unusual incident that took place along Trans-Canada Highway 105
three-years-ago.
On November 1, the RCMP announced the arrest of
37-year-old David James Bishop from Dartmouth in...
ANTIGONISH: The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA)
changed a policy that gave eligible patients of St. Martha’s Regional Hospital
access to Medical Assistance in Dying (MAiD) services.
The health authority’s vice-president of health
services said although NSHA...
OTTAWA: Two local First Nations communities benefited
from a federal investment supporting infrastructure improvements and
community-driven economic development projects that will help build healthier,
more sustainable communities.
Funding provided to We’koqma’q First Nation allowed
them to upgrade the...
PORT HOOD: For a guy with a Stanley Cup ring and an
Olympic gold medal, not to mention past accolades as a Norris Trophy and Conn
Smythe Trophy winner, Al MacInnis wouldn’t seem the sort of guy to have...