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Ice in Clare painted in remembrance of family and friends while also raising money for important cause
The numerous names didn’t melt the ice, but seeing them painted on the ice surface melted countless hearts. For a third year, names, hearts, flowers, logos, symbols, jersey numbers, pawprints, and more were painted onto the ice surface of the ...
Kings and West Hants court report: April 23, 2024
Conditional sentence for sexual assault Charles William Cleveland, 42, of Kingston, will serve a period of imprisonment in the community for committing a sexual assault. Cleveland pleaded guilty to the charge on Nov. 15, 2023. The matter was ...
Man, 38, charged with firearm offences after emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S.
A 38-year-old man has been charged after a firearm incident that prompted an emergency alert in Bible Hill, N.S. on April 19 morning. Following a complaint of a man carrying a firearm on Hillcrest Avenue at about 8:22 a.m., the Colchester County ...
Workplace deaths trended down in Nova Scotia in 2023
Eighteen Nova Scotians died on the job or because of their work in 2023. That’s down from 24 deaths in 2022. The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia released its workplace fatality statistics on Monday. “I would never say there is good news ...
Drugs and stolen handgun seized, three arrested in Three Brooks, N.S.: RCMP
Mounties seized drugs and a stolen gun and arrested three people in Three Brooks, N.S., on Wednesday, April 17. Pictou Country RCMP officers executing a search warrant at a home on Three Brooks Road found methamphetamine, hydromorphone, cocaine, ...
Aiming to save lives: Yarmouth couple says awareness needed over invasive group A strep, don't ignore symptoms
Kelly and Steven Doucet celebrated their wedding anniversary on April 22. A week earlier the Yarmouth County couple feared they’d be marking Kelly’s funeral instead. Kelly is recovering in the Yarmouth Regional Hospital after contracting invasive ...
Alleged N.S. grain elevator vandal left blood and a phone at the scene
The vandal who broke into the Halifax Grain Elevator, smashed windows and set off fire extinguishers likely should have been a little more careful about what they left behind. Police got a call about the break-in near the South End Container ...
Woman, 73, suffers life-threatening injuries in two-vehicle crash in New Germany, two others injured
A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision in New Germany on Sunday. At about 3:09 p.m., RCMP and other emergency personnel were called to the crash on Highway 10 where a Volkswagen ...
Barbara Adams named as Nova Scotia’s new justice minister
Three days after a controversial comment led to the resignation of Nova Scotia's justice minister, Premier Tim Houston has named a replacement. Eastern Passage MLA Barbara Adams will serve as the new attorney general and justice minister. And she'll ...
Nova Scotia’s workplace fatalities dropped to 18 in 2023: Workers’ Compensation Board
The Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia reported drops in all types of workplace fatalities in 2023. But WCB says the 18 deaths at or because of work are still a "sobering reminder of the human impact of workplace tragedy, and a reminder ...