Two sent to hospital after collision in Stewiacke
STEWIACKE: This morning at approximately 10:30 a.m. Colchester County RCMP responded to a collision between a truck and a car on Hwy. 2 (Stewiacke Rd.) in Stewiacke on Jan. 4.…
Lions Christmas Express a big success thanks to the community
FALL RIVER: It was another successful Lions Christmas Express, despite the COVID19 pandemic and no food drives because of the resulting restrictions in place in the province. Stephanie Dube, one…
COVID19: 13 new cases reported between Jan 1-2; eight recoveries
HALIFAX: As of today, Jan. 2, Nova Scotia has 27 active cases of COVID-19. Thirteen new cases are being reported from Jan. 1 and today, Jan. 2. On Jan. 1,…
PC Leader Houston looks back on 2020 and ahead at 2021
ENFIELD: The leader of the PC Party of N.S. was among those looking forward to the calendar changing from 2020 to 2021, he said in a pre-Christmas end of the…
Pet of the Week – Jan. 1, 2021
Here is our first 2021 Pet of the Week for Jan. 1, 2021 as selected by a random computerized draw: The other pets that were submitted will be included in…
Boyd backstops Rapids to historic seventh consecutive victory
GRAND FALLS, N.B.: Nolan Boyd stopped 31 of 34 shots and all three shooters he faced in the shootout to propel his Grand Falls Rapids to a historic win on…
Dine in service to return in HRM, Enfield, Elmsdale, Mount Uniacke areas at licensed establishments
HALIFAX/EAST HANTS: As a result of the low case numbers during the Christmas holidays, the province has announced that restaurants and licenced establishments in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality and…
COLUMN: MP Darrell Samson’s New Year Message as 2021 begins
As we say goodbye to 2020 and all the hardship it brought, we can all look forward to the new year with optimism: Vaccines for COVID-19 are being rolled out,…
Oliver, Olivia top N.S. baby names in 2020
NS: Oliver is Nova Scotians’ favourite baby name for 2020. The top 10 names for 2020 are Oliver, Olivia, Benjamin, William, Jack, Charlotte, Levi, Noah, Ivy and Ava, according to…
Update on The Vegetorium and their potential COVID19 exposure
FALL RIVER: The following was sent to The Laker News by the sister of Jason Simpson regarding the cleaning that took place at The Vegetorium following their potential COVID19 exposure…