Charges laid following Elmsdale hit-and-run
ELMSDALE: A Hants County senior is facing two charges following a hit-and-run in Elmsdale on Dec. 5.
One of the incidents S/Sgt. Cory Bushell reported in his weekly From the Cruiser column saw East Hants...
RCMP seeking help to locate stolen lumber from North Noel Road
NORTH NOEL ROAD: On November 23, East Hants District RCMP received a report of lumber being stolen from a lumber yard on Emerson White Loop in the community of North Noel Road.
Police determined...
HERH’s Delorey commits to Acadia women’s hoops team
ELMSDALE: A Hants East Rural High Tigers women's basketball star player will be hitting the court in Wolfville next year.
In a Twitter post, the Acadia Axewomen announced that six-foot-one forward Sarah Delorey had officially...
Fire department seeks rescue watercraft for Bay of Fundy emergencies
The following is written by journalism student Luke Ettinger, of Kennetcook.
WALTON SHORE: The Walton Shore Fire Department wants to purchase a rescue watercraft to improve response time for emergencies in local waters but has...
RCMP respond to thefts in Nine Mile River area
NINE MILE RIVER: East Hants RCMP are reporting several thefts from residences and vehicles in the Nine Mile River area on the morning of Dec. 6.
Police say in a message to The Laker News...
Restrictions for Halifax-area extended, more Asymptomatic testing rolling out
EAST HANTS: Premier Stephen McNeil and Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang announced today, Dec. 4, that the current restrictions in areas of Halifax Regional Municipality and Hants County are extended until...
Woman, two men charged with providing mass shooting gunman with ammunition
HALIFAX: A woman who was the common-law spouse of the gunman responsible for the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian modern day history and two men have been charged with providing the gunman with the...
Jenn Casey, Abbigail Cowbrough, Const. Heidi Stevenson named to Canada’s Top 100 Powerful Women...
EAST HANTS: Women of courage, a corporate executive, a deputy minister and a journeyperson are Nova Scotians named in this year's Top 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada by the Women's Executive Network (WXN).Premier...
Milford Foodland listed as potential COVID19 exposure location in NSHA advisory
MILFORD: The Milford Foodland is among two locations in the Northern area listed among potential COVID19 exposure spots in a release issued by the Nova Scotia Health Authority on Dec. 3.
The advisory says that...
Taxi driver charged with theft of $20k from East Hants customer
MOUNT UNIACKE: A taxi driver from Lower Sackville who drives in the Mount Uniacke area has been charged with theft over $5,000, the RCMP announced on Dec. 3 in a release.
According to N.S RCMP...