PHOTOS: New Year’s Day Levees in Waverley; Wellington; Fall River
FALL RIVER: there were plenty of spots for residents to dance in the New Year on January 1 with New Year's Levee events at three main locations.
Levee Day fun was had at the Wellington-Fletchers...
Police charge Lower Sackville man in drugs/weapons investigation
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 56-year-old Lower Sackville man has been arrested as part of a drug and weapons investigation by Halifax District RCMP's Community Action Response Team (CART).
Cpl. Gui Tremblay, with Halifax District RCMP, said...
Dutch Settlement man dies in Hwy 214 collision
ELMSDALE: A 37-year-old Dutch Settlement man is dead following a two-vehicle collision on Highway 214 in Elmsdale on Jan. 4.
Nova Scotia RCMP spokesman Const. Dominic Laflamme said police responded at approximately 9:26 a.m., to...
Partnership between NSH, Varian to help advance cancer care research, treatment in Nova Scotia
From a release
HALIFAX: Cancer patients in Nova Scotia will be some of the first to access new technology and innovative programs developed in the fight against the disease over the next decade.
Nova Scotia Health...
Aerotec Engines receives half-a-million dollar federal investment
BEAVER BANK: An aerospace business located in Beaver Bank is one of five Nova Scotia aerospace defence companies receiving federal funding to assist them reach new heights.
Aerotech Engines has been given a half-a-million dollars...
Giving Pantry a way for people to take what they need, give what they...
ELMSDALE: The community is giving back to those who need it, and that has led a community pantry to expand.
The expanded Giving Pantry is now open 24/7 at the Cup of Soul in Elmsdale,...
Upper Rawdon woman wins big on N.S. Firefighter 50/50 raffle
UPPER RAWDON: An Upper Rawdon woman went into the new year as a millionaire.
Barbara Armstrong was the winner of the Dec. 28 draw for the Nova Scotia Firefighters 50/50 raffle.
The winnings was $1,001,275 with...
Police say Lower Sackville man “head butted” officer during arrest
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 28-year-old man from Lower Sackville has been charged assault-related offences, including "headbutting an arresting officer in the face.'
Halifax RCMP said on Dec. 30 that police responded to Coles Road in Lower...
2023 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: Hurricane Franklin, caring for pets of unhoused top viewed stories
ENFIELD: The top five stories of 2023 as posted and viewed on The Laker News website included a hurricane; a bridge many anxiously awaited being fixed; and a Fall River vet caring for the...
2023 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: Top five video stories on The Laker News
EAST HANTS: An iconic landmark being torn down, a bridge being removed; and a tree in Stewiacke were among the top five videos or video stories on The Laker News Facebook page and website.
That...