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…
Police arrest eight for impaired driving in 24 hour span
HALIFAX: Halifax District RCMP has arrested eight people in one day for alcohol-related offences on December 5, the National Impaired Driving Enforcement Day. Four people were arrested with alcohol-impaired driving…
Province announces COVID19 vaccine to begin arriving next week
MAIN PHOTO: The low temperature freezers for the COVID19 vaccine. (Communications N.S. Photo) HALIFAX: Nova Scotia will receive its first allotment of 1950 doses of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine next…
COVID19: Seven new cases, including one school-based case; 19 recoveries
HRM: The province announced there were seven new cases of COVID19 reported Dec. 8, bringing Nova Scotia’s active cases to 78. Two cases are in Western Zone and are close…
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…
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…
Volunteer nomination forms open in HRM
FALL RIVER: As Councillor Cathy Deagle Gammon says and many know to be true, volunteers are the backbone of communities like those in Waverley-Fall River-Musquodoboit Valley. So why not nominate…
Utility work to impact Fall River traffic on Dec. 7
FALL RIVER: Residents are being advised by the Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) that N.S. Power will be onsite on Dec. 7, completing utility work. The work will be taking place…
COVID19: Six new cases reported
HRM: As of today, Dec. 5, Nova Scotia has 95 active cases of COVID-19. Six new cases are being reported today. Four of the new cases are in Central Zone…
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…