Fire displaces family; community stepping up to support
SOUTH UNIACKE: The community is rallying around a family after a devastating fire in South Uniacke last week.
Uniacke & District Fire deputy chief Shawn Darby said fire crews from the community and mutual aid...
Fourth person charged in Halifax youth’s murder
HALIFAX: A fourth youth has been charged in a homicide that left the Halifax area in shock and sadness.
In a release, Halifax Regional Police said May 2 they have charged a fourth youth in...
Police seek Shubenacadie shoplifting suspect
SHUBENACADIE: Police are searching for a man following a shoplifting incident at a business in Shubenacadie.
S/Sgt. Cory Bushell, with East Hants RCMP, said police received the compliant on Dec. 12.
“The suspect, described as a...
Officials hold post-Hurricane Fiona briefing Sept. 25.
FALL RIVER: Officials from HRM Fire, N.S. Power, Bell, Canadian Red Cross, N.S. EMO, and others took questions from the three reporters registered for the briefing update on Sept. 25.
The Laker News’ Pat Healey...
RCMP investigating suspicious fire at construction site
MIDDLE SACKVILLE: Halifax District RCMP are investigating a suspicious fire that occurred before 2 a.m. on March 31. The fire took place at a construction site on Executive Dr. in Middle Sackville.
Police say that...
Blois calls on Houston to stop fighting feds on carbon tax, take action for...
OTTAWA: The MP for Kings Hants says the N.S. government is trying to play a bit of “boogeyman” with the federal government when it comes to carbon pricing.
Kody Blois was responding to Premier Tim...
Students put on a show at GPV Spring band concert
FALL RIVER: The band students at Georges P. Vanier Junior High School in Fall River finished off a topsy turvy year with a rousing Spring Band concert on May 11.
Before a full house of...
No injuries after cube truck strikes canopy at apartment building
LANTZ: A driver’s misjudgement of clearance space caused a cube truck to hit a canopy at an apartment building on Saturday.
Lantz Fire Chief Kory Orchard said firefighters from Lantz along with East Hants RCMP...
Feds support accessible upgrades at Grand Lake-Oakfield Community Centre
GRAND LAKE: The Grand Lake-Oakfield Community Centre plans to get to work as soon as the snow flies on making its’ facility more accessible friendly.
The work to do that is being supported by the...
Judge finds East Hants RCMP officer not guilty in 2019 crash
ENFIELD: A Shubenacadie Provincial Court judge found an East Hants RCMP officer not guilty on a charge brought forward by the Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) following a September 2019 crash that left a...