Water service temporarily restored; long-term solution being finalized
WINDSOR JUNCTION/FALL RIVER: Water service has been restored to customers impacted by the water main repair work near the intersection of Cobequid Road and Glendale Avenue, Lower Sackville, Halifax Water said in a release...
N.S. announces delay to Phase 5 reopening due to epidemiology
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia announced Sept. 14 that due to the current epidemiology in the province and Atlantic region, the Phase 5 re-opening in the province will be delayed until Oct. 4, when the proof...
Debert’s Putnam set to release new single “No One Will Ever Know”
DEBERT: Country-Pop Sensation Jackie Putnam is set to release a brand new single "No One Will Ever Know" from her debut album The Phoenix.
“No One Will Ever Know” was written during the COVID pandemic...
RCMP arrest and charge man in Miller Lake head-on collision
MILLER LAKE: RCMP have charged a 35-year-old man in relation to a serious two-vehicle head-on collision that closed Hwy 102 in Miller lake for hours in October 2023.
In the morning of Oct. 28, 2023,...
RCMP warning of scam threatening deportation and arrest
HALIFAX: RCMP in Halifax District are warning the public of a phone scam, taking place in the Halifax Regional Municipality, instructing individuals to transfer money abroad.
On May 3, Halifax District RCMP received a complaint...
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...
Driver lucky to escape uninjured from car fire, police say
ELMSDALE: Police say a driver is lucky to have escaped a car fire on Hwy 102 just after midnight on Aug. 10 without any injuries.
S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said in his From the Cruiser report,...
Family Resource Centre appreciative of community generosity
ELMSDALE: A local business stepped up to help a non-profit organization after a brazen theft earlier this week.
The East Hants Family Resource Centre posted on their FB that their new Air Conditioning unit was...
HRM seeks input on Performing and Visual Arts venues study
HALIFAX: The public's input is being sought by the Halifax Regional Municipality for the Performing & Visual Arts Venues Study.
Happy Cities, on behalf of the municipality, are conducting a study of performing and...
Pet of the Week – March 5, 2021
Here is our Pet of the Week for March 5, 2021 as selected by a random computerized draw:
The other pets that were submitted will be included in the draw for next week, and the...