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From a release HALIFAX: N.S. NDP Leader Claudia Chender announced plans to help commuters Nov. 18. New Democrats will make the Halifax ferries free, fast-track Halifax Regional Municipality’s Rapid Transit Strategy, and offer relief on...

RAWDON GOLD MINES: A 30-year-old man from Bible Hill is facing impaired driving related charges following a vehicle into a power pole collision on Nov. 8 in Rawdon Gold Mines. Const. Preston Burns, Community Policing...

Brought to you by: ENFIELD: Over the past week, officers with East Hants RCMP responded to 120 calls for service. The following are some of the basic calls as provided by Const. Preston Burns, East Hants...

LOWER SACKVILLE: The candidates for Sackville-Cobequid were interviewed by The Laker News with questions submitted from the community and those on issues and concerns we're aware of. Here are the interviews we did: We begin with...

ENFIELD: Employees with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) are on strike. At the Enfield Post Office on Nov. 15, workers with signs on Bristol board, could be seen walking on both sides of...

HALIFAX: Starting this month, as part of the RCMP’s national deployment, the Nova Scotia RCMP will begin issuing body-worn cameras (BWCs) to officers across the province. The cameras will be issued to 600 Nova Scotia...

HALIFAX: Nova Scotians should prepare for winter driving conditions with winter tires, cold temperature antifreeze, and an emergency kit in their vehicles. Other winter driving tips include: - wearing seatbelts (seatbelts are required by law year-round) -...

LUCASVILLE/BEAVER BANK: Two people have been arrested after a Beaver Bank man was assaulted by a man with a knife in Lucasville on Nov. 10. Cpl. Guillaume Tremblay said that the Special Enforcement Section of...

WINDSOR FORKS: A 21-year-old man from Windsor has been charged in relation to a fatal collision that occurred in 2023 in Windsor Forks. Cpl. Carlie McCann said that on August 24, 2023, at approximately 10:50...

HALIFAX: NDP Leader Claudia Chender announced a new rent-to-own starter home program that would increase the number of families able to buy their first home by 10 per cent in the first year.  The programw...