Elmsdale woman arrested after driving impaired while twice the legal limit
ELMSDALE: A 69-year-old Elmsdale woman has been charged with impaired driving after the vehicle she was allegedly driving ended up in the ditch
East Hants RCMP S/Sgt. Cory Bushell said officers were called to a...
COVID-19: 11 new cases reported on Nov. 2; 16 recoveries
HALIFAX: The province is reporting 11 new cases of COVID-19 on Nov. 2, with 16 recoveries. There are five cases in Central Zone, four cases in Eastern Zone and two cases in Northern Zone.
On...
UPDATED: Police arrest wanted man after short standoff in Oakfield
OAKFIELD: A man wanted by RCMP on an arrest warrant was taken into custody late on the afternoon of Nov. 1 in Oakfield, after a short standoff.
A local resident told The Laker News they...
Grade 5 students proud to help less fortunate with Socktober fundraiser
FLETCHERS LAKE: Students at Holland Road Elementary continue to show their compassion for others through in-school fundraisers.
One such example is the 516 items that Grade 5’s in Nicole LeGrow’s class at the school collected...
RCMP lay 33 impaired driving charges in Fall River area in past 18 months
FALL RIVER: Halifax District RCMP have laid half of the total amount of impaired driving charges in the Fall River area that they did in all of 2020 in the first eight months of...
The Big Give giving back; second event set for Nov. 6 in Elmsdale
ELMSDALE: The first coat and clothing swap put on the COAT Association was, from all indications, very well received by the community.
The Big Give took place Oct. 30 at the East Hants Family Resource...
VIDEO: WCA Halloween Haunted House Tour gives you spooks
WAVERLEY/FALL RIVER: If you're a Halloween enthusiast or like scares you have one last night to catch a glimpse of the scares throughout the homes participating in the Waverley/Fall River Halloween Haunted House tour...
VIDEO: Flipping DQ Blizzards in Fall River on Miracle Treat Day
FALL RIVER: It was a messy good time.
Miralce Treat Day in support of member hospitals a part of the Children's Miracle Network was held at Dairy Queen locations, including the one in Fall...
N.S. announces all nursing graduates to receive job offers
HALIFAX: Premier Tim Houston announced October 28, all nurses graduating from Nova Scotia's universities and Nova Scotia Community College for the next five years will be offered a job in the province.
Every nurse who...
Province announces funding for pharmacist assessment to assist in preventing Lyme disease
HALIFAX: Nova Scotians who get bitten by a tick can now go to their local pharmacy to assess the need for treatment to help prevent Lyme disease. The cost of the assessment will be...