Police say Lower Sackville man “head butted” officer during arrest
LOWER SACKVILLE: A 28-year-old man from Lower Sackville has been charged assault-related offences, including "headbutting an arresting officer in the face.'
Halifax RCMP said on Dec. 30 that police responded to Coles Road in Lower...
2023 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: Hurricane Franklin, caring for pets of unhoused top viewed stories
ENFIELD: The top five stories of 2023 as posted and viewed on The Laker News website included a hurricane; a bridge many anxiously awaited being fixed; and a Fall River vet caring for the...
2023 YEAR-IN-REVIEW: Top five video stories on The Laker News
EAST HANTS: An iconic landmark being torn down, a bridge being removed; and a tree in Stewiacke were among the top five videos or video stories on The Laker News Facebook page and website.
That...
Dave Carroll, others to ring in 2024 with online Nova Scotia Kitchen Party in...
WAVERLEY: A musician from Waverley and a former host on Morning TV with Global Halifax are teaming up for a good cause.
Dave Carroll will help ring out 2023 and bring in 2024 with host...
Henry tops N.S. babies name list for 2023
HALIFAX: Henry is Nova Scotians' favourite baby name for 2023.
The top 10 names for 2023 are Henry, Theodore, Oliver, Jack, Noah, William, Owen, Liam, Jackson and Olivia, according to Nova Scotia's Registry of Vital...
Levees set to celebrate kick off of 2024 locally
FALL RIVER/WELLINGTON/ENFIELD: Ring in the New Year at numerous New Year’s Day Levees in various communities.
The Levees that we’re aware of will be in Enfield; Wellington; Waverley; and Fall River.
At the Wellington-Fletchers Lake...
New trunked radios about protection, privacy, not keeping information from public: Spokesperson
FALL RIVER/EAST HANTS: Protecting Nova Scotians and their privacy remains top priority for the province and for all our first responders, a spokesperson said.
Earlier this month, Nova Scotia Minister of Service Nova Scotia Colton...
MLA MacDonald provides road work updates
ENFIELD: Several roads are getting work from provincial road crews, the MLA for the area said.
Hants East MLA John A. MacDonald provided an update on roadwork ongoing in the Municipality of East Hants before...
Const. Burns helps out at Maple Ridge Elementary’s skating party
LANTZ: Students at Maple Ridge Elementary School had some extra help recently.
At the Christmas Skating Party held Dec. 19 at the Ice Pad B at the East Hants Sportsplex in Lantz, an officer with...
Province announces wage increase for Early Childhood Educators; New pension, benefits for Child-Care sector
HALIFAX: Early childhood educators and employees working in licensed child-care centres will receive benefits and pensions for the first time.The government is raising the wages of early childhood educators (ECEs) and introducing a benefits...