Police advise Tide Fest revellers to plan an alternate drive home
ELMSDALE/LANTZ: RCMP are advising residents who wish to partake in TideFest celebrations this weekend to plan a way home.
East Hants RCMP Acting S/Sgt. Scott MacRae said police want residents to enjoy the festivities that...
Online mental health support platform helps with students’ back-to-school stress, anxiety
HALIFAX: As youth head back to school and university, they’re dealing with added stress and anxiety to their already full plate.
That’s where Togetherall, an online mental health support platform, can help to alleviate some...
Fundraiser nearing $20k goal for man killed in Mount Uniacke crash
MOUNT UNIACKE: A GoFundMe fundraiser in support of the family of the man killed Tuesday night June 22 on Highway 1 in Mount Uniacke is nearly at its $20,000 goal--just a bit over 24...
COVID-19: N.S. reporting three deaths; 18 admissions; 11 discharges, 696 new cases Jan. 20
HALIFAX: On Jan. 20, the province reported 696 new cases of COVID-19, along with sadly three more deaths related to the disease. There are also 18 new hospital admissions and 11 discharges.
The deaths related...
Man dies in pedestrian-vehicle collision near Stewiacke
STEWIACKE: A 76-year-old man is dead following a pedestrian-vehicle collision on the northbound lane of Hwy 102 near Stewiacke on July 14.
In a release, Colchester County District RCMP say they responded at approximately...
GPV, Lockview High team up for community cleanup near schools
FALL RIVER: Students from two local schools came together on Nov. 7 to help cleanup their community.
Lockview High O2 and their student council and students at Georges P. Vanier Junior High partnered for a...
Brewing for Ukraine: Nine Locks partners with Ukraine brewery to create charity beer
DARTMOUTH: Beginning March 31, Nine Locks Brewing Company has begun selling a new charity beer, with 100 per cent of the profits going towards humanitarian efforts in Ukraine.
The full details were made public...
N.S. students among organizers of CyberSTEAM Challenge
WOLFVILLE: Two of the three organizers of the Canadian CyberSTEAM Challenge are from Nova Scotia.
Jessica Bennett, from Wolfville, and Margaret Hopkins, also from Wolfville, have teamed with Sandra Mai, from Richmond Hill, Ont. for...
RCMP lay multiple charges, seize drugs and weapons in Colchester County
COLCHESTER COUNTY: An eight-month investigation by police in Colchester County has led to two people being charged with drug and weapons offences.
On July 30 and 31, the Colchester RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit (SCEU) with...
Mobile Unit to provide free COVID-19 testing in Lower Sackville
LOWER SACKVILLE: The Public Health Mobile Unit is heading to Lower Sackville to offer free PCR COVID-19 testing to all ages three times over the next week.
The PCR swish and gargle test will be...