Suspect charged in Beaver Bank home invasion
BEAVER BANK: A 35-year-old Lower Sackville man is facing multiple charges following a home invasion on Jan. 27 in Beaver Bank. N.S. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Chris Marshall said at approximately…
NSAR; Proposed provincial taxes jeopardizes homeownership
HALIFAX: The Tim Houston government has proposed out-of-province ownership taxes that are causing serious concern for the Nova Scotia Association of REALTORS® (NSAR) and their 1,900 members across the province.…
NSH announces additional community access locations for COVID-19 rapid tests
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia Health has announced locations across N.S. where the community can access rapid tests for COVID-19. Now that the province’s supply of rapid tests has stabilized, NSH is…
Halifax Water issues advisory of potentially discoloured water near Aerotech Park, HSIA
HALIFAX STANFIELD AIRPORT: Customers in the Aerotech Business Park and in and around the Halifax Stanfield International Airport may experience temporarily discoloured water as an unexpected result of normal system…
COVID-19: Three deaths; 10 new admissions; nine discharges; 256 new lab-confirmed cases Jan. 31
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia is reporting 10 new hospital admissions and nine discharges. Sadly, the province is also reporting three deaths related to COVID-19:— a man in his 70s in Central…
Local RCMP looking for volunteers for COP program
FALL RIVER/MUSQ. VALLEY: The RCMP’s community-based crime prevention initiative, Citizens on Patrol (COP), is seeking new volunteers province-wide to help keep communities safe. The successful program has been running for…
Province bans highway border blockades under new order
HALIFAX: Nova Scotia issued a directive under the Emergency Management Act prohibiting protesters from blockading Highway 104 near the Nova Scotia-New Brunswick border. The directive also applies to people who…
COVID-19: One death, 10 new admissions; six discharges Jan. 28
HALIFAX: N.S. is reporting 10 new hospital admissions and six discharges on Jan. 28, along with one death related to COVID-19: a man in his 60s in Western Zone has…
Twenty-nine drivers charged with impaired driving offences in Fall River, Beaver Bank in 2021
FALL RIVER/BEAVER BANK: Eighteen drivers were charged with impaired operation of a vehicle during 2021 in the Beaver Bank and Fall River areas, statistics for the year from Halifax District…
Hammonds Plains man charged with human trafficking
HAMMONDS PLAINS: A 45-year-old Hammonds Plains man has been charged by the N.S. Human Trafficking team with multiple offence related to human trafficking. In a release, Halifax District RCMP Cpl.…