Local players shine at U13 AAA girls hockey provincials in Pictou County
Fall River and Windsor Junction players named to All Star team PICTOU COUNTY: Some of the region’s top young hockey talent was on full display at the U13 AAA Female…
U15AA Pens win Pictou County Bantam Memorial tournament
PICTOU COUNTY: The U15AA East Hants Penguins skated their way to the championship at the 40th Pictou County Bantam Memorial Tournament in dramatic fashion recently. East Hants earned a thrilling…
Sr. Pens advance to Northumberland championship final series
LANTZ: Three goals in each period carried the East Hants Senior Penguins to a convincing 9-1 victory and four game sweep of the Pictou County Pipers. The Pens now advance…
New power generation facilities to help with peak demand receive first approvals
HALIFAX: Two proposed new electricity generation facilities that will keep power flowing to Nova Scotians during peak-use periods, such as cold weather snaps and heat waves, have received the first…
Dylan Rutledge wanted on province-wide arrest warrant
THORBURN: Pictou County District RCMP is seeking information on the whereabouts of Dylan Rutledge, currently wanted on a province-wide arrest warrant. Rutledge, 33, from Stellarton, is facing charges of Failure…
“The sky’s the limit”: PWHL Takeover inspires young girls in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX: With a sold-out crowd and dozens of young girls wearing jerseys bearing their favourite players’ names, the Professional Women’s Hockey League’s (PWHL) Takeover Tour game in Halifax left exactly…
RCMP charge men after theft, flight from police
PICTOU COUNTY: RCMP in Pictou County have charged two men who fled from police in McLellans Brook. On October 23, at approximately 7:25 a.m., RCMP officers responded to a report…
N.S. RCMP partners with teen advocate for Canadian youth road safety week
DARTMOUTH/EAST HANTS/FALL RIVER: The RCMP in Nova Scotia is marking Canadian Youth Road Safety Week, October 20–26, with a powerful message aimed at saving young lives on our roads. This…
Investigators continue to explore all scenarios to locate Lilly and Jack, appeal to public for more information
PICTOU COUNTY: The Northeast Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit (MCU) continues to explore all possible scenarios in its efforts to locate Lilly and Jack Sullivan after searches in Lansdowne Station…
Restrictions on woods lifted in Colchester, Pictou County; remains in East Hants, others
COLCHESTER COUNTY/PICTOU COUNTY: The risk of wildfires is now low enough in Pictou and Colchester counties to allow restrictions on travel and activities in the woods to be lifted September…