The RCMP says they arrested a man for alcohol-impaired driving in Lower Sackville. According to a release from the Mounties, at about 2 a.m. on October 11th, an officer stopped a vehicle on Old Sackville Road near Twelve Mile House Lane after it failed to yield and turned left. Police say the...
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by Tara ClowFire has extensively damaged a home on Main Street in Salisbury. Fire Captain Roy Steeves says when they arrived just before 10 am on Wednesday, they could see smoke but no flames, “Smoke showing from the roof. It was already pushing through the rafters, but there was no visible flame....
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by Jacob MooreCape Breton couple found guilty for sexually assaulting a minor will be sentenced on Thursday. Daryl and Shelley Digout were found guilty in February of sexual assault, interference, and exploitation. In May, the prosecutor recommended they serve seven years in federal prison. Last month, the...
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by Evan TaylorQueens District RCMP are investigating after human remains were found following a cabin fire outside Kempt. Emergency crews were called to a remote cabin on Albanynew Road around 6:30 p.m. on October 13 after reports of a structure fire. After the fire was put out, firefighters found a body...
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by Evan TaylorSmall businesses in rural Nova Scotia and across Canada will soon have more access to the funding they need to grow, thanks to a new $100-million partnership announced in Bridgewater. The initiative, unveiled by Small Business Minister Rechie Valdez, connects the Business Development Bank of...
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by Alex AllanThe federal government is providing more than $30 million in loan funding to support a rental housing development on Saint John’s waterfront. The money comes through the Apartment Construction Loan Program(ACLP) and will help finance the Fundy Quay project, which includes 79 rental units in the...
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by Bryan TaitThe Town of Quispamsis is looking for the public’s input as it prepares to revamp two major roads. Two open houses are being held so residents can have their say, with the first scheduled to start at 6 p.m. Wednesday night. The topic of discussion will be Gondola Point Road. The town is...
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Hundreds of calls of concern are pouring in to a local fire department after they were broken into over Thanksgiving weekend. The break-in occurred at the Seven Communities Volunteer Fire Department in Hadleyville. “Everybody is pretty upset about it, even getting calls from people in the...
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You’ll soon be able to have a fire in most areas of Nova Scotia. Burning is allowed after 7 p.m. Wednesday, according to the province’s BurnSafe map. It’s permitted in all counties except Annapolis, Kings and Guysborough. Meanwhile, Annapolis also had their woods ban lifted, roughly two months...
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by Evan TaylorNova Scotia’s police watchdog has charged a retired RCMP officer with three counts of sexual assault. The Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) says it has reasonable grounds to believe that retired Sergeant Darrell W. Johnson committed the offences against a woman known to him. The alleged...
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