by Caitlin SnowEmergency crews are on scene Wednesday morning for a gas leak in Halifax. Police say it is near Bayers Road and Oxford Street. Bayers Road from Windsor Street to Connolly Street is closed as well as Oxford Street from Liverpool Street to Edgewood Avenue. Police are asking you to avoid the area....
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by Evan TaylorAuthorities in Nova Scotia are investigating a counterfeit currency operation after seizing more than $100,000 in fake Canadian banknotes. The Canada Border Services Agency (CBSA) and Nova Scotia RCMP’s Commercial Crime Section launched the investigation after two suspicious shipments were...
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Nova Scotia’s Premier is continuing talks in the U.S. Tim Houston will host roundtables in New York to discuss the impact of tariffs. He will also speak at the Seafood Expo North America in Boston, which is North America’s largest seafood conference. In a release, the Premier says we have to...
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by Brad PerryThe Kennebecasis Regional Police Force has named its next chief. Mike Young will take over the force’s top role as of March 24. He will replace Steve Gourdeau, who is retiring after nearly 3.5 years as chief. Young is an inspector with the Saint John Police Force who is currently serving as...
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by Jacob MooreOntario Provincial Police are warning people of a caller ID scam. Officers say scammers can appear as a local number, business or government agency. Their goal is to get personal or financial information over the phone. According to the OPP, there’s three main ways that scammer can fake a caller...
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by Alex AllanA 43-year-old Kenora resident is facing impaired driving charges following a collision Monday morning. Kenora OPP received a report around 8:30 a.m. about a pickup truck driving dangerously on Highway 17, nearly colliding with oncoming traffic. Police later found the vehicle, which had crashed...
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by Tara ClowThere is no word yet on what caused a fire in a garage on Shediac Road in Lakeville. Moncton Fire Platoon Chief Paul Bruens says it was called in at around 5:20 Wednesday morning. He adds that neighbours reported hearing large explosions. Bruens says they quickly got the fire under control, and...
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by Jacob MoorePower is out for many in Dartmouth. The lights went off around 7 a.m. for about 6000 customers from Portland Street to Keystone village. Traffic has slowed to a crawl along Main Street in the morning rush. Nova Scotia Power says it was caused by a transmission interruption. They say the lights...
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by Brad PerryThe number of people crossing into Canada from the United States dropped dramatically in February. The new data from Statistics Canada comes amid ongoing trade and political tensions with the U.S. Canadian-resident return trips by vehicle dropped 23 per cent year over year to 1.2 million. It...
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by Randy ThomsTwo people are facing drug charges following a drug bust in Thunder Bay. Provincial Police say $32,000 worth of drugs were seized after their members of the Organized Crime Enforcement Bureau (OCEB) and the Nishnawbe-Aski Police Intelligence Unit executed a search warrant at a home in the city...
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