Canada
Elver poaching suspect charged after DFO officer hit by truck
Two alleged elver poachers hit a DFO officer with their truck while attempting to flee on Saturday night. According to DFO, its officers came upon the men in Hubbards and sought to inspect their truck as part of a crackdown on illegal elver ...
Four of six accused post bail on Halifax identity theft charges
Four of six people from out of province who were arrested at a Halifax residence March 12 after police responding to a home invasion with gunshots there stumbled upon fraudulent identity documents have been granted bail so far. The Crown consented to ...
Joly hints that Liberal cabinet won't support Palestinian statehood motion, as emotions run high
OTTAWA — The Conservatives and the NDP are warning Liberals that Canadians will be closely watching how they vote Monday evening on Canada recognizing Palestinian statehood, while Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly hinted that the Liberal ...
Telecoms tell MPs mobile plans are getting cheaper despite government policy adding expenses
OTTAWA – The heads of Canada’s major telecommunications companies told MPs that cellphone prices in this country are falling, and said they are reducing prices despite government policies that make things more expensive. The CEOs of Rogers, ...
Two men, teen charged after stolen car hits gravestones, parked car in HRM
Two men and a 15-year-old teen were arrested after a pair of hit-and-run crashes in the HRM early Saturday morning. At about 1:20 a.m., Halifax Regional Police got a call that a vehicle had struck gravestones in a Dartmouth cemetery on Victoria Road.
Securities commission uses fake website as warning to Nova Scotians about ease of cryptocurrency scams
A couple hundred Nova Scotians got an unexpected warning about fraud in the world of cryptocurrency recently when they accessed a crypto trading website. NovaCrypto had some of the telltale signs of a scam site, like bad grammar and poor spelling.
Windsor pair arrested after home search turns up magic mushrooms and suspected cocaine
West Hants RCMP arrested two people after seizing cocaine and psilocybin (magic mushrooms) during a home search in Windsor. On Friday, March 15, police executed a search warrant at a residence on Victoria Street where they seized some cash, suspected ...
‘It took 48 hours’: N.S. boy, 6, dies with invasive strep A
It started as what appeared to be any other illness. But only a few days later, Jaydon Davis died with invasive group A streptococcal, his parents told The Chronicle Herald on Monday. Strep throat is a bacterial infection that causes sore throats ...
New public housing units announced for Bible Hill, N.S.
A public housing project in Bible Hill will deliver seven units for up to 20 people in the area. Dave Ritcey, MLA for Truro-Bible Hill-Millbrook-Salmon River, announced the new project on March 15 on behalf of Housing Minister John Lohr. It is set ...
ATHLETE OF THE WEEK: Colchester County cheerleader truly a "Rockstar"
Kiera MacDonald just finished up at another big cheer competition at the Rath Eastlink Community Centre, but her and the rest of the Rockstars are still raring to go to provincials. MacDonald, a Grade 10 student from Cobequid Educational Centre, is a ...