Category Archives: News
Province receives first COVID-19 vaccine doses
The first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have arrived in the province. A Dalhousie University facility with an ultra-low temperature freezer received the 1950 doses of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine Tuesday. ...
Dec 15, 2020
Search Is Ongoing for Missing Scallop Dragger "Chief William Saulis"
New details surrounding the missing scallop dragger in Delaps Cove. Joint Rescue Coordination Centre, (JRCC) has identified the vessel as the "Chief William Saulis". They say six people were on board....
Dec 15, 2020
Canada Secures Vaccine Deal With Moderna
It is another step forward in securing a new supply of a COVID-19 vaccine. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the government has reached an agreement with biotech giant Moderna. “Canada is ...
Dec 15, 2020
Debris and Life-rafts Found In Search For Scallop Dragger
The Joint Rescue Coordination Centre in Halifax confirms that a search for a missing scallop dragger continues on Tuesday afternoon. A spokesperson says the J-R-C-C received a ping from an EPIRB in th...
Dec 15, 2020
Shots fired in apparent Pictou Co. fishing dispute
Four Pictou Co. men have been arrested following gunfire near the Pictou Landing First Nation. RCMP say they received a report of shots fired at roughly 5:30 p.m. Sunday. They say one man, 51, turned ...
Dec 15, 2020
Five new cases of COVID-19
Provincial officials announced five new cases of COVID-19 this afternoon. Two cases are in the Western Zone and one in the Northern Zone. All three are close contacts of previously reported cases. The...
Dec 14, 2020
Yarmouth Façade Society Offers Mural Grant Program
The call is going out for artists and property owners to liven up downtown Yarmouth with murals. The Yarmouth Faade Society has started their Mural Grant Program which will provide up to $5,000 in mat...
Dec 14, 2020 Belle Hatfield
COVID Vaccine Recommendations For People With Serious Allergies
Health Canada says people who are allergic to ingredients in the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine should not receive it. The warning comes after two people in the United Kingdom reported allergic reac...
Dec 14, 2020
RCMP Seek Two Vehicles Related To Cook Murder
The RCMP's South West Nova Major Crime Unit is asking for the public's help identifying two vehicles in relation to the murder of Colton Cook. On September 26, two vehicles were seen in the South Ohio...
Dec 14, 2020
Electoral College Confirms Biden Presidential Win
Joe Biden is confirmed as President-Elect of the Unites States. The Electoral College got together Monday and re-affirmed the 306-232 margin of victory for Biden and Vice-President Elect Kamala Harris...
Dec 14, 2020
