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Workplace deaths trended down in Nova Scotia in 2023
Eighteen Nova Scotians died on the job or because of their work in 2023. That’s down from 24 deaths in 2022. The Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia released its workplace fatality statistics on Monday. “I would never say there is good news ...
Drugs and stolen handgun seized, three arrested in Three Brooks, N.S.: RCMP
Mounties seized drugs and a stolen gun and arrested three people in Three Brooks, N.S., on Wednesday, April 17. Pictou Country RCMP officers executing a search warrant at a home on Three Brooks Road found methamphetamine, hydromorphone, cocaine, ...
Aiming to save lives: Yarmouth couple says awareness needed over invasive group A strep, don't ignore symptoms
Kelly and Steven Doucet celebrated their wedding anniversary on April 22. A week earlier the Yarmouth County couple feared they’d be marking Kelly’s funeral instead. Kelly is recovering in the Yarmouth Regional Hospital after contracting invasive ...
Alleged N.S. grain elevator vandal left blood and a phone at the scene
The vandal who broke into the Halifax Grain Elevator, smashed windows and set off fire extinguishers likely should have been a little more careful about what they left behind. Police got a call about the break-in near the South End Container ...
Woman, 73, suffers life-threatening injuries in two-vehicle crash in New Germany, two others injured
A 73-year-old woman was airlifted to a hospital with life-threatening injuries after a two-vehicle collision in New Germany on Sunday. At about 3:09 p.m., RCMP and other emergency personnel were called to the crash on Highway 10 where a Volkswagen ...
Barbara Adams named as Nova Scotia’s new justice minister
Three days after a controversial comment led to the resignation of Nova Scotia's justice minister, Premier Tim Houston has named a replacement. Eastern Passage MLA Barbara Adams will serve as the new attorney general and justice minister. And she'll ...
Nova Scotia’s workplace fatalities dropped to 18 in 2023: Workers’ Compensation Board
The Workers' Compensation Board (WCB) of Nova Scotia reported drops in all types of workplace fatalities in 2023. But WCB says the 18 deaths at or because of work are still a "sobering reminder of the human impact of workplace tragedy, and a reminder ...
Windsor, N.S., firefighters still waiting for new rescue boat nine months after it was destroyed
It’s been nine months since West Hants experienced a deadly torrential storm that devastated infrastructure and put the skills of emergency first responders to the test. Several daring rescues occurred during the early morning hours of July 22, 2023, ...
Pictou West byelection set for May 21
A byelection in the provincial riding of Pictou West will be held May 21. On Sunday, Elections Nova Scotia announced the byelection for the seat, which was vacated by Progressive Conservative MLA Karla McFarlane on April 12. First elected in 2013, ...
NSHA employee fired after privacy breach at Antigonish hospital
A Nova Scotia Health Authority employee at St. Martha’s Regional Hospital in Antigonish has been fired for illegally accessing patients' personal health information. The health authority issued a statement Friday, saying 2,690 people had their ...