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An RCMP cruiser and EHS ambulance sit outside the emergency department at Valley Regional Hospital in Kentville on Tuesday morning. Police would not immediately confirm reports that a suspect was taken there for treatment after a standoff along Highway 101 at Berwick. - Ian Fairclough

VIDEO: One suspect injured, two arrested after gun fired at Berwick ...

Annapolis RCMP Crime Report looks at the weekly calls for service police answer.

Six adults charged in Annapolis County after two-month drug ...

Check out the lights from your area and around Atlantic Canada below! - 123RF photo

2018 Christmas Lights map

Annapolis County Warden Timothy Habinski announced Dec. 8 that the world’s top private boarding school located in Scotland has granted its first and only franchise. Gordonstoun Nova Scotia will be built between Bridgetown and Annapolis Royal and will be home to 600 students from around the world every year.

Highly rated international private boarding school franchise coming to ...

Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood is now vice-president of the Federation of Nova Scotia Municipalities. TINA COMEAU/FILE PHOTO

Yarmouth Mayor Pam Mood announces intention to seek federal Liberal ...

RCMP are warning Nova Scotians to be wary of phone scams they’ve labeled ‘holiday heartstring scams’ after reports began coming in from Kings County.

Kings County reports of 'holiday heartstring scams' prompt ...

RCMP have released surveillance images of a robbery suspect. A convenience store in Elmsdale was robbed on Dec. 4.

RCMP looking to identify robbery suspect in Elmsdale

Annapolis County CAO John Ferguson said residents won't have long to wait to find out about a major development that is expected to be a major economic driver. The public is invited to the announcement on Dec. 8 at 1 p.m. at the Bridgetown Regional Community School.

Mum’s the word on major Annapolis County announcement Dec. 8

A Lawrencetown woman is dead after a head-on car crash in Brickton Dec. 4.

Brickton Highway 1 crash claims life of Lawrencetown woman

as Santa had the crowd count down with him and light the massive Christmas tree at Heritage Corner in Mount Uniacke.

Mount Uniacke rings in holiday season with tree lighting

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Treyton Alexander Marsman arrives at Kentville provincial court Wednesday morning. He and Dhari Salman Shalaan were arrested Tuesday morning after a traffic stop by RCMP near Berwick led to a firearm being discharged. - Ian Fairclough

Pair charged in Highway 101 gun incident appear in court

Updated Dec 13, 2018 at 7:26 a.m.

Fire destroyed the home of Willis and Leona Nickerson in Clam Point on Dec. 9. The couple has found temporary fully-furnished housing for the winter. A community effort is underway to help the couple. KATHY JOHNSON PHOTO

Fire guts Clam Point home

Updated Dec 10, 2018 at 10:54 a.m.

Highly rated international private boarding school franchise coming to Annapolis County

Updated Dec 11, 2018 at 9:53 a.m.

Six adults charged in Annapolis County after two-month drug trafficking investigation

Updated Dec 08, 2018 at 11:35 a.m.

‘We may never know for sure’ cause of devastating Kings County fire: chief

Sara Ericsson
Published 9 hours ago

An unoccupied home on Rawding Road was destroyed after a devastating fire late Dec. 17 in Whites Corner. ...

["<p>An Amherst man makes his way down LaPlanche Street during Tuesday's snowstorm that dumped 29 cm of snow on the town. Another dump of snow is forecast for late Friday and early Saturday.</p>"]

Chances are it will be a green (not white) Christmas

Darrell Cole
Updated 8 hours ago

AMHERST, N.S. – It may be hard to believe, with Tuesday’s blast of winter weather, but chances are against a white Christmas for Nova Scotia. SaltWire Network’s chief meteorologist Cindy Day said white and cold weather mid-week ...

Digby Hospital emergency dept. closed Dec. 18 evening/night

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Published 10 hours ago

DIGBY - The emergency department at Digby General Hospital will be closed: Tuesday, Dec. 18, from 6 p.m. to Wednesday, Dec. 19 at 8 a.m. This is due to a lack of nursing availability. Anyone with urgent ...

Shelburne Roseway Hospital. (Tina Comeau)

Temporary closure at Roseway Hospital’s emergency department on Dec. 19

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Published 10 hours ago

The emergency department at Roseway Hospital will be closed Wednesday, Dec. 19, from 6 p.m., until Thursday, Dec. 20, at 8 a.m. This is due to lack of physician availability. Anyone with urgent medical needs should ...

The Granite Drive interchange is now open for drivers to use in New Minas, and councilor Jim Winsor sayd it’s paved the way for future growth in the village. “It opens up also other side of highway 101, which is the expansion area for New Minas,” he says.

‘It all bodes well’: Interchange open, paving way for growth in New Minas

Sara Ericsson
Updated 11 hours ago

The new Granite Drive interchange is now open for use in New Minas. ...

From left: Acting area manager for DFO Mark Connelly, Barrington Municipal Warden Eddie Nickerson, DFO officer Dan Fleck and Environment Canada representative Paul Japiezien talk about clam harvesting and the potential pilot project for Shelburne County that would see clam flats in the area regularly tested for biotoxins and water quality.

Community interest expressed in pilot project to monitor Shelburne County clam flats

Kathy Johnson
Updated 14 hours ago

SHELBURNE COUNTY - There is community interest in a pilot project for Shelburne County that would result in regular testing for biotoxins and water-quality monitoring of local clam flats that have not been tested since being closed to ...

Blood collection services at the Barrington Community Health Clinic are being temporarily relocated. THINKSTOCK

Lockeport Blood Collection Closed Wednesday, Dec. 19

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Published 15 hours ago

LOCKEPORT - Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) wishes to advise the public that blood collection services will not be available at the Lockeport Health Centre on Wednesday, Dec. 19. People requiring blood collection services on ...

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a crash on Highway 107 near Exit 18 on Tuesday morning. - Tim Krochak

Storm closes schools

Nova News Now
Updated 7 hours ago

Most students across Nova Scotia had the day off on Tuesday after an overnight snowfall.Schools in Halifax, Cape Breton-Victoria, Chignecto Central, Tri-County and Strait regional education centres were closed due to road conditions. All Conseil ...

A man measures the level of blood alcohol by Breathalyzer in this 123rf.com photo

POLL: Will the new stricter laws help reduce drunk driving?

SaltWire Network
Updated 18 hours ago

New rules go into effect across Canada today that increase drunk-driving penalties and give police more power to demand breath samples drivers they legally stop. Now, police officers will be able to ask for a breath sample from any ...

Louise Delisle, centre, and Mary Manning, right, from the South End Environmental Injustice Society are pictured with Vishal Bhardwaj, a commissioner with the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission.

Shelburne County group, native son receive human rights awards

Kathy Johnson
Updated a day ago

SHELBURNE COUNTY - A community group and a former Shelburne County resident were among the recipients of the 2018 Nova Scotia Human Rights Awards on Dec. 10 in Halifax. Eric Smith, Halifax, received an award for his advocacy towards the ...