Much of Atlantic Canada is being warned to brace for some nasty weather.

Nova Scotia is expected to get the worst of it tonight into Thursday.

There is a Wind warning in effect for Pictou County with gusts reaching between 90 and 100 kilometres per hour and up to 40 millimetres of rain in our area overnight and into tomorrow morning.

 

 

Colchester County District RCMP have charged a man with firearms and violence related offenses after an incident on Ryland Ave. in Bible Hill.

On Saturday at about 3 p.m., RCMP responded to a disturbance at an apartment building and learned that an altercation had occurred between a man and woman.

Another man knocked on the door of the apartment and the suspect opened the door while pointing a firearm at him.

Police say the suspect was safely taken into custody and officers executed a search warrant on the apartment and located and seized ammunition and nun-chucks.

On Sunday, thanks to video surveillance, RCMP were able to conduct a search in the area of Ryland Ave. and Main St. and located and seized the rifle used in the incident.

 

 

The Nova Scotia government has announced a one-time grant of 550-dollars for post secondary students receiving financial assistance to help them with the rising cost of living.

It says about 11-thousand students who are also Nova Scotia residents and going to school in the province during the 2022-23 academic year will be eligible for the grant, which will not have to be repaid.

The province says the 6.2-million-dollar investment is available due to one-time savings within the post-secondary student loan program.

The grant will be deposited automatically into the bank accounts of most eligible students in January so they can focus on their studies and future.

 

 

The Nova Scotia government has hired a consultant to analyze Ontario’s enforcement system in cases of disputes between landlords and tenants.

The province says the contract also calls for Halifax-based Davis Pier Consulting to come up with a comprehensive program design detailing the scope, structure and costs of implementing a similar system in Nova Scotia.

Both tenants rights groups and landlord associations have been calling for an enforcement system for years for cases where a landlord or tenant continues to violate the Residential Tenancies Act despite warnings.

 

 

The pre-tournament schedule for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship has been announced, with six communities slated to host games from Dec. 19-23.

In total, 11 games will be played throughout New Brunswick and Nova Scotia in advance of the World Juniors.

The province of New Brunswick will host five matchups, while six exhibition games will take place in Nova Scotia — in Antigonish, Halifax and Truro.

The final pre-tournament game will be a rematch of the 2022 World Juniors gold medal game, with Canada and Finland taking to the ice at Scotiabank Centre in Halifax on Dec. 23.

Ticket information for pre-tournament games will be available at HockeyCanada.ca/Tickets in the coming days.