Due to a collision, the RCMP closed a section of Gairloch Rd. between K Ross Rd. and Oliver Rd. in Union Centre, Pictou County for several hours overnight.

No further details are available.

 

 

Gasoline prices went up overnight in Nova Scotia while diesel prices dropped slightly.

Gas prices rose by 2.9 cents per litre.

That puts the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gas at 189.3 cents per litre in the local area.

Diesel prices dropped by 1.0 cent per litre, leaving the price of diesel at 196.9 cents per litre locally.

 

 

A student who says she was sexually assaulted while attending St. Francis Xavier University in 2022 has filed a lawsuit against the school.

The lawsuit filed this week with the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia, alleges the university in Antigonish failed in its duty to protect sexual abuse survivors who were victimized by a student athlete, despite repeated calls to do so.

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

In a statement, the university says it takes a “survivor-centred and trauma-informed approach” when allegations of sexual violence are brought forward.

A former football player for St. F-X was charged in April with sexually assaulting four students, including the plaintiff in the civil case.

 

 

Nova Scotia’s Opposition Liberals are pushing for a vulnerable persons registry in light of severe weather events.

Lorelei Nicoll, shadow minister for the Emergency Management Office, says such a list would keep vulnerable people safe in emergencies.

Nicoll says some municipalities already have the tool in place.

The Vulnerable Persons Registry Act was first tabled after post-tropical storm Fiona hit the province last fall, but it was not adopted by the Progressive Conservative government.

 

 

The Province wants to hear from Nova Scotians on ways they can cut down on waste sent to landfills.

 Nova Scotia’s target is reducing solid waste to 300 kilograms per person, per year, by 2030 – down from the current estimated 400 kilograms.

An online public consultation process was launched Thursday and it runs to September 29.

 

 

Pictou County’s Pride Festival will feature a number of events through Sunday.

One highlight will be on Sunday when Pictou County Pride is hosting a Pride March & BBQ in Downtown New Glasgow.

The march will begin at Glasgow Square Theatre at 12:00pm and end at Carmichael Park with a BBQ.