Pictou County District RCMP responded early Tuesday night to a weapons call on MacLean Road in Greenhill as a man had barricaded himself inside a home.
Police evacuated neighbours from homes in the immediate area as a precaution, although it was deemed that there was no immediate threat to anyone outside of the home.
By about 9:40pm, the RCMP reported that officers had taken the man into custody safely.
No further details have been released as yet.
Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting two deaths from COVID-19, bringing the total to nine since the end of August.
In its latest report on virus activity the province says an additional 51 people have been hospitalized for the virus.
It’s unclear how many of those cases are from earlier in the season and are just being announced now.
There are also 14 outbreaks reported in long-term care facilities.
Nova Scotia’s environment minister is still not committing to a timeline to enact legislation passed in 2019 that is aimed at protecting the province’s coastlines.
Tim Halman says he’s waiting on an analysis of direct consultations that are ongoing with property owners before considering next steps.
With the deadline for consultation submissions November 7th, Halman says the government wants to “get the legislation right” before it becomes law.
But the Ecology Action Centre is calling for the Coastal Protection Act to be proclaimed immediately, saying there have already been two rounds of consultations and action to protect the coastline is needed now as storms get more intense.
The Nova Scotia government is seeking input from citizens on how to improve the workers’ compensation system.
Jill Balser — minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration _ says the Workers’ Compensation Board of Nova Scotia is lagging other jurisdictions in areas such as workers’ access to coverage, employer assessment rates and benefits.
A group that monitors the system — the Nova Scotia Workers’ Compensation Stakeholders Coalition – applauded the announcement yesterday, saying it’s looking forward to public consultations over the next few months.
The coalition says the province has long had some of the highest rates in the country, yet it has benefits to workers that are too low.
Nova Scotia’s publicly owned liquor retailer is reporting a bump in sales of beer and cannabis over the summer months compared to the same time period last year.
The second quarter financial results, released Tuesday, say total sales climbed from July 3rd to October 1st by 1.2 per cent to 242.1-million dollars.
Sales growth of Nova Scotia beverage alcohol products was led by locally produced beer, with a 5.1 per cent increase to 9.1 million dollars.
Meanwhile, cannabis saw a 19.6 per cent increase to 10.3 million dollars.
