New Glasgow Regional Police say 36-year old David Allen Lemmon continues to be on a Province Wide Wanted list.

Police say Lemmon has been seen in the Pictou County area recently and they continue to ask for the public’s assistance in locating him.

New Glasgow Regional Police obtained a Public Interest Warrant for his arrest in regards to an incident of fleeing from police in a stolen truck and driving in a dangerous manner in New Glasgow on November 9th.

Lemmon is facing charges of Flight from Police;  Dangerous Driving; and Possession of Property Obtained by Crime Under $5000.

 

 

Nova Scotia’s opposition parties took aim Wednesday at the Progressive Conservatives over the ongoing housing crisis.

In statements released, the Liberals and NDP both accuse the government of failing to address the lack of available affordable homes in the province.

The NDP says the province’s failure is evident in Nova Scotia’s rent inflation and the increase in the number of people experiencing homelessness in the Halifax area.

The Liberals say the province needs to better co-operate with the Halifax Regional Municipality and work to ensure the growing homeless population has a warm place to sleep this winter.

 

 

The Nova Scotia civil servant overseeing delivery of 200 small heated shelters for the homeless says a community “buy in” is needed.

Melissa MacKinnon told a legislature committee on Wednesday that the province wants municipal councils to indicate support, and it wants the wider

public to accept the shelters as part of a larger community.

MacKinnon also says proper access to services such as washrooms is needed before they are installed.

Liberal Opposition Leader Zach Churchill said he fears people will die from colder temperatures now hitting the province if action isn’t taken soon.

 

 

Ottawa and Google have come to an agreement that will see a 100-million dollar yearly cap on payments that Google will be required to make to media companies through the controversial online news legislation that takes effect at the end of the year.

The announcement sees the Liberals bending the knee to the tech giant after Google threatened back in February to remove news from its platform altogether.

Canadian Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge called it a “historic development,” insisting the agreement was ultimately a win for local news publishers.