The stepfather of two long-missing children in Pictou County has been charged with sexually assaulting an adult. The RCMP confirms that 34-year-old Daniel Martell of Lansdowne was arrested this week by Pictou County District R-C-M-P officers. Martell’s common-law partner called 9-1-1 on May 2nd to report two of her children had wandered away from their rural home. Despite extensive searches, there have been few clues to indicate what happened to five-year-old Jack Sullivan and his six-year-old sister Lilly. The RCMP said earlier this month that none of the children’s family members were suspects in the disappearance.
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Another blast of winter weather has Nova Scotia in its sights. Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for the entire province, saying 15 to 30 centimetres, possibly more, could fall this weekend. Beginning Sunday afternoon, the storm is expected to bring wind gusts of 60 to 80 kilometres per hour and last until Monday evening. The weather agency says it’s too early to say exactly where the highest snowfall totals are expected.
Gas and diesel prices both went up overnight in Nova Scotia. The price of regular gasoline went up by 1.5 cents per litre, leaving the minimum pump price for regular self-serve at $1.35 per litre in the local area. The price of diesel went up by 5.4 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price for self-serve diesel at $1.80 per litre locally.
A child-care advocacy group in Nova Scotia is raising concerns about what it calls inadequate support for the sector.
Child Care Now Nova Scotia is calling for a universal, publicly funded and publicly managed non-profit child care system.
The group says that while federal and provincial investments since 2021 have reduced fees, more needs to be done to ensure children have stable access to high-quality daycare services.
The organization is calling on the province to protect existing daycare spaces and move toward the public management of child-care services to ensure they can survive long-term.
In sports,
The Crushers edged the Summerside Western Capitals 3-2 in overtime last night in the Maritime Junior Hockey League.
