Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for Pictou County and most of Nova Scotia, as we can expect heavy rains through today.
Some areas of the province could see up to 50 mm of rain. Locally, we could see upwards of 40mm of rain through today and tonight in some areas.
The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board has agreed to a delay in the hearings into Nova Scotia Power’s proposed 10 per cent electricity rate increase.
The company had asked for the delay, with the province’s support, to allow for further discussion on how to limit the impact on ratepayers given the surge in fuel costs.
A former Supreme Court of Canada judge working with the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry says he’s worried the federal Justice Department has been discouraging witnesses from coming forward with relevant evidence.
In an August 5th letter to the department, Thomas Cromwell cited advice given to Nova Scotia R-C-M-P Chief Superintendent Chris Leather before he testified in front of the inquiry in July.
Cromwell says he was “deeply concerned” by Leather’s claim that Justice Department lawyers suggested he take a “reactive posture.”
Leather said he had been advised not to proactively disclose an April 2020 meeting he attended with R-C-M-P Commissioner Brenda Lucki or the emails leading up to the meeting.
New Glasgow Regional Police are investigating two collisions early Tuesday morning in New Glasgow that involved the same vehicle.
Both were single vehicle crashes.
The first happened at about 1:45 a.m. on Dalcrombie Drive and a fire hydrant was sheared off.
However, the driver left in the vehicle before officers got to the scene.
Then, shortly before 5:30am, the second crash happened near Jury and Provost Street where a power pole was damaged.
The driver was immediately located by police and the preliminary investigation has found that the same vehicle was involved in both collisions.
Nova Scotia Health says Public Health Mobile Units will be offering testing in a number of communities over the next week. Locations include:
River John Legion
2506 River John Station Rd., River John
Wednesday, August 17 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tatamagouche Fire Hall
202 Main St., Tatamagouche
Saturday, August 20 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Health officials in New Brunswick are reporting five COVID-19-related deaths in that province last week.
There have now been 456 such deaths in New Brunswick since the start of the pandemic.
There are 27 patients hospitalized — down from 32 the week before — and four people are in intensive care.
Eighty-six per cent of the latest cases in New Brunswick involved the B-A-5 subvariant of the Omicron mutation.
