A Nova Scotia R-C-M-P corporal is due in Pictou provincial court on September 26th to face charges of assault and choking.

The Serious Incident Response Team, the provincial agency that investigates police, announced the charges against Corporal Mark Kellock yesterday in relation to the incident in February.

An inspector in the Northeast Nova district referred to the allegations as a case of “an on-duty excessive use of force allegation.”

He says the criminal charges are alarming and the force takes them seriously.

 

 

Fuel prices went down overnight in Nova Scotia, with gas prices dropping 7.2 cents per litre and diesel prices going down 0.9 cents per litre.

The minimum pump price for regular self serve gas is now 158.3 cents per litre locally and diesel is 199.0 cents per litre in the local area.

 

 

Federal health officials say there should be enough of Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 vaccine for every adult in Canada this fall and winter.

Health Canada has approved the shot, which targets both the original strain of the novel coronavirus and the specific Omicron variant.

The public health agency is urging Canadians to get whatever booster shot they can if it has been more than six months since their last shot.

Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos says the willingness of Canadians to get boosted will be a crucial part of fending off another potentially large wave of infections in the fall.

 

 

Bookings for booster vaccines are now open in Nova Scotia for children between five and 11-years-old.

The province says the first appointments will be available on Tuesday.

Officials also reported an additional five deaths due to the virus in the latest weekly report released yesterday.

There was an average daily count of 187 COVID-19 lab-confirmed cases between August 23rd and 29th _ a figure down from an average of 194 cases the previous week.

 

 

The Victoria Order of Nurses is honouring the legacies of two of their colleagues who were killed in Nova Scotia’s mass shooting in 2020.

Awards have been set up at Dalhousie University in Kristen Beaton and Heather O’Brien’s names to celebrate their commitment to home and community care.

The awards will support graduating students within the continuing care assistant, licensed practical nurse and registered nurse programs.

They are to be awarded to students who demonstrate care, compassion and dedication to the community.

 

 

The federal environment minister has rejected a request from Atlantic premiers for an extension to the deadline for submitting their plans to tackle carbon emissions.

Steven Guilbeault says his deadlines were “clearly and repeatedly communicated.”

He says the provinces have until today to provide their carbon-pricing strategies, or be subject to the federal carbon tax.

Guilbeault was responding to a letter from Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston on behalf of all four Atlantic premiers, requesting a short-term extension.