Gasoline and diesel prices both went down overnight in Nova Scotia. Gasoline prices went down by 5.1 cents per litre.
The minimum pump price for regular self serve gasoline is 150.9 cents per litre in the local area.
Diesel prices decreased overnight by 6.8 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price for diesel at 135.0 cents per litre.
Early Tuesday afternoon, New Glasgow Regional Police arrested two people after responding to a 911 call that a vehicle had collided with a guard rail at exit 25.
Officers immediately located the vehicle in a nearby parking lot and the driver, a 39-year-old man from Pictou County, was arrested and charged for Impaired Driving by Drug.
A 31-year-old woman from Pictou County was also arrested for a warrant.
Both were later released from custody and will soon appear in Pictou Provincial Court.
People in Cumberland, Colchester and Hants Counties can get up-to-date information on new community supports available after recommendations by the Mass Casualty Commission.
Information on mobile clinic hours and locations and community health and wellness supports will be available on the new provincial website that went live yesterday.
A mobile unit staffed by a clinical team offering a range of health and wellness services will also be available on Saturday at West Colchester Consolidated School in Bass River.
A community engagement team will also be available at the school to gather feedback and hear directly from the community about its needs.
Health officials in Nova Scotia are reporting 12 more deaths related to COVID-19 in their weekly update.
The deaths were previously unreported and likely occurred within the last weeks or months.
The province has recorded 853 virus-related deaths since March 2020.
Meanwhile, Nova Scotia’s health authority says 96 people were in hospital as of yesterday due to COVID-19.
The Nova Scotia government says nearly 150 nurses have returned to the province’s health-care system.
Health Minister Michelle Thompson says 148 nurses accepted permanent positions after being offered a 10-thousand dollar incentive to come back.
They will work in the publicly funded system for at least two years.
The returning nurses represent more than 270-thousand hours a year of direct care for thousands of patients.
