Environment Canada has issued a Wind Warning for Pictou County. Strong southerly winds gusting up to 90kh are expected this morning until this afternoon. It is possible we could see power outages as a result of these potentially damaging winds.
New Glasgow Regional Police are investigating a sudden death that occurred in New Glasgow on Sunday. At about 9:00 p.m., New Glasgow Regional Police, New Glasgow Firefighters and EHS all responded to a report of a person found deceased in a public space near a building complex on Glasgow Street. Police say the deceased has been identified as an adult woman. The investigation is ongoing, but police do say that, at this point, the death does not appear to be suspicious.
Statistics Canada says the national annual rate of inflation dipped below two per cent in February as the end of last year’s federal “tax holiday” helped to take some steam out of the yearly price comparisons. The agency says inflation last month came in at 1.8 per cent year-over-year, half a percentage point lower than January’s figures. The main factor driving the headline number lower was the end of last year’s tax holiday, which saw the federal sales tax taken off a variety of household staples for a two-month period ending mid-February 2025. Nova Scotia’s inflation rate in February was 1.7 percent, which is down from 2.7 percent in January.
The federal government is putting 200-million dollars toward a Canadian-owned launch pad in Nova Scotia to send satellites into orbit. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced the project Monday in Ottawa. It’s part of a new strategy to build up Canada’s domestic defence industry and will lease a space launch pad near Canso — which will serve as the foundation for a future spaceport. Canada does not currently have the ability to launch space projects on its own and has relied on the U-S to get its satellites into orbit.
This is National Impaired Driving Prevention Week, and Nova Scotia RCMP says officers will be out in force across the province. Police will be conducting patrols and roadside checks focused on detecting impaired drivers and ensuring drivers and passengers are using seatbelts and proper child restraints.
In sports,
The Crushers play Game 3 of their first round playoff series in Truro against the Bearcats tonight. Truro leads the Best-of-seven series 2-0.
