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Nova Scotia Liquor Corporation employee Dave MacPherson stands at the entrance to Cape Breton Island’s first and only cannabis store. The shop, which will open Oct. 17 when recreational marijuana becomes legal in Canada, is located inside the Nova Scotia Liquor Commission’s Sydney River outlet. The Crown corporation showed off its new store on Tuesday when local news media toured the facility that in two weeks will be legally dispensing recreational cannabis.

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Chimney swift advocates wish to see the old chimney that still stands at the site of the now demolished Bridgetown Regional High School preserved as a roosting site for the endangered birds. However, the provincial Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal has flagged the structure as a safety concern.

Swift advocates want old Bridgetown school chimney preserved

Jennifer Crouse stands among the downed bookshelves at Endless Shores Books in Bridgetown where vandals broke in late Sept. 28 or early Sept. 29 and vandalized the store. She was still cleaning up on Monday.

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It’s been 12 years, but Leah and Lacey Conrad continue advocating for their mother, Leslie Conrad, whose body was found buried in a shallow grave in Lower Wolfville on Nov. 22, 2006. Her murder case remains unsolved, and the RCMP investigation is ongoing.

Leslie Conrad’s daughters want justice for Lower Wolfville woman's ...

The new Great Canadian Dollar Store location along Bridge Street in Kingston is slated to open later this month.

Great Canadian Dollar Store opening soon in Kingston

Tweed CEO Bruce Linton (left) launched pot sales in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, at 12:01 a.m. Ian Power (right) and Nikki Rose were the first customers.

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Emma Pfleiderer battles to gain some ground for the Axewomen.

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Kings South MLA Keith Irving gives remarks at the Oct. 14 announcement of $99,072 in provincial funding toward a joint project for water management in New Minas and Kings County. - COMMUNICATIONS NOVA SCOTIA

Kings County water treatment plans for New Minas get provincial funding

Acadia’s Cordell Hastings tries to focus on the ball while his opponent from the Gaiters readies for a tackle.

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Aaron Byron Cumberland has changed his court election on one count and his hearing dates have been rescheduled.

One count of child luring against former Annapolis Valley tennis instructor dismissed

Published Oct 13, 2018 at 3:01 p.m.

The last of Acadia University’s ‘blue light’ emergency phones have been removed from its campus. Media spokesperson Scott Roberts says the technology has become outdated, and that costly updates combined with an outdated system together mean they are no longer practical.

Last ‘blue light’ emergency phone station removed from Acadia campus

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Dean Brody is performing in Wolfville Oct. 26.

Dean Brody and Jessica Mitchell East Coast Tour Lands in Wolfville

Published Oct 12, 2018 at 11:24 a.m.

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Bridgetown man charged in relation to multiple offences

Lawrence Powell
Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 9:25 a.m.

BRIDGETOWN, N.S. - Police have arrested and charged a 24-year-old Bridgetown man in relation to numerous crimes, including break-ins at two local businesses. Annapolis District RCMP located and arrested Tyler James Guest on Oct. 10. Police said ...

['For the latest news involving RCMP files and court cases, be sure to visit this website.']

Bridgetown man charged with break-ins, thefts, possessing illegal cigarettes

The Spectator
Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 8:43 a.m.

An Annapolis County man faces a range of charges from break-ins to illegal possession of cigarettes. Tyler James Guest of Bridgetown, 24, was arrested Wednesday on 11 charges, Annapolis District RCMP said in a news release ...

Halifax police file photo. (The Chronicle Herald)

Masked man robs Halifax juice bar

The Spectator
Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 6:25 a.m.

Halifax police are looking for a man who robbed a juice bar Thursday evening. A masked man armed with a knife robbed Booster Juice at 278 Lacewood Dr.at about 9:40 p.m., Halifax Regional Police said in a news release. He left ...

Saulnier, Turnbull get nod for Four Nations hockey team

The Spectator
Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 11:16 a.m.

CALGARY — Halifax’s Jill Saulnier and Stellarton’s Blayre Turnbull were named to Canada’s roster for the Four Nations Cup women’s hockey tournament. The Nova Scotia forwards join veterans Marie Philip-Poulin and ...

Ashored Innovations CEO Aaron Stevenson. Ashored makes smart buoys that are designed to prevent whales from getting entangled in fishing gear.

ENTREVESTOR: Riding a wave of OceanTech startups in Atlantic Canada

Peter Moreira
Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 12:11 p.m.

A key development in the Atlantic Canadian startup community in the past year is that we’re finally noticing ocean-related startups cropping up in a meaningful way. Not long ago, much of the ocean innovation came from large Atlantic Canadian ...

The RCMP are investigating two cases of arson involving this church in Weymouth Falls. The church was targeted on Oct. 8 and again on Oct. 11. AMANDA DOUCETTE PHOTO

RCMP investigating two cases of arson after Weymouth church targeted on separate days

Amanda Doucette
Tina Comeau
Updated Oct 11, 2018 at 9:47 p.m.

WEYMOUTH, DIGBY COUNTY, NS – When Weymouth resident Hans (Bob) Dirr happened to look out of his window in the early hours of Thursday, Oct. 11, he saw a bright light coming from the direction of Saint Joseph’s Catholic Church. He ...

Christopher Ross (left), engineer with the department of agriculture and Windsor resident Dave Carmichael look over some maps of the proposed project.

‘Competing interests’ remain as Windsor causeway solution undecided

Colin Chisholm
Updated Oct 11, 2018 at 5:20 p.m.

It’s still technically in the early stages, but debate rages on regarding what should be done with the causeway/aboiteau portion of Highway 101 ...

Jimmy Melvin Jr. smiles as he is escorted to an awaiting sherrff's van while leaving the Dartmouth provincial courthouse, Wednesday September 23, 2009.

Jimmy Melvin Jr.'s dangerous offender hearing set for next fall

Steve Bruce
Updated Oct 11, 2018 at 4:36 p.m.

A dangerous offender hearing will be held next fall for Jimmy Melvin Jr. ...

The roof of the Gill family’s bungalow was blown off when the Dunrobin tornado tore through their neighbourhood, leaving a path of destruction behind.

Coldbrook native recounts Ottawa-area tornado hitting her Dunrobin home

Ashley Thompson
Updated Oct 12, 2018 at 8:04 a.m.

DUNROBIN, Ont. – Rachel Gill huddled in her basement with her young daughters, husband and the family dog, anxiously waiting for sounds of howling wind and smashing windows to subside. The tornado warnings issued for an area south of her ...

Sean Simmons, Right, was killed in 2000, and Hells Angels member Neil Smith The Nova Scotia Appeal Court has overturned convictions in his death.

Supreme Court to hear appeal in Hells Angels shooting

The Spectator
Updated Oct 11, 2018 at 1:43 p.m.

OTTAWA — Eighteen years after a Halifax-area man was gunned down for having an affair with an outlaw biker’s girlfriend, the Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal in the case against the alleged triggerman. Sean ...

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