Crime

One dead following head-on collision involving impaired driver

One man is facing a charge of impaired operation causing death after a head-on collision in South Ohio, N.S. Yarmouth RCMP, EHS and fire services responded to a report of a two-vehicle collision on...

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Labour board investigation finds no violations in 2024 Walmart oven death

The Department of Labour concluded its investigation into the death of a Walmart employee in 2024, saying it found no violations. In October 2024, an employee, Gursimran Kaur, 19, at the Walmart on...

February 27, 2026 12:38 pm AST AST

Charges dropped against two youths in hockey hazing investigation

The RCMP is updating its investigation into a hockey hazing incident in the Truro area. In early February, the Mounties announced the arrests of four youths in connection with a sexual assault investigation...

February 27, 2026 12:58 pm AST AST

Judge in Stronach trial concerned as cross-examination turns to 'shouting match'

TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial was abruptly adjourned Thursday after the judge expressed concerns over the wellbeing of one of the complainants and the possibility...

February 26, 2026 7:16 pm AST AST

Man arrested for shouting hate comment at youth hockey referee

Nova Scotia RCMP says it has arrested and charged a man following a hate-motivated incident at a hockey game earlier this month. On Feb. 6, officers began investigating an incident where a spectator...

February 25, 2026 2:20 pm AST AST

N.S. moves to increase fines, give officers more power to enforce cannabis act

The Nova Scotia government introduced legislation on Wednesday as it continues to push for stronger enforcement around cannabis. The bill makes amendments to the Cannabis Control Act that the government...

February 25, 2026 1:13 pm AST AST

Woman tells Frank Stronach trial she became 'social recluse' after 1986 incident

TORONTO — Trauma and fear turned a woman into a "social recluse" after she was sexually assaulted by billionaire businessman Frank Stronach four decades ago, she told a Toronto court Wednesday. In testimony...

February 25, 2026 7:49 pm AST AST

Two youths formally charged with sexual assault in Nova Scotia after hockey hazing

HALIFAX — Newly released court documents reveal details about two of four young hockey players facing sexual assault charges in Nova Scotia after police investigated a complaint about a hazing ritual...

February 25, 2026 12:45 pm AST AST

Criminality not a factor in Kentville death: RCMP

The RCMP is saying criminality did not play a factor in the death of a woman in Kentville over the weekend. On Saturday around 9:00 a.m., Mounties responded to reports that a woman was found dead on...

February 24, 2026 10:45 am AST AST

Defence lawyer suggests complainant in Stronach trial has 'tendency to lie'

TORONTO — A woman accusing Frank Stronach of raping her in a hotel suite decades ago has a "tendency to lie" and continues to add new details to her account of the encounter, the businessman's lawyer...

February 24, 2026 5:45 pm AST AST