Amherst NS

• Ottawa plans to sell historic armoury in Amherst, N.S., to make way for housing

  The building was declared surplus in 2016 after the local reserve unit moved out, but it is still used for community functions, military cadet training and to house a museum.

  Canada

  Apr 17
  
• Man charged with murder in N.S. shooting that killed 23-year-old

  Joseph Thomas Hartson, 33, was charged with murder on Tuesday, in the death of Jerry Jordan Morrissey, 23.

  Crime

  Nov 9, 2021
  
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• Rising seas: Delays to safeguarding Chignecto Isthmus worry N.S., N.B. politicians

  Experts have for decades warned that a powerful storm could overwhelm aging dikes and flood large portions of the Amherst, N.S., area.

  Environment

  Oct 28, 2021
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• N.S. ‘family that could’ perished at rural getaway they had created this summer

  The RCMP has said the family was at the camper for a weekend, and police found their bodies in the trailer on Sunday evening.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2021
• Hitchhiking cat known as the ‘boss’ of Nova Scotia store

  There's a cat in Amherst, N.S., whose curiosity and sense of adventure has taken him on some pretty wild rides.

  Features

  Feb 15, 2019
• Fire in Amherst, N.S., sends firefighter to hospital, temporarily displaces 4 tenants

  When firefighters arrived, they found the two homes in flames and an SUV also on fire.

  Canada

  Jul 3, 2018
• Details of toll removal on Nova Scotia highway still being considered: officials

  Nova Scotia transportation officials say the province's toll highway has collected $308 million in tolls since it first opened in 1997.

  Canada

  Jan 17, 2018
• N.S. at risk of becoming an island if action isn’t taken, municipal leaders warn

  Amherst, N.S., Mayor David Kogon says sea levels are projected to rise in the Bay of Fundy over 15 to 20 years to the point where the Isthmus of Chignecto will flood, even without a storm surge.

  Environment

  Nov 16, 2017
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• Nova Scotia premier cautions against erasing contentious historical figures

  The town of Amherst, N.S., was named for Jeffery Amherst, who supported giving smallpox-laced blankets to Indigenous Peoples and whose military victories ended French rule in Canada.

  Canada

  Sep 14, 2017
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• Class-action filing alleges abuse at Nova Scotia schools for the deaf

  A statement of claim has been filed with the Nova Scotia Supreme Court alleging frequent abuse against former students of residential schools in Halifax and Amherst.

  Crime

  Jan 13, 2016