Pictou

• Ferry between P.E.I., N.S. to resume after vessel pulled during peak tourism season

  The vessel was removed from the water most recently on July 2, leaving the Confederation Bridge as the Island's only link to the mainland during the peak tourism season.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2023
  
• Out of service: Local businesses suffer as N.S.-PEI ferry stalls again

  As the ferry responsible for transporting people between Nova Scotia and P.E.I. struggles to operate, small communities reliant on tourism traffic are beginning to feel the impact.

  Economy

  Jul 8, 2023
  
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• ‘It’s a real shame’: ‘Life-sized’ art stolen from celebrated sculpture artist

  An 85-year-old sculpture artist from Pictou County, N.S., was surprised to find that several of her woven-copper sculptures were stolen from outside her studio on Thursday.

  Canada

  May 12, 2023
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• How strangers came to the rescue of N.S. woman who couldn’t afford new winter tires

  A woman from Bedford, N.S., went to a tire shop and found out she needed new winter tires that she couldn't afford and before she knew it, some strangers decided to help her out.

  Canada

  Dec 12, 2022
• N.S. government’s cost to build housing for 350 NSCC students at 3 campuses grows

  The total cost to build 350 units at three campuses has grown from nearly $90 million to $112 million, and there's no word yet on how much each student would have to pay.

  Education

  Nov 7, 2022
• N.S. RCMP investigate suspicious death in Pictou after man hit by truck

  A man is in custody after a 56-year-old man was struck and killed in an incident involving a pickup truck Friday night. Police believe there was intent on behalf of the driver.

  Crime

  Jun 4, 2022
• 74-year-old man dead following house fire in Pictou, N.S.

  A 74-year-old man died following a house fire on Marine St. in Pictou according to local RCMP. No one else was inside the house at the time.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2021
• Ottawa to apologize for racist treatment of all-Black First World War battalion in 2022

  "They were told ‘This is not your war’. They were told, ‘This is a white man’s war.'"

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2021
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• Pictou, N.S. man facing attempted murder after alleged vehicle assault

  Police say the driver tried to hit someone on the front porch of the home with the vehicle then fled the scene. He was later arrested after running naked through the woods.

  Crime

  Jun 1, 2021
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• Man taken to hospital after early-morning shooting in Pictou

  A 32-year-old man was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

  Canada

  May 24, 2021