Amherst

• N.S. man charged after wire stolen from power trucks following storm Fiona

  A Nova Scotia man has been charged after wire was stolen from power trucks that were in Amherst to restore power following post-tropical storm Fiona.

  Canada

  Oct 4, 2022
  
• N.S. man charged with attempted murder after woman shot at from apartment

  The Nova Scotia RCMP says nobody was injured in the incident. The 28-year-old suspect was scheduled to appear court in on Tuesday.

  Crime

  Mar 22, 2022
  
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• Sackville, Amherst mayors approve of plan to protect border land from flooding

  The mayors of the two towns that are linked by the Chignecto Isthmus say they are pleased with a plan to mitigate permeant flooding in the area.

  Environment

  Mar 19, 2022
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• Rooming house ravaged by fire in Amherst, N.S., 20 people displaced

  According to the Red Cross, the fire 'heavily damaged' an old three-storey rooming house on Prince Arthur Street.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2021
• Town of Amherst remembers family of 6 killed in tragic fire

  'One child gone is too many. Four plus two is beyond what our hearts and minds can comprehend,' said a family member.

  Canada

  Sep 24, 2021
• Obituary published in Amherst, N.S., describes family of six who died in trailer fire

  The Office of the Fire Marshal said the fire was small but smouldered and created smoke and fumes that led to the death of all six in the Passport Ultra Lite trailer.

  Canada

  Sep 18, 2021
• Fire marshal concludes Nova Scotia trailer fire that killed family of six accidental

  It was determined that the fire was small but smouldered and created ``a lot of smoke and fumes.''

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2021
• N.S. has closed its border to N.B. for non-essential travel. Here’s what that looks like

  The majority of travellers as of 8:30 a.m. Thursday were cross-border workers who have a permit to travel and are waived through.

  Canada

  Apr 22, 2021
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• New Brunswick shooting suspect faces 32 charges, including attempted murder: RCMP

  Janson Baker was arrested on Jan. 6, following a shooting incident that occurred near Riverview High School and a 12-hour manhunt that ended in Amherst.

  Crime

  Feb 24, 2021
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• Riverview suspect in custody unrelated to shooting: N.B. RCMP

  Baker was wanted in connection with a shooting incident outside Riverview High School at around 5:15 p.m. AT on Tuesday, but was arrested on an unrelated matter, police say.

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2021