pictou ns

• N.S. fishermen to block Northern Pulp’s survey vessel from entering Northumberland Strait

  Though the Northern Pulp mill near Pictou provides key jobs for the town of about 3,000 residents, its pipeline plan has raised concerns about the impact on the lobster fishery, other seafood businesses and protected areas along the coast.

  Canada

  Nov 5, 2018
• Maritime fishing boats gathering in Pictou to protest pulp mill effluent

  "(It's) is our day to unite and tell our government that dumping 70-90 million litres of pulp waste a day into prime fishing grounds is not acceptable."

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2018
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• NS man gets 6 months in jail for biting off part of mourner’s nose at wake

  A Nova Scotia man who bit off part of a fellow mourner's nose in a drunken brawl at a wake has been sentenced to six months in jail.

  Canada

  Feb 23, 2017
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• Man facing impaired driving charge after hitting New Glasgow railway signal post

  A 22-year-old man was arrested and accused of driving impaired and crashing into a railway traffic signal post in New Glasgow, N.S., on Monday night.

  Crime

  Jan 12, 2016
• Pictou man arrested for impaired driving twice in less than 24 hours

  A man from Central Caribou is facing two charges of impaired driving for two separate incidents that happened less than 24 hours apart.

  Crime

  Sep 22, 2014
• RCMP identify 2 young N.S. men killed when vehicle hit parked trailer

  Police are releasing the identities of two men in their 20s who were killed in a collision in central Nova Scotia.

  Aug 27, 2014
• Guilty verdict in Amber Kirwan murder

  A jury has found Christopher Alexander Falconer guilty of the first-degree murder of Nova Scotia teen Amber Kirwan.

  Canada

  Jan 29, 2014
• Amber Kirwan murder trial captivates small-town Nova Scotia

  When Amber Kirwan disappeared in Oct. 2011, it seemed as though almost everyone in the town and nearby communities had some connection to the 19-year-old.

  Crime

  Jan 17, 2014
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• Woman killed in head-on collision in Pictou County

  A head-on collision in Nova Scotia's Pictou County has claimed the life of a woman. RCMP say the crash happened on Highway 104 near Broadway shortly after 5 p.m. on Tuesday, August 20, 2013.

  Canada

  Aug 21, 2013
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• 5 swimmers rescued off Nova Scotia coast

  The RCMP in Nova Scotia says five swimmers got into distress Wednesday afternoon off Black Point when they were pulled into deep water by the currents, but all of them are safe.

  Jul 25, 2013