Police tweeted just before 10 a.m. that the suspect was in custody and "there is no risk to the public."

One farmer says he'd like to be irrigating his crops for about 90 minutes every day, but with his water supply so low he has reduced that to a total of 90 minutes a week.

Police say a man assaulted a woman, was in possession of firearms and made threats towards police if they attended.

Multiple police departments launched “Operation Hush,” which led to the arrest of three men.

The Red Cross says the blaze destroyed the Washtub Laundromat and a neighbouring recycling centre and forced the evacuation of the Coleraine Plaza seniors building.

Nova Scotia RCMP say its street crime enforcement unit searched a home on Diamon Street in Trenton on Thursday.

The federal weather service predicts between 15 and 25 centimetres of snow.

The words "N.S. needs mills" were spray-painted on the sign located on the Trans-Canada Highway near Amherst, N.S.

The looming closure of the Northern Pulp paper mill in Pictou County has already impacted the region but deeper cuts will be felt after the mill shuts down.

Chief Andrea Paul says plans to commence remediation of the harbour are being held up by delays in shutting down the mill.