Springhill NS

• N.S. town facing ‘crisis situation’ after 2 overdose deaths just minutes apart

  A rural Nova Scotia community is searching for answers after two people died — only minutes apart — of suspected drug overdoses.

  Health

  Dec 13, 2023
  
• Man facing multiple charges after shots fired in Springhill, N.S. apartment

  No one else was in the residence and there were no injuries, RCMP said.

  Crime

  Jan 29, 2023
  
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• 2 robbery suspects arrested after police chase from Nova Scotia to New Brunwick

  RCMP say the attempted robbery and home invasion took place just before 5 p.m. Tuesday in Springhill, N.S. Two suspects fled in a vehicle and began driving for the border.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2018
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• Herb Pepperdine, last man to emerge from Springhill mine disaster, dies at 95

  Pepperdine was among 174 men underground when the No. 2 mine operated by the Cumberland Railway and Coal Co. was jolted by a resounding boom, trapping them and killing 75.

  Canada

  Sep 11, 2018
• Springhill Institution under lockdown as staff search for contraband

  Visits have been suspended until the search is completed.

  Canada

  Jul 9, 2018
• RCMP investigating fatal single-vehicle collision near Springhill, N.S.

  The early investigation shows that a pickup truck lost control, drove off the highway and ended up in a ditch among some trees.

  Canada

  Nov 15, 2017
• NS RCMP seize gun, drugs in Springhill

  Police say they found a shotgun, ammunition, crack cocaine and Oxycodone tablets at a home in Springhill.

  Canada

  Nov 1, 2016
• Springhill town council votes to dissolve municipality

  Plagued by a declining population and sagging finances, the town council representing one of Nova Scotia's most historic communities has decided to dissolve the municipality.

  Mar 5, 2014