Regional police are investigating a robbery and assault that took place at a Walmart in Halifax. On Sunday, shortly after 5 p.m., officers responded to a robbery at the Walmart on Mumford Road, where security reported a man left the store with stolen merchandise, and when confronted, the man assaulted two security guards. Police said […]
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby said Canada needs to “pivot” from talk of a potential new pipeline carrying oil bound for Asia and instead think about building a new refinery. Eby said Tuesday that if tax dollars are being considered to build a pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast, the money would be better […]
PIMICIKAMAK CREE NATION, MAN. — The chief of a First Nation in northern Manitoba says residents are dealing with cracked floors and overflowing sewage after a power outage caused pipes to freeze in many homes in the community. Chief David Monias says it’s unclear how many of the more than 1,300 homes in Pimicikamak Cree […]
Shelburne RCMP is investigating a dog attack that left a youth with life-threatening injuries. On Saturday, emergency crews responded to a report of a dog attack that took place on Upper Sandy Cove Road in Welshtown.. The press release notes that three large-breed dogs attacked a youth who was riding a bicycle by the property. […]
The Halifax Mooseheads suffered a loss Sunday night, falling 5-2 to the Saint John Sea Dogs. Saint John scored a pair of goals in the first period as Oskar Drabczynski netted the opening goal on the Sea Dogs’ first shot of the game and Angello Fullerton finished a play from Olivier Duhamel, firing the puck […]
KAMLOOPS — Mounties in B.C. say they are investigating an alleged fraud perpetrated against a Denny’s restaurant by three former employees who are being sued by the restaurant’s operator for allegedly misappropriating more than $500,000 from an account for employee tips. Cpl. Dana Napier, media relations officer for the Kamloops RCMP, said in a statement […]
MIAMI (AP) — In 2017, as political outsider Donald Trump headed to Washington, Delcy Rodríguez spotted an opening. Then Venezuela’s foreign minister, Rodríguez directed Citgo — a subsidiary of the state oil company — to make a $500,000 donation to the president’s inauguration. With the socialist administration of Nicolas Maduro struggling to feed Venezuela, Rodríguez […]
CALGARY — The Alberta government has launched a website for the bitumen pipeline it wants to see built to the northwest B.C. coast. It says the page will act as a central hub for project information and updates to ensure transparency and open dialogue. It includes a section dedicated to debunking myths, such as that […]
RCMP say no one was injured after shots were fired between two vehicles Saturday afternoon. Officers were called to an area near Clarence Street and Johnson Road around 2 p.m. after reports of people in two vehicles shooting at each other. Police say there were no reports of injuries, but the vehicles involved were likely […]
The Halifax Mooseheads fell 3-2 to the Moncton Wildcats in a shootout Saturday night at Scotiabank Centre. The Wildcats opened the scoring at 10:41 of the first period when Kuzma Voronin fired a shot from the left wing past the blocker of Mooseheads goaltender Nick Cirka. Halifax responded just 30 seconds into the second period […]