Police have handed Shawn Wade Hynes a new charge in connection with the Sept. 19th nail-gun shooting at his work site in Abercrombie. NG News reports that Pictou County RCMP have charged Hynes with one count of assault with a weapon causing bodily harm. That’s on top of last September’s charge of criminal negligence. Hynes was first arrested on Sept. 27th, more than a week after being accused of shooting a co-worker in the back with an air-powered nail gun.
The victim’s family says the shooting came after weeks of racially charged harassment by Hynes. Despite that, Hynes has not been charged with a hate crime.
ST F-X SUSPENDS STUDENT OVER SEX CHARGES
St. F-X University has suspended a student after an alleged sexual assault. The university issued a notice to students and staff over the weekend, saying it had been told that charges are being laid against a student for an alleged “drug-facilitated sexual assault” that happened off-campus. The student is now banned from being on campus. The school is refusing to release the student’s gender or other circumstances surrounding the incident.
If you’re in the trucking business, a timely reminder for you today, that with a full week of melting temperatures in the forecast, spring weight restrictions are in effect. They went into effect for most local counties at midnight. So heavy trucks are banned for the spring period in Pictou, Colchester and Cumberland Counties. The spring weight limits take effect in Antigonish and Guysborough Counties one week from today.
RUSSELL BORDEN RUNNING IN NEW GLASGOW’S WARD 1
New Glasgow’s upcoming Ward One byelection has a second name in the running. 34-year-old Russell Borden (picutred above with his family) will join Henderson Paris on the ballot for that ward. Borden is raising a family within the area’s boundaries and says if he’s elected, he’ll bring a fresh perspective to council. Borden’s full-time job has him working as a child and youth care practitioner within the Chignecto-Central school system. New Glasgow Town Council is expected to approve a date for the byelection later this month.
A firefighter from Truro suffered significant injuries during a training exercise Saturday at the Nova Scotia Firefighters School in Waverley.
The man is in his late 20s and works for the Truro Fire Services. Truro Fire Chief Blois Currie says he and other members of the department have been at the hospital off and on all weekend to offer support to the man’s family. The incident happened during a routine training session and the Department of Labour is investigating what happened
The Nova Scotia Lung Association says it’s time to alert young people to the real risks of vaping. The clean-breathing group says rising use of e-cigarettes among young people across the province is getting out of hand. The group’s director of health initiatives is Mohammed Al-Hamdani, who says more young people are being drawn to the product because it’s becoming trendy and the chemicals within the vapes are disguised with appealing flavours. He says the association has been flooded with calls from community groups and schools looking for advice on how to deal with vaping. Teachers are telling the Lung Association that when asked, most students in their classes indicate they either vape or they’ve tried it.
Citizens from 35 countries were killed when an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after takeoff from Addis Ababa en route to Nairobi yesterday morning . 18 of the victims are from Canada, including a mother and her 5-year-old daughter from Edmonton, a young woman from Toronto who was on her way to an environmental conference, and an Ottawa University professor, among more than a dozen other Canadians. Airlines in multiple countries have suspended the use of Boeing’s new 737 MAX 8 aircraft over concerns about its safety, including China, which is the world’s largest user of that type of plane.
PICTOU COUNTY SPORTS
Congratulations to the AG Baillie boys basketball team who had an undefeated season and won the Elementary League Championship over the weekend
A Monday shout-out to Pictou Bantam C Maripacs for winning the Challenge Cup 2nd year in a row. They defeated New Glasgow in the championship game in a 2-1 overtime win that’s being called a nail-biter of a victory
Congratulations to the Fundy-Highland Selects on capturing the Female Bantam AA provincial title thanks to a 1-0 victory over Metro West Force White over the weekend. The Selects will represent Nova Scotia at Female Bantam Atlantics in Newfoundland in April
CHAMPIONSHIP MEMBERS OF THE TRENTON PEE WEE STEELERS
From left to right: Ross Swinamer, Ethan MacKay, President Chris Stewart, Landon Martin, and Jake Maloney of the Steelers.
In Peewee C hockey, The Trenton Steelers have finished their year without losing a single game. The Steelers season record sits at 41-0-1 with 288 goals scored and only 59 goals against them. The Steelers clinched 1st place in the playoffs defeating Thorburn 14-1, Stellarton 4-0 and Westville 2-0 on Saturday afternoon. Pictou then came away with a 7-3 win – eliminating the New Glasgow Bombers. The Trenton Steelers then went on to defeat Pictou Maripacs 7-2 in the Championship game. Scoring for the Steelers was Ethan Mackay with 4 goals, Landon Martin got 2, and Ethan Francis picked up a goal in the Championship win as well.
In Atom C action, The Stellarton Royals have won the PCMHA Atom Challenge Cup with a hard fought 3-1 win over the New Glasgow Bombers.
They’re getting ready for the LEVEL 1 AND 2 BASEBALL NOVA SCOTIA UMPIRES DIVISION CLINIC
The location is the Westville Town office gym on April 27th. The cost ranges from $70 for levels 1 and 2 umpires, to $100 for level 3. For more contact Joel Rodgers using this address : joel.rodgers@sobeys.com
NHL
Washington 3 Winnipeg 1
Calgary 6 Vegas 3
Florida 6 Detroit 1
Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2
NBA
Toronto 125 Miami 104
From the Grapefruit League Ball Parks
Toronto 10 Minnesota 1
Tampa Bay 8 Boston 1
