Pictou County District RCMP are investigating several suspicious fires that occurred on October 3rd.  Between about 9:50pm and 11:20pm, police and fire services were called to fires at four different locations:  a barn fire near Germaine Rd. and Hwy. 104 in Broadway; a car fire at the carpool parking lot at Exit 27, Hwy. 104, near Sutherlands River;  a fire at a portable toilet near Salt Springs; and a truck on fire in a parking lot on Pleasant Valley Rd., Pleasant Valley.  Investigators believe the four fires are related, and the RCMP is investigating along with the Fire Marshal.  Officers want to speak with the occupants of two vehicles seen near the fires on October 3 —  the first is a four-door car observed on video, and the second is a pickup truck, likely a Chevrolet. Police say the drivers or passengers may have information that can support the investigations.

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The grandmother of two missing Nova Scotia children is expressing disappointment at how little information about their case has been publicly shared by R-C-M-P.

Six-year-old Lilly and four-year-old Jack Sullivan were reported missing on May 2nd from their home in Lansdowne Station.

Paternal grandmother Belynda Gray says police should share more about the investigation so the public can provide more helpful tips.

Gray says she feels let down and confused by redactions in case documents released by the Crown and police to The Canadian Press and other media outlets.

 

 

Canada Post workers have switched to rotating strikes, meaning mail and parcel delivery is set to resume on a limited basis this week.  The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says local branches will be informed when it’s their turn to rotate out of service closer to that time.  It puts an end to a countrywide strike that spanned more than two weeks.  The minister responsible for Canada Post says he’s encouraged by the move which came a day after he met with the union.

 

 

In sports,

The Toronto Blue Jays are in tough, down 2-0 to the Seattle Mariners in the American league Championship series after a 10-3 loss on Monday.  The Mariners host Game 3 on Wednesday night.