RCMP LOOK FOR THE PUBLIC’S HELP TO SOLVE ASSAULT WITH A WEAPON CASE IN BRAESHORE
Pictou County RCMP are asking for public help to solve an assault with a weapon resulting in a stab wound. Police say it took place Saturday night into Sunday in Braeshore. Just after midnight yesterday, RCMP responded to a report of a man with a stab wound. The man was seen walking around the Pictou Rotary with no shoes or shirt on. The victim, is a 39-year-old man from Braeshore. He was was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. Police say it appears he suffered the stab wound at a home on Three Brooks Rd. If you can help, you’re asked to get in touch with Pictou District RCMP at 902-755-4141 or Crimestoppers.
RCMP and municipal officers in Pictou County have charged two people in connection with copper wire thefts from power substations in Pictou and Colchester Counties, the South Shore, the Valley and Cape Breton. Police started receiving reports last August about thefts of copper wire from substations in Pictou County. More copper stealing calls have come in since, with additional incidents in Windsor, Fort Ellis, Lunenburg and Port Hawkesbury. The investigation identified Jonathan Buell and Miranda Sprague, both of Stellarton, as suspects in some of these cases. On the evening of Feb. 22nd police followed the suspects from Stellarton to Aberdeen, Cape Breton, and arrested them in the act at a power substation in that area. Buell was inside the fenced area, standing near live NSP equipment with break-in tools and evidence of copper wire thefts. Sprague was arrested outside the fenced-in area. Both are slated to return to face a judge on March 30th.
MAGNITUDE 2.6 EARTHQUAKE FELT IN DARTMOUTH NEIGHBOURHOOD
Photo Credit: Natural Resources Canada
An earthquake 2 kilometers deep and measuring 2.6 on the Richter scale hit the Montebello neighbourhood of Dartmouth last night. The area across the lake from Micmac Mall saw people walking outside to talk with neighbours after what’s described as a loud boom, really shook things up there around 8:40 last night. Investigators say a 2.6 earthquake isn’t usually noticeable, unless it occurs in an urban area. There are no reports of major damage.
Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh told the provincial wing on his party in Halifax over the weekend that his focus on social programs will help rejuvenate the party’s fortunes in Nova Scotia by the next provincial election. Singh was at the party’s provincial convention arguing his promotion of a universal pharmacare bill, a national dental care plan and a “massive” investment in affordable housing are gaining traction. The NDP formed a single-term government in Nova Scotia under former premier Darrell Dexter in 2009, but the party’s 31-seat majority was wiped out in the next election, with just seven seats remaining. Under Gary Burrill’s leadership, the provincial NDP has fallen to four seats, and last June it lost a byelection in a Halifax-area stronghold that had been held by the party since 1984. The party also failed to elect even a single Nova Scotia M-P in last fall’s federal election.
The Executive Director of the Nova Scotia Seafood Alliance says lobster shipments to China might be stalled because of the Coronavirus, but shipments to the U-S and Europe are still doing very well. Leo Muise says the Americans were our number one export market for lobster for a good chunk of last year, with China only taking over top spot at the end of the year. He also says Nova Scotia lobsters bound for Europe are still in demand, thanks partly to Canada’s recent CETA trade deal with the Europeans, which is something American lobster harvesters don’t have.
PEACE BY CHOCOLATE STORY COMING TO THE BIG SCREEN
Website photo from Peace by Chocolate
Los Angeles-based Magnetic North Pictures has been busy turning the story of Antigonish County’s Peace by Chocolate founder Tareq Hadhad and his family into a dramatic feature film that’s expected to debut this fall. Shortly after announcing news of the film’s production on social media and the Peace by Chocolate website, Hadhad was excited, saying that around his home – they’ve been using words “unimaginable” to describe the news that their life will be portrayed on the big screen, so people will know the hurdles they faced in relocating their business after it was bombed back in Syria. The movie, being aptly named “Peace by Chocolate”, is directed by a Halifax-raised filmmaker who’s now based in California, who also co-wrote the script. (with files from Saltwire News)
SPORTS:
The NNEC Girls Hockey Team are Provincial Champions!
They defeated Park View 4-0 yesterday to capture the NSSAF D1 Girls Hockey banner.
The Fundy Highland PeeWee AA Subway Selects played their last game this past weekend on home ice at the Hector Arena in Pictou and came out with a big 2-1 win over the 2nd place Quad County Bulldogs. The girls turned up their game the last few weeks and ended the season strong. Scoring for the Selects was Reese Murray, unassisted, and Sophie Hatchard with an assist from Ella Fitt. Kenli Ross and Alana Palmer shared the win in nets.
Congratulations to the New Glasgow Bombers Pee Wee C team who won gold in the 2020 Peewee C Invitational Tournament in Antigonish this past weekend!
A huge shout out to the Pictou County Raptors Under 14 Girls Basketball Team!
They went undefeated at the D3 Bedford Classic tournament this past weekend. Tournament “Heart & Hustle Awards went to Jorja Rorison, Stella Canfield, Trinity Dlamini and Kayla Greencorn. Tournament MVP was Jorja Rorison!
Congratulations to the U14 Forbes/Douthright Lightening team on winning the Bedford Classic tournament!
The team went undefeated all weekend.
MHL:
The game on Thursday, February 27th between the South Shore Lumberjacks and Weeks Crushers which was postponed, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, March 3rd at 7:30 p.m. Speaking of the Crushers, they went 1-1 this weekend. They lost to Edmundston 4-2 but lit up Grand Falls 9-1.
NSMMHL:
The Weeks Major Midgets picked up a win on the road this weekend on Saturday 4-1 over the South Shore Mustangs, the Mustangs won on Sunday so the series is tied heading into game 3 this weekend at the Wellness Centre.
NBA:
The Denver Nuggets lit up the Raptors for 133 points last night winning 133-118.
NHL:
The Flyers took down the Rangers 5-3.
The Flames blanked the Panthers 3-0.
The Blue Jackets defeated the Canucks 5-3.
The Devils shut out the Ducks 3-0.
The Capitals beat the Wild 4-3.
The Kings upset the Golden Knights 4-1.
