Pictou County News, April 22nd 2024
Voters in the Pictou West riding will be heading to the polls in a byelection next month to fill the seat left vacant by the retiring Speaker of the House. Premier Tim Houston issued a statement Sunday saying the byelection will be held on May 21st. Progressive Conservative Karla MacFarlane, Nova Scotia's first femal...
Apr 22, 2024
Pictou County News, April 19th 2024
Gasoline prices took a big jump up overnight in Nova Scotia, while diesel prices dropped. Gasoline prices increased by 9.8 cents per litre, leaving the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline at 186.1 cents per litre in the local area. Diesel prices decreased by 3.0 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump...
Apr 19, 2024
Pictou County News, April 18th 2024
Pictou County RCMP say two men face charges in connection with a home invasion in Durham. Police say they responded on April 9th to a report that two men had forced their way into a home and had assaulted its three occupants - a 62-year-old man, a 30-year-old man and a 25-year-old woman. Police say some vehicles that...
Apr 18, 2024
Pictou County News, April 17th 2024
The Liberal government says it met all of its fiscal goals in Tuesday's federal budget, including keeping the 40-billion-dollar deficit from rising, even as it introduced tens of billions of dollars in new spending. The Budget features 535-billion-dollars in spending and a 39.8-billion-dollar deficit. Conservative Le...
Apr 17, 2024
Pictou County News, April 16th 2024
Police have suspended their search for a missing 73-year-old woman who has a mild case of Alzheimer's disease. New Glasgow Regional Police and Pictou County District RCMP continue to ask for the public's assistance to locate Adair Townsend, who was last seen in the Mount William Road, Highway 106 and Landfill Road area...
Apr 16, 2024
Pictou County News, April 15th 2024
Ontario's police watchdog says no criminal charges should be laid against two Mounties who mistakenly fired shots outside a Nova Scotia firehall while searching for the man responsible for the April 2020 mass shooting that claimed 22 lives. The Special Investigations Unit says the inquiry heard that the man police beli...
Apr 15, 2024
Pictou County News, April 12th 2024
Gasoline prices and diesel prices both rose overnight in Nova Scotia. Gasoline prices increased by 3.1 cents per litre, leaving the minimum pump price for regular self-serve gasoline at 176.4 cents per litre in the local area. Diesel prices rose by 1.7 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price for diesel at 190...
Apr 12, 2024
Pictou County News, April 11th 2024
New Glasgow Regional Police continue to ask for the public's assistance in locating 73-year-old Adair Townsend. Police continue to follow up on several leads to try and locate Adair Townsend. According to witnesses she was last seen near the Mount William Road area off Highway 106 on Monday between 3:30pm to 6:00pm a...
Apr 11, 2024
Pictou County News, April 10th 2024
An update from New Glasgow Regional Police as they continue to ask for the public's help in locating 73-year-old Adair Townsend. Adair had last ben seen on Monday at approximately 12:00 p.m. on Brookside Avenue in New Glasgow. Police continue to follow up on several leads to try and locate Adair Townsend. According t...
Apr 10, 2024
Pictou County News, April 9th 2024
For a moment yesterday, stars twinkled in darkened afternoon skies as a total solar eclipse took over parts of Canada. Temperatures dipped, and crowds all along the path of the total solar eclipse watched as the sun's corona came into view behind the black disc of the moon. Canadians and visitors came together in six p...
Apr 09, 2024