The Breeze Brief

There is an orange-level freezing rain warning in effect for Pictou County, with ice build-up expected to continue into Wednesday morning. Forecasts call for 10 to 25 millimetres of precipitation, possibly mixing with ice pellets or wet snow at times. Similar storms have led to power outages, travel delays, and damage ...

There is a special weather statement in effect for Pictou County. Significant ice pellets and freezing rain are possible Tuesday overnight. Forecast predicts wintry precipitation will likely affect parts of Nova Scotia Tuesday night into wednesday. While it is too soon to provide specific details, the potential exists ...

Gas prices rose while diesel prices fell in Nova Scotia Overnight. Regular self-serve gasoline is up 1.4 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price at 177 cents per litre. Diesel prices fell by 4.5 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price at 237 cents per litre in the local area. The search continues for a...

The majority of Pictou County was without power for several hours yesterday afternoon due to what Nova Scotia Power described as a "Transmission Issue" Power has since been restored to all affected areas, but Mount Thom to Arisaig was affected by the outage. Pictou Landing First Nation is moving to take contr...

The search continues for a missing man in Colchester County who was the subject of an emergency alert over the weekend. RCMP say helicopters are now being used in the search for 47-year-old Jason Lorette, last seen Thursday on Harmony Road in Salmon River. Ground search and rescue teams from across the region are also ...

Investigators have recovered the so-called "black boxes" from an Air Canada plane involved in a deadly crash at a New York airport. U-S National Transportation Safety Board chair Jennifer Homendy says crews cut a hole in the roof of the plane to retrieve the flight recorders. Sunday night's crash killed both ...

A multi-agency search in Colchester County near the Harmony Rd. area was being conducted Sunday related to Jason Lorette, a 47-year-old man reported missing on Friday. Ground Search and Rescue Teams from Colchester County, Pictou County and East Hants as well as the Civil Air Search and Rescue Association (CASARA), ha...

Both gas and diesel prices rose overnight in Nova Scotia. Regular Self-Serve Gasoline is up 5.7 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price at 175.5 cents per litre. Diesel is up 9.8 cents per litre, putting the minimum pump price at 230.9 cents per litre in the local area. Canada has joined several allies callin...