Halifax Police say woman was found dead and a man was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after an incident last night in Dartmouth. Police were called to a reported assault in progress at an apartment complex on Hastings Drive at 7:42pm. A man with life threatening injuries was discovered outside. A woman was found unresponsive inside and pronounced dead at the scene. The surrounding area was blocked off to traffic and pedestrians while the homicide unit investigated the incident. Police say it was not a random act but have not said if they are currently looking for suspects.
Category: Amherst
Two Regions of Nova Scotia on List of Lowest Incomes
A new report on wages in Canada ranks two economic regions of Nova Scotia as being among the lowest in average income. The Statistics Canada 2016 wage survey report ranked the Annaoplis Valley region as having the fifth lowest average income in Canada at $21.75 per hour. The North Shore region of the province along the Northumberland Shore was ranked as the eight lowest average hourly salary at $22.05 per hour. Alberta dominated the list of the highest average incomes with six of its seven economic regions in the top ten.