Two people are in police custody after shooting in Cape Breton on Friday night. RCMP say they received a 911 call shortly before 11:30pm reporting a man, a farmer in Skye Glen, had been shot in the leg. The victim was treated in hospital and later released. Parts of highway 252 between Whycocmagh and Mabou was shutdown overnight and Saturday morning before reopening Saturday afternoon. No charges have been laid as of yet but two people have been taken into custody. CBC news is reporting that the two in custody and the victim were neighbors.
Category: Amherst
Doctor Shortages Close ER’s Across Nova Scotia
Doctor shortages continue to close Emergency rooms across the province. Five separate emergency departments were forced to close over the weekend due to a lack of available physicians. The ER at the New Waterford Consolidated Hospital closed yesterday and won’t reopen until Tuesday. The Northside general hospital in North Sydney closed yesterday before reopening this morning. The Springhill Collaborative Emergency Centre closed yesterday and will be closed again today until 830 this evening. The South Cumberland Collaborative Emergency Centre in Parrsboro and the Strait Richmond Hospital in Cleveland were both closed yesterday and expected to reopen this morning.