A lockdown at the Springhill Institution has been lifted. The prison was placed in lockdown on Monday after a pair of correctional officers were assaulted. The incident had forced prisoners to remain in their cells all week and visitors were also barred from the institution. Correctional Service Canada says 19 inmates were involved in the incident. One inmate was treated in hospital before returning to the prison. The correctional officers who were assaulted suffered only minor injuries.
Category: Amherst
NS Driver Charged with Stunting
RCMP charged a 42-year-old Antigonish County man with stunting on Friday. Police say the he was clocked travelling 167km per hour on Highway 104 in Priestville around noon on Friday. The driver was handed a fine of more than 24-hundred-dollars, a seven license suspension and had his vehicle impounded.