Category: Amherst

Three drivers were sent to hospital as the harness racing season came to a terrifying close at Northside Downs in North Sydney on Saturday afternoon. Three horses came together in a frightening crash in the fourth race of the nine-dash card. Drivers Danny Campbell, Roddy Hurley and John Beaton were injured in the collision and taken to hospital. According to a release by Standard-bred-canada, Campbell suffered three hairline cracks to his hip and was undergoing x-rays on his back. Hurley suffered a concussion and was later released; while John Beaton was reportedly airlifted to a Halifax hospital with undisclosed injuries. The horses involved in the collision suffered only minor injuries.

A 21-year-old man is dead after a shooting near Clayton Park on Saturday evening. Halifax police say they received a call about shots fired at an apartment building on Washmill Lake Drive shortly after 5pm. Police nearby were on the scene of the shooting within seconds. The body of the victim, covered by a tarp, was still visible laying in a parking lot hours after the shooting. Police have confirmed that five males were taken into custody. One has since been released. Washmill Lake Road, which connects Clayton Park to Bayers Lake, remained closed until roughly 8pm. The Major Crime Unit is investigating the shooting.