DFO says nothing appears out of the ordinary in St. Marys Bay. Testing has shown the environment to be normal, as have pictures of the bottom. Shallow water in the area recently dropped to -5, with that and rough surf being a possible cause of dead marine life washing ashore.
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NS Woman Awarded Damages from Sexual Assault
A Nova Scotia woman has won $160,000 in damages from a man who sexually assaulted her. She sued, alleging he forcibly touched her genitals after she booked a horse ride at his stables in 2010. The man claimed in court she tried to seduce him — and that he only touched her “on her belly.” The judge thought “his evidence made no sense whatsoever ”.