Category: Halifax

SIRT has been called in to investigate an incident in Lunenburg County.

Two Mounties responded to a call about an agitated man with a knife threatening himself. They arrived at the house in Pleasantville and found the man in his driveway. They arested him, during which he was tasered. Then they took him to hospital with an arm injury. That’s when the Mounties called in the police watchdog agency.

A Marine Protected area has been declared for a large area east of Cape Breton to protect the endangered leatherback turtle.

Federal Fisheries Minister Dominic LeBlanc says the St. Anns Bank Marine Protected Area is about three-quarters the size of Prince Edward Island. Most human activities, such as commercial fishing, will be prohibited.