A new Canadian Institute of Health Information report shows more of us end up in ERs because of alcohol than heart attacks. The number of Nova Scotians hospitalized for over-consumption was higher than the national average in 2016. We had 308 people for every 100,000, while across Canada it’s 239.
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Fishermen accused of mistreating seal get another adjournment for pleas
Another plea adjournment has been granted for three Yarmouth County men accused of mistreating a seal aboard a fishing boat. Mark Allen MacKenzie, Jay Alexander Jenkins and Brendon Douglas James Porter were charged in February after a video was posted on Facebook. It showed a seal being poked, teased and kicked.