A first for Acadia

History will be made at Acadia University later today, when Cynthia Bruce and Elizabeth “Betsy” Jardine will each receive their PhD in Educational Studies.

These are the first PhDs ever awarded in the University’s 178-year history.

This degree is offered jointly by Acadia, Mount Saint Vincent and St. Francis Xavier Universities through the Nova Scotia Inter-University Doctoral Program in Educational Studies.

Yarmouth County incident

The RCMP still aren’t saying much about what they are calling a high risk call late Friday, just that a man will be in court in Yarmouth today on a number of charges.

The man is facing as many as 30 counts according to the Tri-county Vanguard after the incident on Tinkham Road in Yarmouth County.