A 14-year-old boy has been charged following the alleged sexual assault of a senior on a public trail in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. R-C-M-P Corporal Jennifer Clarke says the woman was alone on the trail in East Kingston at about two yesterday afternoon when a youth approached her as he was masturbating. She says the teen pushed her down and sexually assaulted her, but she managed to get away. The 14-year-old boy faces sexual assault and assault, and is due back in youth court January 26th.
Category: Sydney
Tourism Up in Cape Breton
2016’s Cape Breton tourist season went up from last year. Tourism Nova Scotia has October visits up 24%, with 15% for the overall season. The province as a whole is up 4% year to date. May had the biggest jump for Cape Breton at 25%.