Ingonish Beach drug case

A Sydney Mines man will be back in court today for a bail hearing on drug charges.

49 year old John Norman MacAskill was arrested on drug and weapons charges last Thursday in Ingonish Beach, also breaching conditions.  He was in court Friday and remanded in custody until today for a bail hearing.

Ben Brown wants to go for gold!

Ben Brown, a Kings County wheelchair racer; is planning to compete at the nationals and the 2017 Canada Summer Games in Winnipeg.

The para-athlete from Cambridge hopes to win gold medals in all three events: the 200 metre, 400 metre and 1,500 metre races.