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Cape Breton officers testify Laffin showed no signs of intoxication
Six Cape Breton Regional Police officers were the only witnesses to testify during a preliminary hearing for a Bras d’Or man charged with obstruction of justice. EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is a summary of testimony presented during a ...
Police and 911 calls indicate confusion and chaos at fatal Leitches Creek accident
Included in the evidence presented during a preliminary hearing for Hayden Kenneth Laffin were recordings of 911 calls and communications between police officers. On Wednesday, an obstruction charge against Laffin was withdrawn. The following ...
‘He was such a loving, loving little boy’: Beaver Bank family mourns loss of toddler
Elliott Groom is being remembered as a “loving little boy” who loved hugs, kisses and his family. Groom, who was 16 months old, died in the IWK Health Centre after a “tragic (swimming) pool incident” occurred at ...
$33.8 million worth of drugs seized from boat at Halifax-area yacht club
Canada Border Services Agency officers seized 270 kilograms of drugs worth more than $33 million on a boat attempting to dock at a Halifax-area yacht club last week. In a news release issued Wednesday, the CBSA said the suspected cocaine was ...
Belgian woman who thought she was a chicken suffered from rare depression-linked disorder: study
A Belgian woman who believed she was a chicken for a day could have been demonstrating a rare mental condition linked to depression, psychiatrists say. Researchers from KU, Leuven, a Belgian university, wrote in the Tijdschrift voor ...
Police seize methamphetamine pills during traffic stop in Linkletter, P.E.I.
A 35-year-old man faces charges after a targeted vehicle stop was conducted in Linkletter, P.E.I. on Tuesday. The Prince District Joint Force Operations (JFO) Unit, which is comprised of RCMP and Summerside and Kensington police members, ...
Madeleine McCann disappearance: Police dig for hidden cellar allegedly owned by suspect
German investigators looking into the 2007 disappearance of British girl Madeleine McCann have found a hidden cellar at an allotment where her suspected kidnapper allegedly lived during the year the toddler vanished. Police discovered the cellar ...
Windsor Fire resuming Falmouth coverage as West Hants modifies districts
It’s been five years since Windsor firefighters were the primary responders for Falmouth, but should disaster strike, they’ll now be paged out first. It’s a change that was lobbied for by citizens, recommended in the 2019 ...
Access P.E.I. offices yet to reopen in two West Prince towns
Two western P.E.I. mayors are disappointed the Access P.E.I. offices in their towns are still closed. However, the director of Access P.E.I. says that won’t be changing until sometime in September. All Access P.E.I. sites closed ...
P.E.I. man who defrauded employer on second day of work awaits sentencing
A P.E.I. man who took $25,000 from his employer on his second day of work will be back in court in August for sentencing on two counts of fraud. Mark Christopher Raymer, 36, appeared before Justice Gregory Cann in P.E.I. Supreme Court in ...
