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A 66-year-old man from&nbsp;New Glasgow, N.S.,&nbsp;has been charged by the Pictou County District RCMP for allegedly uttering threats and firearms offences.

According to an RCMP news&nbsp;release on Friday,&nbsp;RCMP officers&nbsp;and New Glasgow Regional Police responded to a report of a man threatening&nbsp;a snowplow operator on Tuesday.

RCMP Const. Dominic Laflamme&nbsp;told CBC in a telephone interview&nbsp;the threats&nbsp;were "serious enough"&nbsp;that&nbsp;RCMP opened an investigation and decided to arrest the man the&nbsp;same day.

Laflamme said&nbsp;police respond "pretty quickly" if threats&nbsp;are serious and could be carried out.

On Wednesday, police officers executed a search warrant at his home and seized firearms and ammunition. All&nbsp;firearms&nbsp;in the home were&nbsp;licensed.&nbsp;

"Since there's no charges for possessing a weapon without having a license, the charge from the firearm comes from an unsafe storage where firearms were found in the residence," Laflamme said.&nbsp;

Laflamme&nbsp;said&nbsp;gun owners know&nbsp;they need to store&nbsp;their firearms with a&nbsp;gun lock or in a cabinet and ammunition needs to be kept separately.

"At this point the RCMP seized the firearms and ammunition and they're going to act as safekeeping for these firearms until the court proceedings are completed," he said.&nbsp;

The man was later released on conditions and will appear in Pictou&nbsp;provincial court on April 8.

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Nova Scotia premier speaks out against Cooke Aquaculture salmon farm expansion

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Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said Nova Scotia is a national leader in reducing emissions and exceeding targets to move to renewable energy.

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BCE Inc.'s massive radio sell-off includes 5 radio stations in Maritimes

As part of restructuring announced Thursday, Bell Canada is selling 45 of its 103 radio stations, including stations in Grand Falls, Woodstock, Bathurst and Truro.

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As part of a restructuring, Bell Canada says it's selling 45 of its 105 radio stations, including three in New Brunswick — in Grand Falls, Woodstock and Bathurst — and  two in Truro, N.S.  

Police display weapons and ammunition seized from a home in New Glasgow, N.S., on Wednesday. All guns were licensed to their 66-year-old owner, but he has been charged with unsafe storage of firearms. 

Nova Scotia man charged with threatening snowplow driver

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