Blair Rhodes

The Mounties have gone to great lengths, and depths, to recover a golf cart from the waters near Canso.

The RCMP had to call in members of their dive team to recover a golf cart from waters off the end of the government wharf.

The cart disappeared from the site of the Stan Rogers Folk Festival last month during a break and enter.

RCMP Cpl. Jennifer Clarke said a tip led them to the wharf where divers were able to locate the missing vehicle.

golf cart in the water off Canso

Tracking devices show some canny great white sharks searching for seals off N.S.

Two great white sharks spent last summer off Nova Scotia searching for grey seals either around or migrating from Sable Island, according to new research from Canadian scientists trying to figure out where the endangered predator lives when in Canadian waters.

The department plans to look again in 2019 to tag a great white shark off Nova Scotia. 

Great white shark nova scotia

Researchers say the tracks show the two great white sharks searching for prey in 2018, likely grey seals from Sable Island colony. The red dots are the locations of a female tagged off Cape Cod. The white is a male tagged off Port Mouton in July 2018.

shark tracks

Former Halifax transit worker receives record $593K award in harassment case

A human rights board has ordered the City of Halifax to pay almost $600,000 in damages after a former bus mechanic suffered harassment.

A view of Halifax city hall looking up at the large beige turreted building surrounding by large commerical buildings

Halifax regional council voted to approve the new vulnerable persons registry on Tuesday.

Halifax city hall

The City of Halifax has been ordered to pay nearly $600,000 in damages to a former bus mechanic who suffered harassment at work. 

Sackville-Cobequid byelection called for June 18

The people of Sackville-Cobequid finally know when they will get a new MLA.

Elections Nova Scotia

A byelection has been called for the electoral district of Sackville-Cobequid.

A golf cart has been recovered from the waters off the government wharf in Canso. 

Water hazard? RCMP recover golf cart off Canso pier

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