Blair Rhodes

RCMP have obtained a Canada-wide warrant for the arrest of a man wanted in connection with 

a homicide last summer in Millbrook, N.S.

Police have laid a charge of second-degree murder against Valdo Pauyo, 27, of Montreal.

RCMP were called to a home on Glooscap Drive&nbsp;in the community on the afternoon of July 12 for the report of a sudden death. The death of Bert Knockwood, a 42-year-old man from Sipekne'katik, was first considered suspicious, then ruled a homicide.

In a news release Wednesday, RCMP said they have made several attempts to locate Pauyo but have so far been unable to find him. They said they believe he has attempted to change his appearance.

Police said he also uses the initials C.J. as an alias.

Family says arrest related to homicide of Sipekne'katik man brings 'relief'

Bert Knockwood's family says there's some relief in seeing an arrest made in his death, but it's also "just the beginning" of a long process.

Bert Knockwood with his father Doug in April 2016

Bert and Doug Knockwood

Bert Knockwood with his father, Doug, in April 2016.

&nbsp;and charged with accessory after the fact to murder.

That charge was withdrawn&nbsp;Wednesday morning in provincial court in Truro, N.S.,&nbsp;because the prosecution said there was no realistic prospect of conviction.

'It's very heartbreaking out here': Some in Victoria County still cut off after last week's storm

Some Nova Scotians in northern Cape Breton have been able to get around storm-damaged roads by boat, but in another part of Victoria County, others are still cut off and waiting for relief, after heavy rains and high winds battered the region last week.

Some in Victoria County still cut off after last week's storm

The banks of the North River are getting closer to Angus MacAskills house on Oregon Road, Victoria County, after rainstorms last week and this week.

Angus MacAskill Oregon Road

Some Nova Scotians in northern Cape Breton have been able to get around storm-damaged roads by boat, but in another part of Victoria County, others are still cut off and waiting for relief, after heavy rains and high winds battered the region last week.

Truck drivers stuck in North Sydney frustrated by long waits for ferry

Marine Atlantic resumed its full operations Wednesday morning, but it says it's unknown when a current backlog will clear.

Brad Jackson of Innisfil, Ont., left, and Sean Layman of Old Perlican, N.L., are two transport truck drivers who have been waiting for days to board Marine Atlantic ferries in North Sydney. 

North Sydney truck drivers

NSCAD University appoints new president

NSCAD University has named a new president, Peggy Shannon, who will begin a five-year term in July. The previous president of the university was fired last year.

Peggy Shannon is the current president of NSCAD university. 

Peggy Shannon

Most Canadian aquaculture fisheries meet new U.S. standard for wildlife protection

Starting in 2023, all seafood entering the U.S. that hasn't been granted an exemption will have to demonstrate it is harvested with protections equivalent to those used in American fisheries — a so-called comparability finding now required under the U.S. Marine Mammal Protection Act.

Juvenile Atlantic salmon were used in the study.

Juvenile Atlantic salmon

In Canada, 27 of 36 aquaculture fisheries have been designated exempt from a new U.S. rule requiring that seafood imports prove they do not harm whales, seals and other marine mammals.

Lunenburg town council to consider controversial hotel proposal

Richard Homburg, the owner of the Lunenburg Arms Hotel, wants to demolish an adjacent building to build an addition with 14 more units. The plans also includes the construction of a two level parking structure with 30 more "micro suites" with kitchenettes above the parking.

RCMP issue warrant for man charged with 2nd-degree murder in Millbrook homicide

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