Police are investigating a suspicious death in Dartmouth, N.S.

Halifax Regional Police responded to a weapons complaint at a residence on Viscaya Place&nbsp;around 2:08 a.m. AT Saturday.

Police say an adult male was&nbsp;dead when officers arrived.&nbsp;

An investigator on scene Saturday, June 11, 2022. 

Suspicious death Dartmouth Viscaya Place

Viscaya Place was&nbsp;closed to vehicles and pedestrians while forensic crews were at the scene. Police sent a release shortly before 6 p.m. to say they were no longer there, but that the&nbsp;investigation was still in its early stages.&nbsp;

High gas prices helping fuel N.S. rural transit ridership increase

Ridership across Nova Scotia's rural transit systems is starting to rebound two years after the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic — and some in the sector say record-high gas prices are playing a part in the growth.

Mike Cassidy is the owner of Maritime Bus.

Mike Cassidy

Mike Cassidy is the owner of Maritime Bus, an interprovincial bus service that connects rural parts of the Maritimes.

Landowner agrees to reopen Silver Sands Beach path in Cow Bay

According to his lawyer, Ross Rhyno will reopen the path to Silver Sands Beach that crosses his backyard in Cow Bay. Rhyno blocked the easement because of coastal erosion, and because he says the public is frequently vandalizing his private property and trespassing.

Silver Sands Beach is only accessible via a public easement over private property.

Silver Sands Beach public easement

Silver Sands Beach is only accessible via a path on a public easement over private property.

N.S. firearms enthusiasts say Ottawa's proposed gun laws target the wrong people

Firearms enthusiasts in Nova Scotia say the federal government's proposed new gun laws will do little to hamper crime, but will impact legal gun owners. 

Lana Comeau grew up afraid of firearms, but now sits on the board of the Antigonish Marksmen Association. She's an avid hunter and target shooter. 

Lana Comeau grew up afraid of firearms, but now sits on the board of the Antigonish Marksmen Associa

Scott Comeau lines up a shot at the Antigonish range. 

Small claims court rules in favour of 'renovicted' Lunenburg tenant

Small claims court in Bridgewater, N.S., awarded $3,744 in damages and compensation to a Lunenburg renter Wednesday night. In April, her former landlord cut off her water and electricity and began demolition work while she was still living in the building.

186 Fox Street Lunenburg

The tenant and her 10-year-old daughter have lived at 186 Fox St. in Lunenburg, N.S., for six years.

N.S. man convicted of violent sex offences being released from prison

A Nova Scotia man who kidnapped a teenage boy, chained him in a cabin in the woods then sexually assaulted him and trafficked him to others, is being released from prison.

David Leblanc has reached the statutory release phase of his sentence when he must be released.

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David James Leblanc has reached the statutory release phase of his sentence.

Halifax Regional Police at the scene of a suspicious death in Dartmouth on June 11, 2022. 

Police investigate suspicious death of man in Dartmouth

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