A woman has drowned in a creek in&nbsp;West Hants, RCMP&nbsp;say.

Police, fire and emergency health services were called&nbsp;to&nbsp;New Ross Road in Leminster, N.S., on&nbsp;Wednesday around 3:20 p.m., according to a police news release. Leminster is located about 26 kilometres southwest of Windsor, N.S.

West Hants RCMP says a 59-year-old woman from Leminster was lounging in the water when she became distressed. A man known to the woman tried to help her and called for help, according to police.&nbsp;

RCMP say they're investigating the incident with help from the medical examiner's officer.

Incorrect information sends some private N.S. child-care operators into 'tailspin'

Some private daycare operators were seeing red on Wednesday following the release of a document from the Nova Scotia government that incorrectly said they must change their business model if they want funding from the new $605-million federal-provincial affordable child-care agreement.

The East Preston Day Care Centre will add eight new infant spaces at its existing site and 60 new infant and toddler spaces at its new location at the Akoma Family Centre in Dartmouth, N.S.

East Preston Daycare Nova Scotia funding announcement June 1 2022

Children play at the East Preston Day Care Centre in this file photo.

Trudeau announces $255M for clean energy in Nova Scotia

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced up to $255 million in new spending on clean energy Thursday morning in Halifax money the government says will power hundreds of thousands of homes and create hundreds of new jobs across Nova Scotia.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Bowen Island, B.C., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022.

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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during a news conference on Bowen Island, B.C., on Tuesday, July 19, 2022. Trudeau announced Thursday that the federal government will spend up to $255 million on new wind power and battery storage projects in Nova Scotia.

Police locate driver of tractor-trailer involved in collision that killed 17-year-old

Police say a motorcycle was going northbound on Dunbrack Street in Halifax when it struck the rear of a blue-grey tractor-trailer around 4:30 p.m. Monday. Police are searching for the driver of the truck.

On Thursday, police said in a news release they had obtained video from the incident and released a photo of the vehicle believed to be involved. It's described as blue-grey, with a sleepover cab and grill protector and was towing an empty tri-axle container chassis.

Tractor trailer motorcycle crash Dunbrack Halifax

Developer of Fall River seniors' complex to review water study following concerns from neighbours

The developer of a seniors' residential complex planned for Fall River, N.S., will review a water study it conducted for a new sewage treatment plant on the property amid concerns from residents about their drinking water, Nova Scotia’s environment department says.

This graphic shows the approximate locations of the outfall pipe planned for the new development and the intake pipe that supplies the homes on Thomas Drive.

Planned outfall and intake

This graphic shows the approximate locations of the wastewater outfall pipe planned for the new development and the intake pipe that supplies the homes on Thomas Drive.

Heat warning issued for mainland Nova Scotia

The temperature over the next four days will be in the high 20s and low 30s.

The study found six per cent of children who tested positive for COVID-19 in the ER reported reported problems that meet the definition of long COVID three months later.

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Red areas on this map show where the heat warning is in place.

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West Hants RCMP say a 59-year-old woman from Leminster, N.S., died at the scene.

Woman, 59, drowns in West Hants creek

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