A man has pleaded guilty to charges related to an incident last year which forced a lockdown of two Yarmouth businesses. 50-year-old Stacey Eugene Beals pleaded guilty to carrying a firearm in a careless manner, stealing a rifle, having a firearm in his possession... read more
A Yarmouth County man charged with five counts of attempted murder following a shooting incident Sunday has been released from custody on bail and several court-imposed conditions. 59-year-old Michael James Vacon appeared in provincial court in Yarmouth yesterday for... read more
Nova Scotia’s Finance Minister is in Yarmouth. Diana Whalen hosted the Let’s Talk Taxes public consultation at the Rodd Grand Hotel in Yarmouth. The sessions are designed to let people have their say on tax review and the upcoming provincial budget. Diana... read more
The Yarmouth town detachment building at the corner of Main and Prospect Streets will be shut down for at least the next two days due to a building issue. Constable Dana Patterson tells CJLS the exact problem is being identified.... read more
A Yarmouth County man is facing five counts of attempted murder. The charges against Michael James Vacon of Springhaven were laid by the Yarmouth Rural RCMP as part of an investigation into a report of shots allegedly fired at a vehicle. RCMP said that they had... read more
Two visitor information centres will not reopen this year and seven provincial parks in Nova Scotia will switch to self-service as part of a program review that will save more than $1 million a year by 2016. The changes will affect 58 seasonal staff, 38 at the parks... read more
