Ahead of the long weekend, drivers in Canada’s Maritime provinces are set to pay more at the pumps as gasoline and diesel prices rise in Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and New Brunswick. Halifax-area regular self-serve gasoline moved up to 196.2 cents per litre, while Nova Scotia diesel rose to 216.1 cents. PEI gasoline and diesel also increased, and in New Brunswick both fuel types climbed, pushing a seafood vendor’s weekly gas budget from about $150 to roughly $200.
A young person has died following an early-morning single-vehicle crash in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia. Two other youths were injured and taken to responders at the scene on Ostrea Lake Road. Emergency services arrived quickly, and the road was temporarily closed while investigators work to determine what led to the crash.
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A two-vehicle collision on Highway 2 in Shubenacadie, Nova Scotia, left one man dead and three others injured. One driver was pronounced dead at the scene, while another suffered life-threatening injuries and was airlifted to hospital. Two passengers were hurt but their injuries were not life-threatening. Authorities have launched an investigation into the crash.
A house fire in Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, killed three adults early Saturday morning. Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency crews arrived to intense smoke and responded quickly, but the victims could not be saved. RCMP is now investigating the incident to determine how the fire started and what led to the deaths.
Police have arrested a third suspect in connection with the April 13 fatal shooting of Chris Leggett in Amherst, Nova Scotia. Michael James Ryan, 34, was taken into custody in Moncton on April 23. Two other suspects, Sean Eugene Patriquin and Natasha Deborah Austin, were arrested earlier. The investigation is ongoing as authorities continue to piece together the case.
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