Caribou man charged after shots fired at fisherman in Northumberland Strait
A man has been charged with assault with a weapon after shots were fired at a fisherman in the Northumberland Strait in December, as tensions mounted in Nova Scotia over fishing rights.
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Posted: Feb 05, 2021 4:12 PM AT | Last Updated: February 5
A man faces a charge of assault with a weapon after shots were fired at a lobster fisherman in the Northumberland Strait in December, as tensions mounted in parts of Nova Scotia over Indigenous fishing rights.
The shooting happened during the evening of Dec. 13, when the RCMP were called to the area of the Pictou Landing First Nation.