Upcoming retirements of career firefighters are prompting the Cape Breton Regional Fire Service to look for new members. The deputy fire chief hopes to hire women, people of colour, and members of the LGBTQ community.
Two drownings in Nova Scotia waterways in the past week have the province's Life Saving Association reminding residents and visitors to practice water safety, like wearing personal floatation devices and getting familiar with wind conditions and currents.
The Cape Breton Regional Municipality says Sydney residents may smell gas, but that's because of a change in wind direction. On Friday, roughly 600,000 litres of gas leaked out of a storage tank at Imperial Oil.