Tuesday January 15th 2018
Mainly sunny & high -4
Police are investigating after 3 young women assaulted & robbed someone last night at the McDonald’s on Spring Garden Road. A 40 year old woman was punched, knocked to the ground, spat on, then had her purse stolen. Anyone with information is asked to contact police.
Canada’s inaugural minister of rural economic development is the first woman representing Nova Scotia in the federal cabinet. MP Bernadette Jordan was sworn into Justin Trudeau’s cabinet yesterday. This comes after MP Scott Brison announced last week that he is leaving politics. Jordan was also the first woman elected to represent her riding of South Shore-St. Margarets, in 2015.
Cold temperatures caused 4 water main breaks in Halifax on the weekend, leaving some residents with no water or water that was discoloured. Crews repaired water main breaks on Old Sambro Road and Herring Cove Road and in Fairview and Colby Village. Halifax Water Crews are remaining on standby 24/7 to respond to breaks so the problem can be repaired as quickly as possible.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/water-main-break-halifax-jan-12-1.4976058
HOT SPORTS
NHL
COL 6 – TOR 3
MTL 3 – BOS 2
EDM 7 – BUF 2