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Police say they were called to a report of an assault on Gray Road in Lower Debert around 9:10 p.m. on Thursday.

According to police, a man had assaulted a woman known to him and fled before officers arrived. The woman was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. [...]

Police say they executed a warrant at the home on Gray Road on Wednesday where they arrested 53-year-old William Douglas Messervey.

Messervey has been charged with:

• assault
• assault causing bodily harm
• assault by choking
• careless use of firearm
• unauthorized possession of firearm
• escape and being at large without excuse (two counts)
• failure to comply with undertaking

>Dog owners from as far away as Australia unleash their love for the Nova Scotia duck tolling retriever at the fifth annual Tollermania.

I like my headphones (Sony MDR-XD150s, not made anymore) but the left channel keeps going out. Hopefully a simple job (i think it's the 3.5mm jack needs replacing but not 100% sure) but can't do myself because my hand's messed up. Anywhere that can fix them?

Police say they arrested 35-year-old Stephen Joseph Maloney around 1:20 p.m. He has been charged with:

• break and entering with intent
• mischief
• possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose
• unauthorized possession of firearm
• possession of firearm knowing its possession is unauthorized
• possession of prohibited or restricted firearm with ammunition
• careless use of firearm
• failure to comply with release order (seven counts)

Maloney remains in custody and is set to appear in court in Truro on Monday.

>Twenty-three organizations across Nova Scotia are receiving grants to help attract, welcome and retain healthcare professionals in communities throughout the province.

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>The funding will support a wide range of community-led initiatives, including cultural celebrations, settlement and welcome activities, networking and professional support. These projects are designed to help healthcare professionals and their families build connections, feel supported and establish long-term roots in Nova Scotia.

This includes Truro directly (possibly also indirectly as some are non-regional):

>Truro & Colchester Partnership for Economic Prosperity – $23,544.50 for website support, appreciation events, Indigenous cultural competency training and resident support

>For three decades, teams of highly-trained paramedics have been providing emergency care from the skies above Atlantic Canada. The CBC’s Brett Ruskin brings us an exclusive look at the LifeFlight air ambulance service that eases strain on health-care systems across the region.

>Patrick Paddon was 17 years old when he disappeared on Nov. 29, 1969, in the woods outside Truro, N.S.

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>Nearly 57 years later, his niece Nicole Balcom is still looking for him.

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>On the day he went missing, Patrick was hunting with his father and uncle. The teen didn’t arrive at the cabin where the three had planned to meet, and his family never saw him again.

> HALIFAX — Nova Scotia will soon put up signs marking the 52 historic African Nova Scotian communities across the province, in a move aimed at highlighting the province’s rich Black heritage. > > NDP member Suzy Hansen brought forward the motion in the legislature Friday, which unanimously passed without debate. Hansen said the rare moment of unity in the chamber was emotional, and she’s “overjoyed” by the all-party support. > >“I think this is a huge step forward in recognizing us as a distinct people in Nova Scotia,” she said in an interview after the motion passed. > >“It was very emotional … just now realizing that across the province all of our 52 communities will have signage that expresses who we are as a community and the impact that we’ve made as African Nova Scotians,” Hansen added.

The article doesn't mention Truro, but here's a list of the communities. Here's also a history of African Nova Scotian communities in Truro and Colchester (PDF link).

This is currently paywalled (the paywall will come down in a few weeks), but a snippet can be read in the Morning File:

>Giancarlo Cininni and Antonia Zwissler have this fascinating story about Doomsday condos, including the Debert Diefenbunker, which is no longer in public hands. Cininni and Zwissler write:
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> > It is privately run by Fallout Complex Inc. owned by crypto businessman Jonathan Baha’i. Before Baha’i bought it in 2012, he rented space in the data centre from the previous owner, Anton Self. > > > > Baha’i now has plans to add 50 luxury, high-security condos to the data centre. When not in use by their owners, the condos will be rented out like Airbnbs. > > > > To Baha’i, the data centre and bunker-condos are a natural pairing. > > > > “It’s very similar to how we’re helping people. We’re helping data in the same fashion,” he said in an interview. > > > > The price tag for one of the 50 units is steep. As Forbes reported last month, a 300 square-foot suite able to accommodate two people will cost $1.25 million, while the larger 600 square-foot suites that accommodate four people will cost around $2.5 million. > > > > After purchase, buyers will then have to pay an annual membership fee that includes security, dining, medical support, and wellness services: $100,000 for the 300 square-foot suite and $200,000 for the 600-square foot suite. >
>Cininni and Zwissler interviewed experts on bunkers and also Baha’i, who calls himself a “Visionary & Freedom Advocate.”