Truro News

At least three reports of thefts or attempted thefts from vehicles were made to the Truro Police Service on the weekend.

HALIFAX - A Nova Scotia woman who was jailed for public intoxication and later died following a stroke was left lying on the cement floor of the lockup for four hours in her own urine, a review of the Truro, police's handling of the incident has concluded.

Custody death Stephen Julian, father of Victoria Rose Paul, attends a news conference in reaction to a report that Truro police did not properly monitor her while she was in custody three years ago.

Stephen Julian, right, father of Victoria Rose Paul, and her brother George Paul react to a report that Truro police did not properly monitor her while she was in custody three years ago, at a news conference, in Indian Brook, N.S. on May 24, 2012.

Halifax Regional Police blocked off part of Quinpool Road on Thursday afternoon after reports of a shooting in the area.

For fans of Anne, a trip to PEI for the many Anne of Green Gables sites is a necessity Take your summer reading plans on the road: Walk in the footsteps of a memorable character or see where prolific poets spent their early years at one of these seven literary destinations across Canada.

Editor's note: This is the second in a series of monthly articles focusing on downtown Truro businesses and the people who operate them.

Dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but it's safe to say there aren't many smaller than Minnie Mae.

It's a wee challenge getting here from Lunenburg. Well, it is if you try to take a couple lesser-known roads, which I'm wont to do.

Imhotep students having a blast with homemade sound and smoke cannon - an example of the program's hands-on experiments.

The Truro Police Service was called around 6:30 a.m. to a complaint of a home invasion on Lyman Street.

During a Truro town council meeting on Monday, Coun. Diane Bennett-Cook said she's concerned about Lower Truro Road.

Nurses outside the Halifax region are ready to walk off the job if they don't get wage parity with their colleagues at Capital Health, their union leader says.

People in New Waterford promise to treat incoming civil servants "like family" should they decide to move to their community.

Guards discovered during head count Friday morning that Bradley Barton, 27, of Pugwash, N.S., and Justin Lavigine, 22, of Truro, N.S., were no longer in their living quarters.

Two environmental services students in Truro, Nova Scotia, are being lauded for coming up with an idea to help battle the ongoing problem of bacterial outbreaks in hospitals.

Sean Myles of the Nova Scotia Agricultural College in Truro, N.S., and a colleague took saliva samples from about 1,200 citizens of the Pacific islands, where a sizable minority of the population has bright blond hair despite being some of the darkest skinned people in the world.

Truro Junior High School Grade 8 student Clare Maguire looks through her written research on insulin, the topic she chose for the Chignecto-Central Regional Heritage Fair held yesterday at the Truro campus of the Nova Scotia Community College.

Lifelong Truro resident Roy Henderson was just 17 years old when he enlisted with the Royal Canadian Navy to serve in the Second World War.

The provincial government's announcement to shift civil service jobs from Halifax to rural areas drew mixed reviews from opposition MLAs on Monday.