Screaming Eagles No More

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The Cape Breton Screaming Eagles unveiled an image change, this morning.

First of all, the team is dropping “Screaming” from its name and will now be known as the Cape Breton Eagles.

The team also has a new logo, featuring an eagle’s head in profile with the team’s name at the top.

Glace Bay native Irwin Simon became the team’s majority owner in November.

At the time, the team said the new ownership would usher in revitalization for the operation.

The Eagles open their training camp at Centre 200 tomorrow.

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Stabbing Accused Released On Bail

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

A 61-year-old man was released on bail today after another man was stabbed in North Sydney last week.

Thomas Joseph Chisholm faces counts of Aggravated Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose and 3 Breaches of conditions.

Police say they got called to a William Street apartment at around 9:00 on Wednesday night.

They say a 65-year-old man was taken to the Regional Hospital in Sydney for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening wounds.

Police say Chisholm knows the man he’s accused of attacking.

He’s due back in court for a plea hearing on September 10^th.

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Nearly A Third Of Province’s Emergency Departments Closed This Week

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

11 of the 37 emergency departments in the province are closed for at least part of this week.

 The provincial Health Authority says most of the closures are caused by the unavailability of doctors.

Meanwhile, the emergency department at the Regional Hospital in Sydney is the only one open in the Regional Municipality until Wednesday.

The Emergency Department in New Waterford is due to reopen at 7:00 that morning.

Glace Bay’s emergency department is closed for the entire month of August while the emergency department at the Northside General is closed until August 28^th.

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Bail Hearing For Man Charged After North Sydney Stabbing

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

A 61-year-old man charged after another man was stabbed in North Sydney on Wednesday night is due back in court today for a bail hearing.

Police say they got called to a William Street apartment at around 9:00.

They say a 65-year-old man was taken to the Regional Hospital in Sydney for treatment of serious but non-life-threatening wounds.

Thomas Joseph Chisholm faces counts of Aggravated Assault, Assault with a Weapon, Possession of a Weapon for a Dangerous Purpose and 3 Breaches of conditions.

Police say Chisholm knows the man he’s accused of attacking.

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Officer Injured After Being Hit By Car In Medically Induced Coma

Written by Bobby Nock. Posted in Local News

The province’s police watchdog says the RCMP officer who shot a man to death on Saturday morning has been placed in a medically induced coma.

He was taken to hospital with what was described as non-life-threatening injuries after being hit by a vehicle he was trying to stop in downtown Truro.

The Serious Incident Response Team says the officer ended up on the hood of the vehicle and the vehicle was speeding off when he fired his service pistol to stop the threat.

The name of the driver who died at the scene has not been released.

The SIRT says the officer was investigating a call about a stolen vehicle when he found it in Truro at around 2:30 in the morning and tried to stop it.

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