Environment Canada has issued a special weather statement for Yarmouth County and parts of southwestern Nova Scotia.
They’re calling for prolonged heavy rainfall of 40 to 80 mm from Friday afternoon until Sunday night.
A slow-moving weather system is expected to bring heavy rainfall, and thundershowers could develop over some areas to produce even heavier localized rainfall.
Environment Canada will continue to publish alerts and forecasts as more information becomes available.
The uncertain future of one of Yarmouth’s most beloved community spaces is finally decided.
After months of uncertainty surrounding what would happen to the Mariners on Main building once they moved to the updated Mariners Centre, The Boys and Girls Club (BGC) of Yarmouth have announced they will be taking over the building on Main Street in the spring of 2027.
Integrated Youth Services will be partnering up with BGC to help transform the space into an anchor site, bringing together mental health and addiction support, physical health programming and community support for youth ages 12 – 25 and their caregivers.
Yarmouth MLA Nick Hilton was on site to help deliver the news to community members.
“Today is one of the most important days in my four years in office,” said Hilton. “To come together to work with all these partners… to step up to this extent, it’s exceptional.”
He said the most important thing he can do is tell youth that they come first, and that the community will come together to rally behind them.
“This isn’t political, this is about the youth in our community,” said Hilton. “We know that youth need to be here, on Main Street, in the centre of town where it matters the most, where they’ve been for decades and decades.”
The new location is the last of eight sites across Nova Scotia that is a part of the Interior Youth Services (IYS) rollout, and is designed to help reduce the many barriers that young people face.
Jodie Pothier, Denise Vacon, and Nick Hilton announce the new plans for BGC Yarmouth, Nov. 4, 2026 – Photo: Tyler Reis-Sanford
Together, IYS and BGC Yarmouth are aiming to provide a number of services to local youth, like early intervention and prevention services, youth and family guidance, employment training, support programs, life skills development and more.
Their programming has also taken into account community feedback, including direct feedback from the very same young people who will be accessing the space.
“That’s a core value of IYS, is that the folks who are going to be using it have a say in what it feels like, what it looks like, what is going on there, what’s important to them,” said IYS co-chair Denise Vacon. “And so those advisories really are a key part, but they won’t be the only part.”
A health impact assessment done by IYS found that Yarmouth needs an earlier, easier front door to youth mental health with a physical location that could help reduce barriers.
They found that the Mariners on Main building was central, and that a familiar recreation building would help normalize visiting, especially with multiple non-clinical reasons to enter.
“You want spaces to just belong and to just do interesting things,” said Vacon. “Feeling connected to your community and having a place to go and a place where folks understand you where you can get help if you need help, but if you only want to play basketball in the gym, that’s great too.”
For Vacon, the sense of safety and community is integral.
“Everybody has a spot and everybody belongs,” said Vacon.
The new site will have an annual operating budget of $1.58 million, and a $1.2 million start up cost.
Funding for the start up is split between the province and philanthropic contributions, with the government set to contribute $561,600, and $638,400 raised through charitable efforts.
Viral photos of a man wearing a nazi uniform and eyepatch while pushing a stroller in Cole Harbour have prompted a police investigation.
A spokesperson for the RCMP said they’re aware of the post and have received complaints.
They’re not ruling out pressing hate-related charges, but said it’s too early in the investigation process to know for sure if the costume was hate-motivated.
Police said they can’t yet independently confirm if the photos are real, but have reason to believe they are, and are treating them as such.
A devastating house fire has left multiple families with nothing but the clothes on their backs, now, the community in Yarmouth is rallying behind them.
In the late morning on Oct. 31st, at a time when families should have been preparing for a fun night of trick-or-treating, a fire broke out at a multi-unit residence near the corner of Main Street and Argyle Street.
Police closed down the area, and fire departments from Lake Vaughan and Port Maitland were called in to assist.
Smoke billowed from the front and back of the house, and flames could be seen coming from upper windows. More than an hour into fighting the blaze, one firefighter on scene said they were having trouble locating the source of the fire, which was deep inside the building.
Firefighters had to cut multiple holes in the roof and sides of the building to gain access to the fire.
Argyle Street fire Yarmouth (October 2026) IMAGE: Tyler Reis-Sanford
Shortly after 4 p.m. the Yarmouth Fire Department said they extinguished the blaze, but the building and everything inside was largely destroyed.
The department confirmed that nobody was hurt, and that an investigation into the cause of the fire is ongoing.
Multiple GoFundMe fundraisers have since been posted for families who lost everything in the tragedy.
“In an instant, their lives were turned upside down, leaving them with nothing but the clothes on their backs”, reads one page for a young family with a 16-month-old son.
Argyle Street fire Yarmouth (October 2026) IMAGE: Tyler Reis-Sanford
Another fundraiser says that a family with three young children did not have a chance to look into tenants insurance, and that they lost everything in the fire.
Just days after the tragedy, nearly $2,000 have been raised to support affected families.
Three people are facing drug-related charges after a search warrant in Sioux Lookout uncovered almost a pound of what they believe to be cocaine and more than $40,000.
Police executed two search warrants on Oct. 22 shorty after 9:30 a.m. at two residences in Sioux Lookout.
There, they seized 390 grams of suspected cocaine, 40 grams of suspected crack cocaine and more than $40,000 they believe to be the proceeds of crime.
A 53-year-old from Sioux Lookout, as well as a 23-year-old man and a 24-year-old man, both from Ottawa, are facing drug related charges.
The 24-year-old also faces a possession of weapon for dangerous purpose charge.
All three accused were held for bail before being sent to Kenora District Jail.
OPP are asking anyone with more information about this or any other drug trafficking investigation to contact them.
Police have lifted a shelter-in-place order for the community of Keewaywin First Nation after an incident with a weapon Saturday morning.
Nishnawbe Aski Police Service received a call for a possible assault with a weapon on the morning of Oct. 31.
Police say two people had injuries consistent with a stabbing, both victims were treated on site but one required transportation out of the community for further treatment. The extent of their injuries are currently not known.
Additional police were called to the site to maintain security.
OPP, K9 units, and additional support were also deployed to help find an adult male suspect, who was taken into custody without further incident.
The accused is scheduled to appear in bail court on Nov. 1, and police say they will provide an update following that court appearance.
According to one expert, the results of the U.S. midterms could make a massive difference in President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada.
Dr. Asa McKercher is the research chair for Canada-U.S. relations and Associate Professor in Public Policy and Governance at St. Francis Xavier University.
He said that if Democrats take control of the house and senate like polling suggests, it could mean more checks and balances on the current U.S. administration.
“That’s relevant to us because… a lot of the tariffs are enabled by congressional legislation, things like the 232 tariffs that Donald Trump has used, it’s an act of congress that allows the president to use these things,” said McKercher. “There could be efforts to curtail a lot of the tariffs that have been applied by the Trump administration. Particularly the ones where Donald Trump wakes up one day, is angry by something he sees on TV and announces tariffs.”
He noted that many politicians, even Republicans, have begun pushing back against Trump’s unpopular tariffs. Maine’s longtime Republican Susan Collins has spoken out repeatedly against the trade war, and recently Michigan’s Republican senate candidate Mike Rogers recently ran an ad drinking a Labatt beer while calling for the end of tariffs.
McKercher said a lot of the pushback has been because of American foreign policy, like the trade war and the war in Iran, both of which have been key Trump policy decisions.
“He’s done a lot of reaping, and now it’s the sewing, and the sewing is the not very good part,” said McKercher. “It’s the f-ing around and and finding out part.
Even a fifty-fifty result, or a marginal Republican majority could mean an easier path for pushback against the president.
“Donald Trump will be a guy with two years left in office, I think that a lot of the fear that some Republicans have about his ability to tank their careers by empowering primary voters against them might be gone,” said McKercher. “So it might not be so cut and dry.”
McKercher also outlined a world where losing internal power could be a reason for Trump to lash out in an area where presidents typically have a lot more control, foreign policy.
“It’s also possible things could get even worse,” said McKercher. “There could be a lot more Trumpian focus on Canada as a result of that.”
Currently, polling shows that the Democrats are likely to win big in the upcoming midterm elections. McKercher said that although a third impeachment is a historic possibility, last time impeachment led to stronger support for Donald Trump from his party and independents, who felt he was being unfairly targeted.
“The alleged corruption in this administration is off the charts… but that (impeachment) could backfire on the Democrats” said McKercher. “I think probably what we’d see instead is an impeachment of a lot of members of the Trump cabinet.”
Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, Secretary of Health Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnik would be at the top of the list according to McKercher.
Congressmen Shri Thanedar of Michigan has already pressed to impeach Hegseth for murder, conspiracy to murder in relation to his handling of a vessel off the coast of Venezuela in 2025, and reckless and unlawful mishandling of classified information for accidentally adding a high-ranking journalist to an encrypted Signal group chat with details surrounding an upcoming military operation.
Despite polling showing a strong election cycle being likely for Democrats, McKercher said he realizes polling isn’t always accurate, especially since some Trump voters don’t disclose to pollsters that they’re voting for him, and many are first-time voters.
He said a Republican victory is still a very real possibility.
“I don’t necessarily know if we would see more tariffs, but it could empower Donald Trump to not change course,” said McKercher.
Like many, McKercher recognized the America that Canadians know today is completely different.
“We’ve come a long way from the America of our youth,” said McKercher.
A routine police patrol turned into a foot chase and multiple drug charges for a 29-year-old Yarmouth woman.
Yarmouth Town RCMP say they observed a car speeding on Main Street that then turned abruptly onto several side streets and drove through multiple stop signs in what police call an attempt to evade the police vehicle.
Once the officer stopped the vehicle, a Hyundai Elantra, near the intersection of Pleasant Street and Forest Street, the driver stopped the car and attempted to flee on foot. She was arrested safely.
Police say that during a search incidental to the arrest, officers found multiple bags of packaged cocaine.
The driver was released on conditions pending a first court appearance, which is scheduled for Dec. 21 at Yarmouth Provincial Court.
Officers from the Thunder Bay Detachment of the OPP have arrested two men following a traffic stop that led to a “brief foot pursuit”.
Shortly before 1 p.m. on Oct. 28, police made a traffic stop after seeing one passenger not wearing a seat belt and another passenger actively using drugs in the front seat.
After the vehicle was pulled over, police say the driver became combative during an arrest for impaired operation, leading to a brief foot chase.
The driver, a 29-year-old man from Marathon, was arrested and charged with:
Operation while impaired – alcohol and drugs
Resisting a Peace Officer
Possession of weapon for dangerous purpose
Personation with intent to avoid arrest, prosecution or obstruct justice
Failure to comply with release order (3 counts)
Driving while under suspension
Failure to surrender permit for motor vehicle
Failure to surrender insurance card
He is scheduled to appear in court Oct. 29.
A 42-year-old man from Fort William First Nation was also arrested and charged with:
Possession of a schedule I substance for the purpose of trafficking – cocaine
Passenger – failure to properly wear seat belt
He is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 20, 2027.
