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Civil Emergency Alert May 5

UPDATE: RCMP still searching for man with machete seen near Musquodoboit Harbour

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After a scary night for many in Musquodoboit Harbour, an emergency alert has been canceled, but police are still searching for a man armed with a machete.

It was around 8 p.m. Tuesday when police sent out the first emergency alert warning of a dangerous man carrying a machete in the area.

Just before 9 p.m., they said the man was last seen on Petpeswick Drive in the Gaetz Brook area.

A final alert was sent around 11 p.m.

Police said there was no longer any risk to the public, but officers would stay in the area as they searched for the man.

The RCMP said they have no information to support criminal charges at this time, according to an emailed statement from Wednesday morning. They say they still do not believe the man poses any risk to the public.

Man operating snow blower during snowfall

UPDATE: Wet and heavy snow to hit Nova Scotia this weekend

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Snowfall is expected to hit most of Nova Scotia this weekend, as Environment Canada has issued weather warnings across most of the province.

Anywhere from 15 to 25 cm of wet, heavy snow is expected in Inverness County and Victoria County, beginning Saturday and continuing until Sunday morning. A mixture of snow and rain could fall near coastlines.

Late Sunday afternoon until Monday night, 10 to 20 cm of snow is expected to fall across the southwestern shore of the province, from Yarmouth to Halifax counties.

To begin the work week, much of central to eastern Nova Scotia along the Atlantic coast (Guysborough, Richmond, and Sydney Metro and Cape Breton Counties) can expect 10 to 20 cm of snow, with the possibility of more falling. It is expected to stop Tuesday morning.

For more information, please refer to the Nova Scotia Emergency Alerts website.