MIDDLE RIVER — A Sydney Mines man was arrested for impaired driving after driving erratically in Middle River Saturday morning.

BIRCH GROVE — Police say a Glace Bay man in his 30s was accidentally shot by a friend during a hunting trip, Saturday.

SYDNEY — Matt (Too Loud) MacLeod, the afternoon host on 101.9 The Giant, completed his three days on the roof of the Cape Breton Family YMCA on Charlotte Street in support of a good cause.

MEMBERTOU — An Eskasoni man is facing a laundry list of charges including impaired driving after the van he was driving struck several parked vehicles in Membertou and didn’t stop.

SYDNEY MINES — Two Sydney Mines men were taken into custody following an alleged stabbing early Saturday morning.

ANTIGONISH — Bishop Brian Joseph Dunn was named the new bishop for the Diocese of Antigonish, announced Saturday.

HALIFAX (CP) — A hearing committee of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society is grappling with freedom of speech rights for lawyers who are also politicians after one of their own criticized the province’s judiciary.

SYDNEY — Parks Canada officials are investigating another human encounter with coyotes in the Cape Breton Highlands.

SYDNEY — The sleeves of the general public can now roll up island-wide as the province’s expanded H1N1 vaccination campaign is rolled out.

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s H1N1 vaccination campaign has now been expanded to include the general public.

SYDNEY — A key step in the tar ponds cleanup is now underway. The solidification and stabilization process officially began Thursday following a media launch.

SYDNEY —  The federal auditor general’s office says Marine Atlantic is at risk of not being able to deliver ferry service between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland because of unresolved challenges that include its aging fleet and shore-based infrastructure.

SYDNEY — As the world prepares to mark the 20th anniversary of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child today, a Cape Breton-based advocate says Canada  and, in particular, Nova Scotia have taken a step backwards in protecting children’s rights.

GLACE BAY  — Six people have been arrested and charged with possession of weapons and explosives after Cape Breton Regional Police apprehended a vehicle on Main Street earlier this week.

SYDNEY — A 38-year-old man was arrested Thursday for possession of stolen property over $5,000 in relation to break-in at a Sears trailer parked in Sydport earlier this week.

NEW WATERFORD — Darren Tatlock seemed happy the day he disappeared, according to his pregnant girlfriend.

SYDNEY — Food banks are feeding a lot of hungry people in Cape Breton. Dianne Swinemar, executive director of Feed Nova Scotia, said food banks in Cape Breton saw a three per cent increase in demand in a national survey called HungerCount2009, which takes a snapshot across the country each March comparing the numbers to the previous March.

SYDNEY — A Cape Bretoner who risked her life rescuing two elderly women from an apartment building that had caught fire has become the first woman to win a Nova Scotia Medal of Bravery.

KELLY’S MOUNTAIN — A tractor-trailer flipped on its side early Wednesday morning on Kelly’s Mountain near the New Campbellton Road at the switchback turn.

SYDNEY — The Cape Breton Regional Police Service wants to centralize its police officers under one roof.