PORT HASTINGS — The Port Hawkesbury RCMP closed the Canso Causeway Friday night for two hours, as high winds and waves brought debris on the road.

By Laura Jean Grant Cape Breton Post SYDNEY — The weather seemed to change by the minute and depended largely on where you were Friday, as a mix of heavy rain, snow and high winds blew across Cape Breton.

SYDNEY — The provincial and federal governments announced Friday that together they will contribute $30 million to complete the twinning of Highway 125 from Sydney River to Grand Lake Road.

SYDNEY — The stage has been set for strike votes, as conciliation talks have failed in the first attempt to negotiate a contract for all school support staff outside of Halifax.

VICTORIA COUNTY — The Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal has issued an advising regarding high-sided vehicles and the Seal Island Bridge.

SYDNEY — Anyone planning to use this Englishtown Ferry this weekend will have to take an alternate route.

SYDNEY — Cape Breton’s unemployment rate edged up slightly in October.

SYDNEY — Snowfall warnings are continued across northern Cape Breton, while wind warnings remain in effect for the entire island.

SYDNEY — Nova Scotia has added young people age 19 and under who are receiving regular medical care for chronic conditions, women who have just given birth and their partners to its list of those who can receive H1N1 flu shots.

CHETICAMP — Parks Canada has confirmed it killed two adult male coyotes in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park Wednesday, following the mauling death of a hiker more than a week ago.

SYDNEY — A spokesperson for the diocese of Antigonish says parishioners are responding positively to an offer of counselling, as they continue to deal with the fallout of child pornography allegations against Bishop Raymond Lahey.

NEW WATERFORD — The cause of house fire in New Waterford today is under investigation.

SYDNEY — Parks Canada has confirmed it has killed two adult male coyotes Wednesday in the Cape Breton Highlands National Park — one of which was responsible in the mauling death of a Toronto folksinger on a hiking trail over a week ago.

SYDNEY MINES — Cape Breton Regional Police were investigating what they believed to be a drive-by shooting at an occupied home on Moffatt Avenue in Sydney Mines, late Wednesday night.

SYDNEY MINES — Firefighters in Sydney Mines battled two fires in the community Wednesday evening, bringing the total of fires to five in less than 24 hours.

SYDNEY —  Nova Scotia’s chief public health officer explained Wednesday why people living in First Nations communities have been placed on the list of those most at risk from H1N1 who are consequently now able to receive flu shots at vaccination clinics.

NORTH SYDNEY — A Marine Atlantic employee suffered a broken arm and cuts after being knocked down and dragged by a forklift in the parking lot at around 11 a.

SYDNEY — As the lawyer for the former bishop of Antigonish who is facing child pornography charges in Ottawa asked for more disclosure of evidence Wednesday, an investigation by RCMP in this province continued.

ST. PETER’S — Two men are facing charges after several items were stolen from a St. Peter’s business Tuesday.

SYDNEY — It took a Supreme Court jury little more than six hours to convict Herbert John Hawkins of second-degree murder in the death of Sheldon (Shelly) Boutilier.