Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia

Today's top headlines from CBC Nova Scotia - 2026-09-07

Good evening, these are your top stories for Sunday, September 06, 2026.
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'We really weren't prepared for that': Torrential rain batters Cape Breton

September 6 , 2026 at 08:49:41 a.m. ADT • :

Richmond County Warden Lois Landry says the rainfall over the weekend caught them unprepared. A fatality in Richmond County may be related to flooding.

46-year-old Cape Breton woman found dead in flooded area

September 6 , 2026 at 11:33:30 a.m. ADT • :

In a news release issued Sunday, RCMP said the woman's vehicle was parked near her residence in Cleveland, N.S., on the far side of a flooded bridge. First responders carried out a search Saturday and found the body in the area around 2:30 p.m. AT.

'It looked like a puddle': Tow truck driver kept busy by huge N.S. rainfall

September 6 , 2026 at 01:56:01 p.m. ADT • :

Weekends are usually quiet for Tyson McEwan of McEwans Towing, but he has already recovered about 20 vehicles so far this weekend. The Havre Boucher, N.S., business is based in Antigonish County near the Canso Causeway.

'Pretty painful': Fiction writer's new book examines her family's tragedies, grief

September 6 , 2026 at 06:00:00 a.m. ADT • :

As someone who's written close to a dozen fictional books, Donna Morrissey is usually buffered from the emotions that her characters carry. But looking at tragedies within her family offered no such protection. "Some of it made me cry," she says. "My voice is quivering now, just saying that."