A bright sight in the skies in the western part of Lunenburg County during the November 18 supper hour is said to be part of the Leonid meteor shower. There was information from an ambulance travelling in the Italy Cross area reporting a fireball had fallen from the sky. Initial radio dispatches indicated a possible plane crash had happened. Paramedics were placed on standby as police rushed to find out more details. Read more
They feared it was a plane crash but it turned out to be a meteor shower lighting up the night sky. Early Thursday evening, emergency crews rushed to Nova Scotia's South Shore after getting reports that a "huge ball of fire" had fallen from the sky near Exit 16 on Highway 103. Read more