VOLUNTEER FIREMEN CHARGED WITH ARSON OVER SPATE OF BLAZES

Dave Julian says serial arson charges laid against two volunteer firefighters he worked alongside in rural Cape Breton came as a shock — but it turns out the cases aren’t as rare as he once thought. Cape Breton Regional Police announced Friday that the men face a total of 28 arson charges in blazes that damaged vehicles, brush, abandoned buildings and two residences over the summer, keeping Julian and his team of 24 volunteers steadily occupied in the area about 30 kilometres north of Sydney.