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Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is in Nova Scotia Monday to meet with firefighters in the aftermath of the devastating wildfires that rocked the province this spring. According to Trudeau’s itinerary, the prime minister will visit a local fire station in the Halifax …
Read More »54-year-old Dartmouth man dead following motorcycle crash in rural N.S. – Halifax
A 54-year-old man is dead after a motorcycle crash in a small community in West Hants, N.S., on Saturday afternoon. According to a release from the RCMP, first responders arrived at the scene in Newport Station at about 3 p.m., where they determined the motorcycle had left the road while …
Read More »Homicide of Cape Breton woman added to N.S. rewards program – Halifax
Nova Scotia’s Department of Justice is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the homicide of a Cape Breton woman. Deborah (Debbie) Ann Hutchinson, 59, was last seen over the Easter weekend in 2017. Police …
Read More »N.S. wildfires: Some evacuations lifted in Halifax; Shelburne blaze remains out of control
Some people who were forced to evacuate due to a wildfire in the Halifax area can return home as some areas begin to reopen after the devastation. The wildfire was brought under control over the weekend, thanks to the efforts of dozens of firefighters and some much-needed rainfall. As of …
Read More »N.S. judge acquits man accused of sexual assault, saying he couldn’t be clearly identified
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 23, 2023 12:09 pm Descrease article font size Increase article font size A judge has acquitted a Halifax man charged in a 2018 sexual assault after concluding the accused couldn’t be clearly identified as one of two rapists. Provincial court Judge Jill …
Read More »N.S. man wanted on child sex assault charges arrested in Manitoba
Descrease article font size Increase article font size A man from Nova Scotia was sentenced to nine years in prison after he was arrested in Manitoba in relation to sexual assaults involving a child. In a release, the RCMP said the assaults happened in Colchester County in 2020. In April, …
Read More »Homes evacuated after suspicious device found in wooded area: N.S. police – Halifax
By Mitchell Bailey Global News Posted April 18, 2023 11:18 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size Police in Nova Scotia say they have evacuated homes and closed three roads in the community of Greenwood after responding to a report of a suspicious device that was found in …
Read More »N.S. mass shooting: how gun smuggling happened, and the inquiry’s call for reforms
A decade before a Nova Scotia man used smuggled guns to murder 22 people in the province in 2020, police information systems had labelled him as a firearms risk. Yet those records never found their way to the Canada Border Services Agency, and they didn’t prevent the mass shooter from …
Read More »N.S. Tories abandon threat to remove MLA over NDA debate – Halifax
The Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives say they will back down on a threat to oust an Independent MLA over a debate about the use of NDAs in cases of sexual assault and harassment. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin said earlier this week that she was planning legal action against the province for a …
Read More »New community hall in Portapique, N.S. to offer a chance at healing after mass shooting – Halifax
Nearly three years after a deadly rampage started in the small Nova Scotia community of Portapique, the community is finding ways to heal with the construction of a new community hall. Residents of Portapique are still dealing with the impacts of the April 2020 mass shooting — an event that …
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