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The former chief of the Collingwood Corner, N.S., fire department who was removed from his post after the death of a snowmobiler in February is now facing charges for impaired driving and obstructing a peace officer in New Brunswick. RCMP say Jerrold Cotton, 51, crashed his vehicle on May 4 on Highway 2 near …
Read More »Volunteers from across North America giving crumbling N.S. lighthouse a facelift
On an uninhabited island just off the community of Westport, N.S., a part of the community’s past is quietly disintegrating. But this summer, a group of volunteers will be arriving on Brier Island from across North America, to bring that structure back to life. The Peter Island lighthouse was built in …
Read More »N.S. court program looks to counselling to stop domestic violence
In the same year Nova Scotia saw a rash of domestic-violence related homicides, the Halifax Domestic Violence Court Program says it’s seeing an increased number of applications. Since 2018, the program has been one aspect of the province’s effort to control a problem it has declared an epidemic. The court, which is …
Read More »N.S. family says $85K surgery in U.S. might be daughter’s only hope to walk again
Nora Nunn-Murphy doesn’t know how her Halifax-area family will come up with more than $85,000 for a rare hip surgery in the United States, but she knows she has to try. If not, her daughter may have little hope of walking as she gets older. Nunn-Murphy’s seven-year-old daughter, Brenna Benoit, has …
Read More »Step-grandmother of missing N.S. kids recalls hearing their voices, followed by ‘nothing’
Janie Mackenzie was asleep in her trailer when she awoke to the sound of her dog barking, a telltale sign her two young step-grandchildren were out playing on a swingset in the backyard. She said she heard Lilly and Jack Sullivan’s voices. Her bedroom is only a few steps away. …
Read More »Concerns raised about N.S. safe house after sex charges against founder’s husband
A woman whose daughter is a former resident of a Nova Scotia safe house for survivors of sex trafficking is raising concerns about the involvement of a man at the organization who is charged with sex offences. Kevin MacLeod, 64, was charged in October with two counts of sexual assault and three …
Read More »N.S. boy, 6, who just joined Mensa started multiplying as a toddler
A six-year-old boy from Bedford, N.S., has gained membership into one of the world’s most exclusive clubs. Elijah Kodzo Motey is one of 50 Nova Scotians who’ve been accepted into Mensa International, a high-IQ society for people who score in the top two per cent of standardized intelligence tests. “We are so proud, we’re so …
Read More »‘Nobody is giving up yet’: Search for missing N.S. children enters 5th day
Drones took to the skies overnight Monday in the search for two children who are believed to have wandered away from their home in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County five days ago. RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Carlie McCann said four drone operators were on hand for the search, which started last Friday morning when it’s …
Read More »Why these N.S. social workers are worried kids are falling through the cracks
Near the end of February, Emily, a social worker with extensive experience working in child protective services, received news that made her heart sink. A six-year-old child had been stabbed in broad daylight in downtown Halifax, allegedly by a 19-year-old woman. Her first thought? It might be one of her clients. …
Read More »Longtime N.S. volunteer firefighter battling cancer won’t receive compensation
When Bruce Masales was diagnosed with Stage 4 bladder cancer, he says the news came without warning. But as a longtime volunteer Halifax firefighter, Masales said he at least took comfort in the belief he would receive financial compensation. However, Masales said he was told he doesn’t qualify under the provincial Workers’ …
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