NEW GLASGOW The chair of the local women’s centre board says more awareness and education is needed following the acquittal of a taxi driver in a Halifax sexual assault case on Wednesday. Bassam Al-Rawi was charged after police found a woman passed out and almost naked in his cab in May 2015.
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Alberta resorts to large-scale ‘triage’ for courts
A senior prosecutor in Alberta stayed 15 criminal cases on Tuesday, saying in Provincial Court that the justice system simply does not have enough resources to prosecute them. A senior prosecutor in Alberta stayed 15 criminal cases on Tuesday, saying in Provincial Court that the justice system simply does not have enough resources to prosecute them.
Alberta resorts to large-scale ‘triage’ for courts
A senior prosecutor in Alberta stayed 15 criminal cases on Tuesday, saying in Provincial Court that the justice system simply does not have enough resources to prosecute them. A senior prosecutor in Alberta stayed 15 criminal cases on Tuesday, saying in Provincial Court that the justice system simply does not have enough resources to prosecute them.
Cape Breton’s morning briefing; things to know as you start your day
Skies will become sunny this afternoon, though, as the temperature reaches 6 C for most areas. Wind will blow from the southwest at 30-50 km/h this morning and then become westerly at 20 km/h near noon.
Cape Breton’s morning briefing; things to know as you start your day
Skies will become sunny this afternoon, though, as the temperature reaches 6 C for most areas. Wind will blow from the southwest at 30-50 km/h this morning and then become westerly at 20 km/h near noon.
COLUMN: Celebrating our freedom to read
Whether it is a new controversial book or a classic novel that covers topics that were not talked about in depth at the time, schools and public libraries are regularly asked to remove books and magazines from their shelves that are deemed by some to be offensive or inappropriate. Sometimes their efforts are successful, other times they’re not.
Federal government abandons Sable Island wind project 15 years after its launch
Horses on Sable Island, N.S., are shown in this undated handout photo. The harsh conditions and extreme isolation of Sable Island has forced Ottawa to abandon a wind project on the iconic crescent-shaped sandbar — more than 15 years after it launched the initiative.
Government to compensate torture victims nine years after inquiry findings
The Canadian Press has independently confirmed a Toronto Star report that the government will settle lawsuits filed by the men over the federal role in their ordeals. In October 2008, an inquiry led by former Supreme Court justice Frank Iacobucci found Canadian officials contributed to the torture of Abdullah Almalki, Ahmad El Maati and Muayyed Nureddin by sharing information with foreign agencies.
Handling of Thorco Crown distress prevented disaster: Coast Guard commissioner
Team work by search and rescue, environmental response and marine communications and traffic services prevented a disaster in challenging conditions, Canadian Coast Guard Commissioner, Jody Thomas said today in reference to a disabled vessel adrift off the southwest coast of Newfoundland and Labrador last week. On Feb. 7, the MV Thorco Crown, a merchant cargo ship with 13 people aboard, experienced a fire in its engine room.
‘It’s our turn,’ say Eastern Shore parents who’ve spent years fighting for new school
People who have spent three years lobbying for a new school in Musquodoboit Harbour, N.S., say they’re upset with the provincial government’s decision to build a new school in Spryfield. Jean McKenna, whose children graduated from Eastern Shore District School, said the building is outdated, contains asbestos and needs to have water trucked in three times a day.
Repay hundreds of millions in taxes, Ottawa tells Atlantic provinces
Ottawa is asking all four Atlantic provinces to repay hundreds of millions of dollars in harmonized sales tax revenues the finance department says it overpaid to the region. The Guardian has learned Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Newfoundland were notified in December that a re-calculation of HST revenues by the federal government was done and that the Atlantic provinces have been overpaid in HST revenues.
Six stories in the news today, Jan. 17
Kirk Wilson, a Toronto bouncer described as a “gentle giant,” has been identified as one of five people who died when a gunman opened fire in a crowded beachfront nightclub in Mexico early Monday. Local authorities initially said two Canadians were among the dead but Global Affairs Canada later confirmed Wilson as the lone Canadian fatality.
LETTER: Time to get beyond mudslinging
Doug Griffiths, author of “13 Ways to Kill Your Community,” and paid guest speaker, is upset by Brian W. White, CPA, CA and chairman of Pictou County ‘Amalgamation No Thank You. Now Mr. Griffiths says he no longer wants to talk to Mr. White according to his comments in “Always a way to succeed” which appeared in the New Glasgow News on Dec 21. Well that was the best bit of news I’d heard for some while! Here’s hoping he takes his booty and returns to his native province and soon relieves the Nova Scotia taxpayer.
Book documents efforts since Westray to prevent workplace deaths
The cover for Hell’s History: The USW’s fight to prevent workplace deaths and injuries from the 1992 Westray Mine disaster through 2016. The book is written by Tom Sandborn.
Floods, fire shatter insurance records
A vehicle is submerged in a residential area of Sydney after being hit by a tropical storm in October. Flooding in Cape Breton and fires in Alberta took a toll on insurers across the country in 2016.
PTSD suspected in murders
Lionel Desmond was part of the 2nd battalion, of the Royal Canadian Regiment, based at CFB Gagetown and shown in this 2007 handout photo taken in Panjwai district in between patrol base Wilson and Masum Ghar in Afghanistan. A clearer picture is emerging of Desmond, the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Nova Scotia, with his own words on social media revealing a man struggling with PTSD who was trying to get his life back.THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO-Facebook-Trev Bungay A clearer picture is emerging of the former soldier involved in an apparent murder-suicide in Nova Scotia, with his own words on social media revealing a man struggling with PTSD who was trying to get his life back.
SiRT probe launched into discovery of body in Sydney Mines
The province’s Serious Incident Response Team has taken over the investigation into the New Year’s Day discovery of a deceased young male that has been confirmed by family as being missing teenager Kobe Pink. According to Staff/Sgt.
Riverview Volunteer Association holds draw
Pictured from left are Riverview recreation supervisor Meggan Cameron, treasurer Shirley Oldford, resident Krista Gillis and board member Clarrie MacKinnon. This past year money has gone to help support social and recreation and education items not covered by community services.
Yarmouth organizations clean up flood damage
Cleanup and recovery work from massive flooding continued Tuesday morning at HOPE Centre and at the Boys and Girls Club of Yarmouth . Both facilities received extensive water damage, suspected from ruptured pipes in ceilings and floors due to extreme cold chill last weekend.
Regional Storm Update: Schools, roads, hockey cancelled: ‘It’s a corker’
Atlantic Canadians like newspaper publisher Paul MacNeill were hunkering down at home on Friday as a storm shut large parts of the region down. HALIFAX – Atlantic Canadians like newspaper publisher Paul MacNeill were hunkering down at home on Friday as a storm shut large parts of the region down.