Community members gathered at a mosque for Ahmad Al Marrach — a 16-year-old murder victim — for his funeral on Wednesday. A steady stream of cars headed to the Nova Scotia Islamic Community Center (NSICC). Within minutes, the parking lot was full of people there to pay their respects. Family and friends greeted each other … Read More “A community in mourning: 16-year-old killed at Halifax parkade remembered” »
The daughter of a New Brunswick man recently exonerated from murder, is remembering her father as somebody who, despite a wrongful conviction, never became bitter or angry. Walter Gillespie died last week at the age of 80. “His only wish was that people would know for a fact that he did not commit that heinous crime,” … Read More “‘Life was not fair to him’: Daughter of N.B. man exonerated of murder remembers him as a kind soul” »
The Muslim community in Halifax is expressing outrage and sadness over the loss of a teenage boy killed earlier this week in what police have ruled a homicide. The Kearney Lake Masjid, a local mosque, was packed with mourners Wednesday afternoon for a wake and funeral prayer for Ahmad Al Marrach, 16, who came to Canada … Read More “Shock and grief as mourners gather to remember 16-year-old homicide victim in Halifax” »
Nova Scotia’s opposition parties are dismissing a government survey they say fails to address the primary question of whether coastal property owners want a law protecting the province’s coastline. The survey by Group ATN Consulting was conducted between Sept. 29 and Nov. 8 of last year, but a summary of the results was only posted … Read More “Critics pan rationale for N.S. government’s coastal protection survey” »
Federal fisheries officers patrolling for unauthorized elver fishing arrested five people from Maine last weekend in southwest Nova Scotia, adding to the evidence that groups from outside the province have flocked to local rivers to catch the lucrative juvenile eels. The Department of Fisheries and Oceans said in a news release Wednesday officers seized nearly … Read More “5 people from Maine arrested during DFO elver fishery patrol in Nova Scotia” »
A New Brunswick woman who raised awareness about the dangers of radon gas after receiving a terminal lung cancer diagnosis last year has died. According to NB Lung, Angela Lea died last week. The Havelock, N.B., woman never had a cigarette in her life and the cause of her diagnosis was the naturally-occurring radon gas … Read More “N.B. woman who raised awareness of dangers of radon gas dies” »
Kendric Campbell is your typical horror movie-, video-game- and basketball-obsessed teenager. “He studies so hard in school, he wants to be like everyone else, and go to university and he wants to become a psychologist, but his teachers, coaches, always say how strong and determined he is,” said his mother Erica Campbell. “Those are the … Read More “N.B. mother pushes for age mandate changes at childrens’ hospital in light of son’s 16th birthday” »
Halifax councillors have had their first debate on major proposed zoning changes that would be brought in under Ottawa’s Housing Accelerator Fund, but they did not make any significant adjustments. Staff brought the slew of suggested new rules before Halifax regional council on Tuesday. They stem from the $79-million federal housing money the city won last … Read More “Halifax councillors tweak zoning changes for fast-tracking housing” »
A funeral will be held Wednesday afternoon in Bedford, N.S., for a 16-year-old boy who died earlier this week following an incident near the Halifax Shopping Centre. The funeral for Ahmad Al Marrach will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Kearney Lake Mosque followed by a burial at the Muslim Cemetery on Pockwock Road … Read More “Funeral to be held Wednesday for 16-year-old Halifax homicide victim” »
Predators ate at least twice as many Atlantic mackerel as commercial fishery landings in the decade leading up to Canada’s region-wide moratorium, according to new research by Canadian and American scientists. The study also found seals are a major predator, lending credence to what many fishermen have long claimed. The consumption estimate is the first attempt … Read More “Predators take big bite out of declining Atlantic mackerel population” »
