Day: August 20, 2024

Two migrant workers from Mexico have filed a lawsuit against a seafood processing company in northern New Brunswick.  A news release sent Tuesday by the Migrant Workers Alliance for Change [MWAC] states the small claims lawsuit is being filed against LeBreton & Sons Fisheries Ltd. in Grande-Anse, N.B. MWAC said in the release the lawsuit is for what the organization … Read More “Migrant workers file lawsuit against N.B. seafood company, alleging exploitation, mistreatment” »

Halifax firefighters walked city councillors through their analysis of last year’s devastating wildfire in Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains on Tuesday.  The fire that broke out on May 28, 2023, in the suburbs outside Halifax burned more than 900 hectares, forced more than 16,000 people to evacuate and destroyed 151 homes. Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency spent months conducting a review … Read More “Halifax firefighters outline challenges, lessons learned in Upper Tantallon fire” »

Nova Scotia A psychiatric assessment of a 77-year-old Cole Harbour, N.S., man accused of murdering his wife in June has determined he is fit to stand trial. Edmund Joseph Organ, 77, charged with first-degree murder in June death Richard Cuthbertson · CBC News · Posted: Aug 20, 2024 2:42 PM EDT | Last Updated: 2 … Read More “Cole Harbour man accused of murdering wife is fit to stand trial” »

Nova Scotia Police say they shot and killed three dogs that were attacking a woman inside her Halifax home. Halifax Regional Police say dogs turned on officer who was trying to save woman The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 20, 2024 2:10 PM EDT | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Three dogs have been killed … Read More “Halifax police shoot and kill 3 dogs after attack on woman in home” »

Wayne Rodgers describes the morning of March, 20, 2023 as the most “horrifying and terrifying moment” of his life – a moment he thought would be his last. Rodgers, the acting vice-principal at Charles P. Allen High School in Bedford, N.S., was attacked that morning and stabbed multiple times by a student who was called … Read More “‘Horrifying and terrifying’: Victims of knife attack at Halifax-area school deliver impact statements” »

Police say they shot and killed three large dogs after the animals attacked a woman in Halifax Tuesday morning. Halifax Regional Police responded to a home on Frederick Avenue around 8:40 a.m. Police say the dogs were attacking the woman and, when an officer tried to intervene, the animals then turned on the officer. Police … Read More “Halifax police officer shoots, kills three dogs that attacked woman” »

Two lifeguards who helped rescue four swimmers at Black Brook Beach along the Cabot Trail in Cape Breton said high waves created a dangerous situation on Sunday. “They were clearly caught in the currents, in the undertow. The waves coming in were eight- and 10-feet high,” said Charlotte MacDonald, one of three beachgoers and former … Read More “Former lifeguards help rescue 4 swimmers at Nova Scotia beach” »

New Brunswick Medical Society president Dr. Paula Keating says she’s not surprised that there’s overcrowding at the Everett Chalmers Hospital in Fredericton, believing it’s in part due to the “crumbling” primary care system. Emergency room physician Dr. Yogi Sehgal spoke out about the challenges health-care workers and patients are up against in the emergency department, … Read More “N.B. Medical Society says primary care is ‘crumbling,’ as New Brunswickers without provider nears 180,000” »

Prince Edward Island RCMP says a well-known senior who was reported missing Monday evening has been found dead. Allan Andrews, 83, was last seen around 6 p.m. in Canoe Cove, P.E.I. In 2021, Andrews was inducted into the island’s Sports Hall of Fame. He holds the record for having the shortest nomination discussion to date, … Read More “Well-known P.E.I. senior reported missing Monday found dead” »

A Nova Scotia university being sued by a student who alleges she was sexually assaulted on campus is denying allegations that it failed to protect the woman from physical and emotional harm. In a notice of defence signed Aug. 8, 2024, Université Sainte-Anne rejected all claims outlined in a lawsuit filed by Marissa Williams, who has studied at the small … Read More “Université Sainte-Anne denies liability in alleged sexual assaults on campus” »