A 14-year-old girl has pleaded guilty to a reduced charge of manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy near a Halifax mall earlier this year. A spokeswoman for the provincial Public Prosecution Service confirms the girl appeared in Halifax Youth Court on Monday, when she also pleaded guilty to a charge of violating … Read More “Fourteen-year-old girl pleads guilty to manslaughter in Halifax teen’s stabbing death” »
International award-winning editorial cartoonist Michael de Adder has been cut from the Halifax Chronicle Herald. “I just got let go from the Halifax Chronicle Herald after almost 30 years,” de Adder said in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday. de Adder, who was recently awarded the Order of Canada, was released by Postmedia, … Read More “Order of Canada-winning cartoonist cut from Halifax paper” »
U.S. forecasters are warning of destructive waves, devastating winds and flash flooding through the week as Hurricane Milton makes its way from the Yucatan Peninsula towards Florida. Milton is expected to grow in size and reach the west coast of Florida on Wednesday as a Category 3 storm, with wind speeds between 180-210 km/h. “This … Read More “Tracking Hurricane Milton: Storm becomes world’s strongest of 2024” »
Police in New Brunswick are trying to track down a man they consider “armed and dangerous” after he allegedly crashed a vehicle, waved a weapon at police, and fled in a stolen vehicle. Codiac Regional RCMP responded to a two-vehicle collision near the junction of Highway 2 and Highway 15 in Moncton, N.B., around 7 … Read More “N.B. RCMP looking for ‘armed and dangerous’ man wanted for robbery” »
The candidates for mayor of the Cape Breton Regional Municipality debated topics including taxes, housing and economic development on Tuesday, but the biggest sparks came during a discussion on safety in downtown Sydney. Kevin MacEachern got things started, saying the Ally Centre’s harm reduction facility should not be downtown. Former mayor Cecil Clarke said the … Read More “Sparks fly over safety in downtown Sydney during mayoral debate” »
A Halifax-area couple has found out the hard way that failing to keep control of their dog can be expensive. They’ve been ordered to pay a woman nearly $61,000 in damages plus $4,000 in costs for an attack in their house. The cost award is contained in a recent decision by a Nova Scotia Supreme Court justice. … Read More “Nurse awarded $61K after dog attack in patient’s Halifax-area home” »
The fall season is still normally a busy time for the Sydney Street Pub and Cafe in Digby, N.S., but the owner is worried this year is going to be quiet. Saskia Geerts says losing the ferry service to Saint John when the ship goes in for a refit is coming at a bad time. … Read More “‘Huge disappointment’: Suspension of ferry to N.B. has Digby worried about economic losses” »
