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Sparks, Ritch found guilty of first-degree murder in killing of Nadia Gonzales
A jury found Calvin Maynard Sparks and Samanda Rose Ritch guilty Saturday of first-degree murder in the June 2017 stabbing death of Nadia Gonzales. The decision brought some measure of closure to the victim's parents, Irene and Ray Gonzales, ...
Halifax Explosion survivor Sadie Graham alive and well at age 107
Despite reports to the contrary, there is still at least one survivor of the Halifax Explosion alive and thriving. Sadie Graham celebrated her 107th birthday in November. She was five years old in 1917 when the munitions ship Mont Blanc blew up ...
Lawyers for QuadrigaCX clients officially ask RCMP to exhume body of founder Gerald Cotten
Lawyers for clients who lost millions through the bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange QuadrigaCX have officially asked the RCMP to exhume the remains of the firm's founder to confirm they are indeed those of Gerald Cotten. The Fall River man ...
Nova Scotia Crown attorneys reach tentative contract agreement with province
Nova Scotia's Crown prosecutors have reached a tentative contract agreement with the province. The Nova Scotia Crown Attorney's Association announced the deal in a news release on Thursday afternoon. Association president Perry Borden ...
Hundreds mark 102nd anniversary of Halifax Explosion
Several rows of reserved empty chairs served as stark reminders on Friday that there are no more survivors of the 1917 Halifax Explosion, yet a couple of hundred people still gathered at the Fort Needham Memorial Park to honour the memories of those ...
Garnier appeal in killing of off-duty cop focuses on confession, instructions to jury
The lawyer for convicted killer Christopher Garnier told a Nova Scotia Court of Appeal panel on Tuesday that a trial judge erred when he allowed Garnier's confession to police to be admissible and that he made his instructions to the jury too ...
VIDEO: Small but vocal crowd protests outside Halifax International Security Forum
A small but determined group of about 20 peace activists braved the cold wind Saturday to rally outside the Halifax hotel where international representatives were gathered for a security forum. The action was organized by the anti-war group No ...
VIDEO: Trauma researchers focus on Nova Scotian who came back from death and coma in amazing shape
Curtis Coley is a living miracle. He's a son who the province's medical trauma director says had less than one per cent chance of surviving horrific injuries sustained in a car crash. He's a young man who died three times ...
New high school for Bedford among 12 projects in $85-million funding announcement
Nova Scotia added 12 new projects at a total cost of $85 million over five years to the province's school capital plan, including a new high school for Bedford and renos to create skilled trade centres. Education Minister Zach Churchill made ...
Little Anse woman brings toy drive haul to IWK in memory of son
"You're going to need bigger carts," Laura Marryatt called out the open door of the bus to the IWK children's hospital staffers. "There's a lot of boxes," driver Stephen King said to them, along with an offer to hop ...