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A court battle just played out over custody of these two border collies, Axle and Theo.

Legal tussle over custody of N.S. dogs dismissed: 'Too vague to be enforceable'

Chris Lambie · Lead editor – enterprise |Updated 9 hours ago |6 min read Premium content

A woman seeking joint custody of the two border collies she once shared with a partner has lost her case at Nova Scotia small claims court. Kaylea Millett took Téa Boudreau to court seeking joint custody of the hounds named Axle and Theo, or ...

Members of the Halifax Regional Police emergency response team muster in front of a home on Gaston Road in Dartmouth on Tuesday after reports of a man making threats. The suspect, David John Campbell, turned himself in Wednesday night and is charged with uttering threats, assault and breaching probation.

Bail hearing for Dartmouth manhunt suspect put off until Monday

Steve Bruce · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 10 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

A Dartmouth man who was the subject of a manhunt after allegedly assaulting and threatening a relative Tuesday was not prepared to seek bail Friday. David John Campbell, 49, turned himself in to police Wednesday evening and was arraigned in Dartmouth ...

Cadets from the Canadian Coast Guard College formed the colour guard at the Battle of the Atlantic remembrance ceremony on the Sydney harbourfront Sunday. BARB SWEET/CAPE BRETON POST

Battle of the Atlantic ceremony Sunday in Sydney Mines

Christopher Connors · Multimedia journalist |Updated 11 hours ago |1 min read Premium content

The sacrifices made during the Battle of the Atlantic will be recognized Sunday afternoon in Sydney Mines. The remembrance ceremony will begin at 2 p.m. when veterans and cadets form up at Jubilee Elementary School for a march to Carman United Church ...

Left, Aleksandra McKeown takes a photo in front of Pavia Gallery in Spryfield, just moments before she was hit; and McKeown in the Dartmouth General Hospital. - Photos courtesy of Aleksandra McKeown

Halifax cyclist blacked out after being hit, looking to piece together what happened

Chloe Hannan |Updated 10 hours ago |3 min read Premium content

Aleksandra McKeown got on her bike for the first time this season, not knowing it would be her last for a while. An unidentified vehicle ran into McKeown while she was riding her bike, leaving her unconscious. The next thing she knew, she woke up in ...

NSCC in Dartmouth will be expanding the number of medical laboratory technology program seats to 60 starting this September. - NSCC website

NSCC expanding medical lab technologists program

Atlantic Briefs Desk |Updated 12 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

The Nova Scotia Community College is increasing the number of medical lab technologists trained annually in a move to bolster the province’s workforce. The institute will be boosting the number of program seats from 40 to 60 this September, just one ...

Convicted child molester Myles Nelson Payne is led into Halifax provincial court last September. Payne, 61, pleaded guilty recently to two charges: violating a long-term supervision order and breaching a prohibition on attending parks and other places frequented by children.

Halifax child molester to undergo sexual assessment before October sentencing

Steve Bruce · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 13 hours ago |2 min read Premium content

A forensic sexual behaviour assessment will be performed on a Halifax child molester before he is sentenced for breaching two kinds of court orders. Myles Nelson Payne, 61, pleaded guilty last month in Halifax provincial court to failing to comply ...

Hammonds Plains - St. Margarets councillor Pam Lovelace announces her candidacy for mayor at a press conference at Mount Saint Vincent University on Friday, May 3, 2024.
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HRM councillor Pam Lovelace declares she's running for mayor

Nicole Munro · Multimedia Journalist |Updated 11 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

Pam Lovelace is throwing her hat in the ring as a candidate to become Halifax Regional Municipality’s next mayor.  The Hammonds Plains-St. Margarets councillor made the announcement at Mount Saint Vincent University on Friday morning.  Lovelace said ...

Chief Annie Bernard-Daisley speaks at the Mi'kmaw Friendship centre in Halifax Tuesday June 27, 2023.

UPDATED: First female chief of Cape Breton’s We’koqma’q community steps downs

Mitchell Ferguson · Local Journalism Initiative Reporter |Updated 8 hours ago |3 min read

Annie Bernard-Daisley has stepped down as chief of We'koqma'q L'nue'kati. The announcement was made late Thursday evening in a press release posted to a We'koqma'q community social media page. "It is with gratitude and respect that we announce Chief ...

Harvey Joseph Venus, 38, is the high-risk sex offender Halifax Regional Police warned the public about last week.

Sex offender Halifax police warned us about was placed back behind bars: ‘You were deceptive, conniving’

Chris Lambie · Lead editor – enterprise |Updated 10 hours ago |4 min read Premium content

A high-risk sexual offender Halifax Regional Police warned the public about in February was put back behind bars after the parole board revoked his statutory release. Harvey Joseph Venus, 38, got in trouble for having what appeared to be a sexually ...

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Trial set on weapon offences; Cape Breton court report for May 2, 2024

Steve Macinnis |Updated a day ago |6 min read Premium content

A provincial court trial date has been set for a Sydney Mines facing offences that include weapons. Ryan Douglas Reynolds, 22, is charged with six counts of breaching court orders, and single counts of careless transport of a weapon (a shotgun), ...

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