Anjuli Patil

The Crown has dropped a murder charge against an Amherst, N.S., man who was 

accused of killing 23-year-old&nbsp;Jerry Jordan Morrissey nearly a year ago

A spokesperson for the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service told CBC News in an email&nbsp;the Crown concluded the evidence against Joseph Thomas Hartson didn't meet the prosecutorial test.

Man's disappearance adds more heartache for family grieving death of his brother

Jodi Morrissey says her 26-year-old son's disappearance in northern Nova Scotia is another blow to a family dealing with the death a loved one who was shot and killed in November.

Jessie Morrissey, 26, was last seen in Leamington, N.S., on Feb. 13. He is six feet tall, 200 lbs, has short brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, baseball cap, blue jeans and black boots.

Jessie Morrissey

Jessie Morrissey, 26, was last seen in Leamington, N.S., on Feb. 13. He is six feet tall, 200 pounds, has short brown hair and blue eyes. He was last seen wearing a grey hoodie, baseball cap, blue jeans and black boots.

Man charged with murder in fatal Amherst shooting

Joseph Thomas Hartson, 33, was charged Tuesday with murdering Jerry Jordan Morrissey, 23, who was shot dead Monday in Amherst, N.S. 

Three police cars are seen parked in front of a brick building

The shooting happened at around 2 p.m. on Monday

Amherst police

Amherst police have charged a man with murder after Monday's shooting. 

Hartson is still facing five weapons charges and is due to appear at Amherst provincial court on Nov. 7.

Possession of a firearm knowing possession is unauthorized.

Everyone who commits an offence who carries or possesses a weapon.

Contravenes a regulation to store, handle, transport, ship, display a fire arm.

Morrissey was shot and killed in Amherst&nbsp;Nov. 8, 2021.

'I don't know what I'm going to do': Nova Scotians still struggling with power outages 11 days after Fiona

Eleven days after post-tropical storm Fiona blew through Nova Scotia, there are still thousands of Nova Scotia Power customers waiting for electricity and some who have no idea when it will come back on.

Greg MacDonald (left) is a captain at the Blue Mountain Fire Hall in Pictou County, N.S. He's been doing wellness checks and delivering food to vulnerable people in the community. On Monday, he stopped in to see how 90-year-old Nettie Fraser (right).

Greg MacDonald Nettie Fraser

The Little Harbour Fire Department in Pictou County, N.S., is a spot where residents without power have been able to get a meal and water.

Little Harbour Fire Department 

Halifax police seeking video related to stabbing of 19-year-old at street party

Halifax Regional Police do not have a suspect description and are seeking information and video from the party.

A police news release said officers were kicked, punched, spat at and had objects thrown at then when they attempted to disperse the crowd.

Jubilee Junction homecoming crowd

A police news release said officers had to take the injured 19-year-old to hospital in a police vehicle because paramedics safely couldn't get through to help.

Prime minister announces $300M recovery package for Atlantic Canada in wake of Fiona

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $300-million recovery fund for Atlantic Canadians struggling with the damage caused by post-tropical storm Fiona.

A small house, damaged by a storm, sits on a muddy lot.

A destroyed shed is shown in Barney’s River Station, N.S., on Oct. 1, 2022, in the wake of post-tropical storm Fiona.

10-01 NS Fiona Damage Drone photos

The federal government has announced a $300 million fund for those who lost so much during post-tropical storm Fiona in Atlantic Canada as they struggle with tough financial challenges.

Ottawa announces financial aid for Fiona survivors

Four Atlantic Canada newspapers will end their Monday print editions

The Chronicle Herald in Halifax, The Cape Breton Post in Sydney, N.S., The Guardian in Charlottetown and The Telegram in St. John's will no longer have a Monday print edition.

The Chronicle Herald's newsroom has been on strike for 10 months. Its president says the paper has lost a lot of government advertising in the last three years. 

The Chronicle Herald

The Chronicle Herald is one of the four publications losing its Monday print edition, along with The Cape Breton Post, The Guardian and The Telegram.

Motorcyclist dies in crash in West Wentworth, N.S.

A 32-year-old man from River Philip, N.S., has died in a motorcycle crash in West Wentworth, N.S.

Winnipeg ambulance lights stock

Jerry Morrissey (right) with his brother Jessie. Jerry was shot and killed in Amherst in November 2021. Jessie is a missing person who was last seen Feb. 13, 2022.

Crown drops murder charge against Amherst man

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