Blair Rhodes

Trial dates have been set for four youths charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a Halifax teenager last month.

Lawyers for the four appeared in Nova Scotia's youth justice court Friday morning to confirm that the trial will begin on Sept. 23 and continue, off and on, until early November.

Crown prosecutor Terry Nickerson told court he estimates the trial will take three to four weeks.

Ahmad Al Marrach, 16, was stabbed in a parkade at the Halifax Shopping Centre early on the evening of April 22. He died later in hospital.

Police charge 4th teen with murder in stabbing outside Halifax mall

Halifax police have charged a fourth teen with second-degree murder in the death of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Marrach, who was fatally stabbed last week outside the Halifax Shopping Centre.

A boy wearing a black puffy jacket smiles into the camera.

Ahmad Al Marrach came with his family to Canada from Syria as refugees eight years ago. He was a student at Citadel High School.

Ahmad Al Marrach

Ahmad Al Marrach and his family came to Canada from Syria as refugees eight years ago. He was a student at Citadel High School.

4 accused in Halifax teen murder case appear in N.S. youth court

Lawyers for four Nova Scotia teenagers crammed into a tiny Halifax courtroom on Monday morning to discuss next steps in the murder case against their clients.

Ahmad Al Marrach was a 16-year-old student at Citadel High School. He and his family came to Canada from Syria as refugees eight years ago.

Crown opts for single murder trial for 4 teens accused in stabbing

The Crown plans to proceed with a single trial for four Halifax-area teenagers accused of killing a 16-year-old boy.

A sandstone courthouse building is shown showing arched windows and green doors and trim.

Crown and defence lawyers made their final submissions on a charter challenge in Youth Court in Halifax.

Halifax Provincial Court

The case of the four teens accused of second-degree murder will be back in court May 17.

The four accused, two 16-year-old boys, a 14-year-old boy and a 14-year-old girl, were all arrested in the days immediately following the stabbing.

The three males have agreed to remain in custody for now.&nbsp;The girl will have a bail hearing on June 21.

The four are under orders to have no contact with one another, which has led to one of the 16-year-old boys being held in an adult jail in Pictou County. The other three youths are in the youth correctional centre in Waterville, N.S.

Neighbours cry foul over infilling of coastal wetland in Lunenburg County

People who live around Westhaver Pond in Lunenburg County, N.S., say an infill project reveals regulatory gaps that need to be closed to protect the natural environment.

A pond is edged by wetland vegetation and a rock retaining wall, topped with gravel.

A rock retaining wall and loads of gravel were used to fill part of Westhaver's Pond and create a strip of land at the corner of Maders Cove Road and Westhaver Road in Lunenburg County, N.S.

Maders Cove infill

Nova Scotia tidal power developer rebrands, seeks more money

A tidal energy company awarded the right to harness electricity from the Bay of Fundy has changed its name, its CEO and its business model, but it is not clear when it will start generating power.

A large floating turbine is scene at a dock. 

A floating tidal turbine has been in Saint John N.B. since October 2022, but it is not clear when the company will actually start producing electricity.

Floating tidal turbine developed by Big Moon Power. 

A floating tidal turbine has been in Saint John, N.B., since October 2022, but it is not clear when the company will actually start producing electricity.

Baddeck's finances back on track after discovering deficits incurred by ex-CAO

The chair of the village commission in Baddeck, N.S., says hikes in user fees and work to collect outstanding taxes are helping recover the roughly $228,000 in deficits incurred in 2020 and 2021 after the former chief administrator mismanaged village finances.

Wooden sign says welcome to Baddeck and has a picture of a lighthouse painted on it.

Recently completed financial statements for 2020 and 2021 show the Village of Baddeck, N.S., incurred deficits totalling $228,000 due to mismanagement by the former chief administrator.

Baddeck sign

Feds' reluctance to pay for Chignecto Isthmus work 'embarrassing' for N.S. Liberal MPs: Houston

Premier Tim Houston is urging Liberal MPs in Nova Scotia to join the fight to convince Ottawa to fully fund the work necessary to protect the land that connects Nova Scotia to the rest of Canada.

Train tracks can be seen in the foreground leadng to the Amherst skyline in the distance

Amherst, N.S., is shown on Nov. 19, 2020.

Amherst, Nova Scotia

Amherst, N.S., on the border of New Brunswick, is shown. The Nova Scotia government has been urging Ottawa to be responsible for protecting the connection between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick.

Tractor-trailer falls off highway overpass near Bedford

Photos on social media show that a truck fell from the Highway 101 overpass between Bedford and Lower Sackville. It landed in front of a school bus, which police say had children on it at the time. So far, police say there haven't been any reports of injuries.

Cars lined up on a highway near a tractor trailer that fell from an overpass.

A photo from the Bedford Talk Facebook group showing where the tractor trailer fell from the overpass on to Highway 102 on Thursday, May 16. Nova Scotia RCMP say there were no reports of injuries.

Highway 102 101 crash Bedford Lower Sackville

A photo from the Talk Bedford Facebook group shows where the tractor-trailer fell from the overpass on to Highway 102 on Thursday. Nova Scotia RCMP say there were no reports of injuries.

Four youths charged with second-degree murder in the killing of a Halifax teen will be tried starting in September.

Trial for 4 N.S. youths charged in killing of Halifax teen set for fall

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