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Two N.S. teens convicted of manslaughter in Halifax mall stabbing death
Two Nova Scotia teens have been convicted of manslaughter in the stabbing death of a third teen last April. Ahmad Al Marrach was stabbed in a parking garage at the Halifax Shopping Centre. He died later in hospital.
Judge certifies Nova Scotia COVID-19 lawsuit as a class action
A Nova Scotia judge has certified a class action lawsuit against Northwood, a company that was described as at the epicentre of COVID-19 deaths in the province at the height of the pandemic in 2020. Some 53 people died in the Northwood complex in north-end Halifax.
Convicted sex offender in Nova Scotia hospitalized while court case stalls
It has been nearly a year since a convicted sex offender was arrested in Halifax on a slew of new charges, including aggravated sexual assault. But the case against Gamon Jay Leacock, 49, remains bogged down in procedures.
Judge fines company $100K, foreman $14K after worker's death
The brother of a man who died seven years ago after a fall at a construction site spoke poignantly of what the death has meant, as he addressed the sentencing of those who have admitted responsibility.
Violent sex offender reaches statutory release
A man with a history of convictions for violent sexual offences is being released from prison again, just months after the Parole Board of Canada said there was no program that could safely handle him.
N.S. top court rejects murder appeal in Colton Cook case
Nova Scotia’s top court has rejected the appeal of a man convicted for his part in a brutal murder four years ago in the Yarmouth area.
N.S. Mounties investigate homicides after 2 bodies found in burned-out vehicle
Nova Scotia RCMP say human remains found in a burned-out vehicle in Pictou County last month belong to two people, and their deaths are now considered homicides.
Head of N.S. firefighters' school says he won't step down amid calls for resignation
The executive director of the embattled Nova Scotia Firefighters School is rejecting calls for his resignation, both from his peers and the family of a firefighter who died at the training facility in Waverley five years ago.
N.S. lawyer suspended after courtroom confrontation with ex-colleagues, sheriff's deputies
The indefinite suspension announced Thursday is the latest instalment in an ongoing legal drama between lawyer Donn Fraser of New Glasgow and his one-time colleagues.
New trial ordered in case arising from feud between judges
The fallout continues from a battle that has pitted a Nova Scotia provincial court judge against the system she used to work in.