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William Sandeson has another legal battle on his hands —&nbsp;this time over money.

 of second-degree murder in the death of Taylor Samson in August of 2015. He is scheduled to be sentenced in April.

Samson's mother, Linda Boutilier, and her other son, Connor Samson, also launched a 

 in&nbsp;December over&nbsp;Taylor Samson's death.

As part of that lawsuit, Boutilier's lawyer, James Goodwin, sought and was granted&nbsp;a temporary injunction to prevent Sandeson from reclaiming a laptop police seized as part of their murder investigation.

Sandeson made an application to the trial judge in his murder case to have the laptop returned.

In testimony, Sandeson said there was a bitcoin wallet in the laptop, which he said was worth between $8,000 and&nbsp;$10,000.

Linda Boutilier, mother of murder victim Taylor Samson, speaks to reporters outside of Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax on Friday.

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In his injunction application, Goodwin gave a much higher dollar value for the bitcoin. He told court in December that it could be worth as much as $250,000.&nbsp;

Goodwin said if Boutilier's lawsuit is successful, the funds in the bitcoin wallet could be paid to her and Connor as compensation. Sandeson had asked for the release of the laptop to use the funds to help defray his legal costs.

What the jury in William Sandeson's second murder trial never heard

With jurors cut off from outside contact as they deliberate whether William Sandeson is guilty of first-degree murder in the death of Taylor Samson, here’s the evidence they did not hear in court.

A man is seen carrying a bag in a hallway.

This still from surveillance video shows William Sandeson in the hallway outside of his apartment.

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Convicted killer William Sandeson wants computer back for 'sentimental' reasons

Convicted killer William Sandeson went back to court Thursday morning to ask a judge to order Nova Scotia's Public Prosecution Service to return to him his laptop.

William Sandeson is escorted by a sheriff as he arrives at his preliminary hearing at provincial court in Halifax on Tuesday, February 23, 2016. Sandeson is charged with first-degree murder in the death of Taylor Samson, a fellow Dalhousie University student, who was last seen on Aug. 15, 2015 and whose body has not been found.

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William Sandeson is serving a first-degree murder sentence in the death of Taylor Samson. Taylor's body was never recovered.

While a justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court granted the temporary injunction in December, he also imposed a publication ban on the proceedings in order to protect Sandeson's fair-trial rights in the murder case.

That publication ban was officially lifted during a court appearance on Thursday. However, the injunction on the laptop remains in place and the matter will return to court in May.

Tenants 'stunned' by eviction days after apartment sprinkler system floods some units

Tenants of a building in Lower Sackville, N.S., are being evicted because their landlord says their apartments are condemned due to water damage from a malfunctioning sprinkler system. They say they have nowhere to go, and believe they should be able to return after the repairs are completed.

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Elizabeth Muise was served an eviction notice and didn't know she had a right to a hearing. She's shown with her daughter Deanne. 

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Elizabeth Muise, left, was served an eviction notice and didn't know she had a right to a hearing through the residential tenancies program. She's pictured with her daughter Deanne. 

N.S. government to spend $50M on public-housing repairs

The Nova Scotia government will spend $50.7 million upgrading public-housing stock, but how, where and when the work will take place remains to be seen.

A man wearing a shirt in blazer stands in front of two Nova Scotia flags.

Nova Scotia Housing Minister John Lohr speaks at the North Preston Community Centre on Monday, Jan. 30, 2023.

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Nova Scotia Housing Minister John Lohr is considering recommendations from his department for ways to meet the need for affordable housing.

'There's no accountability': Tantallon property contaminated, but no one will clean it up

A decades-long dispute between neighbours in Tantallon, N.S., highlights the complexity — and sometimes futility — of trying to deal with historical contamination on private property.

Two women walk on a boardwalk along the edge of the water.

Maria Brink, right, walks along the edge of their property with her daughter, Margret Holland.

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Maria Brink, right, walks along the edge of her property with her daughter, Margret Holland.

Here's how South Shore schools decide when to call a snow day

When a storm is on its way or already here, Denise Crouse is on the roads. The transportation co-ordinator for the South Shore Regional Centre for Education starts her day before 4 a.m. to assess whether roads are safe enough for schools to open.

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A school bus driver tries to clear snow as a winter storm causes the closure of schools in Toronto on Jan. 17, 2022.

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Denise Crouse, the transportation co-ordinator for the South Shore Regional Centre for Education, starts her day around 3:30 a.m. to determine if the roads are safe for school buses. 

N.S. Health responds to lawsuit from family of woman who died after waiting hours in Amherst ER

The family of a woman who died after waiting several hours for care in an emergency room in Amherst, N.S., is suing the province's health authority. The health authority denies negligence and wants the lawsuit dismissed with costs.

A man and woman smile at the camera on a beach.

Gunter Holthoff and his wife Allison. She died in the emergency department at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on Dec. 31, 2022. 

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Allison Holthoff and her husband, Gunter. Holthoff died in the emergency department at the Cumberland Regional Health Care Centre on Dec. 31, 2022. 

William Sandeson, front, is seen with Taylor Samson in security camera footage from his apartment hallway on the night Samson was killed. 

Murder victim's mother fights to keep killer from accessing his bitcoin stash

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