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Halifax mall stabbing: Second youth pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of teen

Halifax mall stabbing: Second youth pleads guilty to manslaughter in death of teen

HALIFAX — A second Halifax youth has pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy earlier this year.
N.S. election: NDP promises to end fixed-term leases, impose rent-control system

N.S. election: NDP promises to end fixed-term leases, impose rent-control system

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s temporary rent cap and a loophole that allows landlords to avoid it were the targets of the provincial New Democrats on Thursday, as they promised to protect tenants from evictions and excessive hikes if elected Nov. 26.
Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster back in top-flight football after near-death crash

Canadian goalkeeper Rylee Foster back in top-flight football after near-death crash

Players who have worn the colours of both Liverpool and Everton form a select club. But Canadian Rylee Foster's journey from one Merseyside rival to the other is painfully unique. The 26-year-old goalkeeper from Cambridge, Ont.

QMJHL roundup: Patterson scores OT winner for Eagles in 6-5 win over Huskies

SYDNEY, N.S. — Luke Patterson scored the overtime winner for the Cape Breton Eagles in a 6-5 win over the Rouyn-Noranda Huskies on Wednesday in the Quebec Maritime Junior Hockey League. Patterson netted the winner at 2:14 of OT.
Homeless man in tent deserved same welfare rate as housed people, N.S. lawyer argues

Homeless man in tent deserved same welfare rate as housed people, N.S. lawyer argues

HALIFAX — A veteran human rights lawyer tried to convince a Nova Scotia judge on Wednesday that a homeless man living in a tent should have been entitled to the same welfare payments as a person with permanent housing.
Newfoundland and Labrador cautioned about growing debt as province touts success

Newfoundland and Labrador cautioned about growing debt as province touts success

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Newfoundland and Labrador's auditor general cautioned the Liberal government Wednesday about the province's financial position as the finance minister announced the 2024-25 fiscal year would end with a higher-than-expected deficit.
N.S. barristers’ society welcomes report on 'prevalent' racism in legal system

N.S. barristers’ society welcomes report on 'prevalent' racism in legal system

HALIFAX — The governing council of the Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has unanimously voted to accept the recommendations in a new report on how to better address systemic racism in the province’s legal community.
N.S. votes: Liberals promise more collaborative care, Tories pledge menopause clinic

N.S. votes: Liberals promise more collaborative care, Tories pledge menopause clinic

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia Liberal leader Zach Churchill has pledged to build 20 new collaborative care centres and expand services at 20 existing clinics as a way to help tackle the province’s stubbornly long family doctor wait-list.
Nova Scotia man charged with child pornography after sex doll seized at border

Nova Scotia man charged with child pornography after sex doll seized at border

DIGBY, N.S. — Nova Scotia RCMP have charged a 43-year-old man with child pornography offences after border agents seized a child sex doll from Japan. Canada Border Services Agency officers in Hamilton, Ont.
Police charge off-duty Newfoundland RCMP officer with impaired driving

Police charge off-duty Newfoundland RCMP officer with impaired driving

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have charged an off-duty RCMP officer for allegedly driving while impaired, following a crash on Sunday.
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