Blair Rhodes

Reporter

Blair Rhodes has been a journalist for more than 40 years, the last 31 with CBC. His primary focus is on stories of crime and public safety. He can be reached at blair.rhodes@cbc.ca

Latest from Blair Rhodes

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.

N.S. man accused of 2nd-degree murder found not criminally responsible

A Dartmouth man who admitted he killed his neighbour in a dispute over loud music has been found not criminally responsible for murder.

Man loses bid to get charges dismissed in case of body found in burned-out car

A Nova Scotia man has failed in his bid to get a slew of criminal charges against him thrown out because they’ve taken too long to go through the system.

Expert witness critical of Cape Breton gynecologist

An expert hired by the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia says a Cape Breton gynecologist gave incomplete and overly negative information to a woman who was in the midst of delivering her first child.

Three N.S. women killed in 3 weeks by intimate partner violence

RCMP have now confirmed that the death of a man and a woman in Yarmouth, N.S., last week is another case of fatal intimate partner violence — the third in as many weeks in the province.

N.S. court acquits former principal in historical sexual assault case

A former Nova Scotia school principal has been found not guilty in a historical sexual assault case.

N.S. Barristers' Society must tackle racism, systemic discrimination head on: report

The Nova Scotia Barristers’ Society has unanimously accepted a report that lays out how the society can tackle anti-Black racism and systemic discrimination in the legal profession.

Teen tries to plead guilty in Halifax mall stabbing case

One of four teenagers accused of a deadly attack in April at the Halifax Shopping Centre is trying to plead guilty to manslaughter.

Pension administrator suing former owners of Halifax newspaper

The former owners of the Chronicle Herald newspaper are being sued for allegedly failing to make payments into the company's pension plan.

17-year-old accused of murder in Halifax mall stabbing to go on trial in January

Trial dates have been set for one of four teenagers accused of killing another teen in an incident at the Halifax Shopping Centre in April of this year.