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
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Man faces charges after woman struck by vehicle in Cape Breton
A 41-year-old Cape Breton man is facing charges following a vehicle-pedestrian collision on Tuesday in Portage, N.S.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Court case for woman charged in stabbing of child delayed until next month
A woman accused of stabbing a six-year-old boy on a downtown Halifax street must wait a little while longer to learn her fate. Elliott Chorny, 19, is charged with attempted murder and weapons offences in relation to an incident on Feb. 23.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Legal group asks for judicial review of case against Judge Alain Bégin
A coalition representing three major groups in the Nova Scotia justice system is calling for a judicial review in the case of Judge Alain Bégin, whose conduct has come under harsh criticism.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
2022 East Preston homicide added to N.S. unsolved crimes rewards program
The Nova Scotia government has added another name to its list of unsolved homicides and is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information that leads to the conviction of those responsible.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

N.S. man charged with 1st-degree murder in woman's death seeks bail
Aaron Daniel Crawley is accused of killing 30-year-old Hollie Marie Boland in October 2023 outside a home in Cole Harbour, N.S.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Penny Boudreau, convicted in daughter's death, granted more escorted prison passes
A Nova Scotia woman convicted of murdering her daughter in 2008 is being granted more escorted passes from prison.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Dartmouth man charged with manslaughter in overdose death
A Dartmouth man has been charged in a drug overdose death five months ago.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Crown drops murder charge, seeks manslaughter conviction in mall stabbing
The only teen to go to trial in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old boy last year in Halifax is now facing a charge of manslaughter.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Stolen guns found in grass near Nova Scotia school
Nova Scotia RCMP have closed the book on a firearms theft last summer with the recovery of four guns near a school in Whycocomagh, N.S.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Truro man's disappearance now part of N.S. major unsolved crimes program
The case of a Truro, N.S., man who’s been missing for 15 months is now part of the province’s major unsolved crimes program.
Canada -Nova Scotia |