Michael Tutton

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Judge orders rethink of preservation plan for endangered piping plovers on East Coast

In a decision released Monday, Justice Richard Southcott sent the piping plover recovery plan back to the federal environment minister for "reconsideration."

Nova Scotia's Lebanese entrepreneurs build a national presence, as shawarma leads the way

Like the ambitions of the younger generation of Lebanese Nova Scotian entrepreneurs, Mezza Lebanese Kitchen's business plans are expanding into faster and larger horizons.

Daughter of wrongfully convicted N.S. man says grief grows without probe of police

The daughter of a wrongfully convicted Nova Scotia man says burying her father next month will renew her intense grief — especially if a criminal investigation into his case remains stalled.

Environmental lawyers tell court Ottawa's protections for piping plovers flawed

Environmental groups are arguing in Federal Court that Ottawa's plans for protecting the habitat of the piping plover are vague and inadequate.

A one-teen prom on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula brings small community together

Breanna Bromley-Clarke may be the sole graduate of her all-grades school on Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula, but her prom helped bring many in her community together.

On the banks of a Nova Scotia river, Mi'kmaw elver fishers defy Ottawa

Three First Nations have sent letters rejecting participation in the Fisheries Department's new system, saying that their treaty rights prevail over federal regulations, and indicating they'll operate their own quotas and monitoring system.

Winter weather makes an April comeback in Nova Scotia

Spring interrupted by snow, ice pellets and freezing rain across the province.

Former N.S. privacy commissioner wants office to gain resources, more powers

Nova Scotia's recently departed privacy commissioner says she hopes the provincial government will give her successor the power and resources they need to ensure citizens can access public records.

An inmate's 'chilling' memory of a Halifax jail death raises questions on cell checks

"Richard Murray was a nice guy. I looked out for him. It was heartbreaking."

N.S. information commissioner says government bill threatens right to access records

Nova Scotia's freedom of information commissioner is calling on the governing party to withdraw legislation that she says weakens the public's right to access government records and documents.