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N.S. man who claimed religious right to the psychedelic ayahuasca pleads guilty
Michael Adzich, who had argued he has a religious-freedom right to give out a South American psychedelic tea known as ayahuasca during spiritual ceremonies, dropped his Charter challenge Monday and pleaded guilty to drug charges.
Should ayahuasca be made legal? A N.S. religious freedom case tests that argument
A tar-like substance located inside a freezer by RCMP is now at the heart of an unusual case this week in Nova Scotia Supreme Court.
Years later, former patient testifies she's still haunted by dentist visit
A 40-year-old woman told a Halifax courtroom Friday that Dr. Errol Gaum, an 82-year-old dentist charged with multiple counts of assault, would become enraged, slap her and cover her mouth when she was young.
Trial opens for 82-year-old dentist accused of assaulting child patients decades ago
The opening day of the trial of an 82-year-old Halifax dentist accused of slapping, grabbing and pushing child patients decades ago heard testimony from a woman who says he smacked her across the face during treatment when she was eight or nine years old.
Drug investigation near Digby instead yields nearly $50K worth of juvenile eels
An RCMP raid last week at a southwest Nova Scotia home didn’t yield the drugs that investigators were apparently seeking, but police did discover almost $50,000 worth of juvenile eels that fisheries officers determined were being stored illegally.
Identifying 3 lawyers implicated in alleged tip-off would 'destroy' reputations, judge rules
A Nova Scotia judge is keeping secret the names of three lawyers that a Halifax police detective suggested last year were implicated in tipping off another lawyer that he was under investigation for sexual assault.
Cyber breach reverberates at Nova Scotia Power more than a week later
Nova Scotia Power is remaining tight-lipped about the details of a cyber breach that has forced the company to pause billing and led to the shutdown of its online customer portal, and hasn’t said what other systems within the utility have been disrupted.
Halifax man who abused daughter for 3 decades dies before sentencing
A 74-year-old Halifax man convicted in March of sexually abusing his daughter over the course of three decades has died of apparent natural causes before being sentenced for the crimes.
As the Bloomfield saga drags on, a Toronto developer laments what could have been
The developer behind Toronto's Regent Park project tried, but failed, more than a decade ago to convince Halifax officials of the day that they should follow the same model with the former Bloomfield school site.
Pair convicted in New Minas 'car-swapping' fraud face sentencing hearing
The hearing comes nearly eight years after Darren Bateman, 60, and Orlando Smith, 65, were charged in a large-scale scheme involving a New Minas, N.S., car dealership.