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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.
Illegal cigarette seizures are up in N.S. while tobacco tax revenues drop
Nova Scotia tobacco enforcement officers seized a record number of illegal cigarettes last year and laid dozens of charges, an effort that comes as provincial tobacco tax revenues have dropped significantly in the last number of years.
2 First Nation councillors resign after woman targeted in 'vile' online chat goes public
Two elected councillors on a First Nation in Nova Scotia have resigned after screenshots surfaced of an online chat group they belonged to that included derogatory and violent references to women.
Judge says DFO acted unfairly in coming to 2023 elver quota decision
A federal judge has ruled the Department of Fisheries and Oceans did not adequately consult with commercial licence holders that fish for juvenile eels along Maritime rivers when it plucked nearly 14 per cent of their quota and gave it to First Nations.
Man charged in Hants County crash that killed 2 young people pleads not guilty
Drake Robert Brown, 22, is scheduled to go on trial this fall.