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 [email protected]
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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 |

Judge grants psychiatrist more time to assess woman charged in Halifax stabbing
A forensic psychiatrist has been granted more time to complete an assessment of a woman accused of stabbing a child on a street in downtown Halifax on Feb. 23.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Cape Breton man sentenced for killing man who tried to steal motocross bike
Tyler Anthony MacNeil, 34, won't be able to apply for parole until he's spent at least 12 years in prison.
Canada -Nova Scotia |

Cape Breton woman gets 9 years in prison for manslaughter in death of Stephen Rose
Jessica MacDonald has been sentenced to nine years in prison for her part in the killing of Stephen Rose, 41, during a fight in 2019.
Canada -Nova Scotia |