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Are stiff sexual assault sentences deterring guilty pleas, forcing too many victims to testify?
One of Nova Scotia’s top provincial court judges is suggesting too many victims of sex crimes must face the difficult task of testifying in court because stiff sentences offer no incentive for offenders to plead guilty and forgo a trial.
NDP to become Official Opposition as Liberal vote collapses in N.S. election
New Democrats will form the next Official Opposition in Nova Scotia in Tuesday’s provincial election, as the Liberal vote collapsed across the province and the Progressive Conservatives cruised to another majority government.
Halifax-area teacher acquitted of canoe-kayak club voyeurism charges
A Halifax-area high school teacher has been found not guilty of voyeurism charges related to allegations he took visual recordings of four women in a public washroom at a canoe-kayak club in Dartmouth, N.S.
Court won't overturn decision to cut quota from N.S., N.B. elver licence holders
Three judges have delivered another blow to beleaguered commercial groups that fish for lucrative juvenile eels in the Maritimes, agreeing with a lower court ruling that upheld Ottawa’s 2022 decision to transfer a portion of their quota to First Nations without compensation.
Mothers of young people killed in 2023 Hants County crash react to charges
The mothers of two young people killed in a 2023 crash along a rural road near Windsor, N.S., are welcoming the charges laid against the alleged driver of the vehicle after an agonizing 15-month wait as the RCMP investigation stretched on.
Federal memo estimates up to 30% of lobster catch in Atlantic Canada goes unreported
The federal Department of Fisheries and Oceans suspects hundreds of millions of dollars worth of lobster is caught in Atlantic Canadian waters each year but never reported to authorities, raising both income tax and conservation implications for the country’s largest fishery.
Boat captain fined $5K for illegal fishing in marine protected area off Cape Breton
A Nova Scotia man has been fined $5,000 and ordered to forfeit his catch of halibut and cod after being convicted last month of illegally fishing in a marine protected area off Cape Breton Island.
N.S. judge rules province violated rights of 2 women by refusing to pay for out-of-province care
Two Nova Scotia women forced to pay for out-of-country surgeries to treat debilitating medical conditions have won their legal challenges, with a judge criticizing the mishandling of their cases by the province.
Teen to be sentenced next year after guilty plea in Halifax mall stabbing case
A teen who pleaded guilty for his role in the stabbing death of a 16-year-old last spring at a Halifax shopping mall parkade will undergo a psychiatric-psychological assessment before he is sentenced next year.
Andy Fillmore elected Halifax's next mayor
Former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore will be the next mayor of Halifax, fending off challenges from his nearest rivals in a crowded field of candidates to win Saturday's municipal election.