A well-known Halifax crime figure was shot Thursday evening outside an apartment building in the Cowie Hill area in Halifax.
Sources and a witness at the shooting said Jimmy Melvin Jr., a
convicted drug dealer, was the victim. Some members of his family are
allegedly involved in a Halifax drug war.
Nova Scotia's premier says he needs help from the
federal government in providing a major injection of funding for
infrastructure in the province as the economy falters.
Boudreau back in court Mother accused of killing daughter elects trial by judge and jury By BEVERLEY WARE South Shore Bureau Thu. Dec 4 - 2:32 PM
BRIDGEWATER — Penny Boudreau elected to be tried by a judge and
jury during an appearance this morning in Nova Scotia Supreme Court, though it will likely
be next fall before her case goes to trial.
ATLANTA — Measles deaths worldwide declined dramatically to about
200,000 a year, continuing a successful trend, global health authorities reported Thursday.
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IT IS A MOST biting irony that the Harper Conservatives spent so much of the last year attacking Liberal Leader Stephane Dion’s lack of leadership abilities.
Well in advance of the fall election campaign, the Conservatives were busy with nasty TV ads, attacks in Parliament and multimedia messages about just how poor a leadership choice Dion was for the federal Liberals.
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GIVEN THE TONE of the headlines and the time of year, a good laugh is increasingly hard to come by.
TOP ARTS & LIFE » Beyond the blues
FOR MATT ANDERSEN, music is a universal thing.
When he performs live, you might hear him do an old soul number like Ain’t No Sunshine or maybe a bit of Bob Marley or Steve Earle. And when the New Brunswick-born musician lays into some blues guitar, ...
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When an excavator worth almost $1 million went missing on its way from Toronto to a major B.C. construction site, the crew at Demand Logistics Inc. swung into action.
After all, the company’s 98 per cent on-time delivery record across North America ...
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For years Berwick’s Bobby Best was the most prominent hockey referee in Nova Scotia by a country mile.
Coaches from the university and junior ranks could love him or hate him from one shift to the next. Nobody would dispute he’s brash with a whistle...
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