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Halifax News
Ryan Taplin/Metro Halifax
March 19, 2010
Protesters held a mock funeral for declining Atlantic Cod stocks outside the Sobeys on Queen Street in north-end Halifax on Thursday.
March 19, 2010
The province is putting a halt to “March madness” spending by civil servants, says Finance Minister...
Mike Duffy says some students ‘brainwashed’
March 19, 2010
Senator Mike Duffy isn’t backing down on his criticisms of journalism programs.
March 19, 2010
A Cumberland County hockey coach has been identified as the victim of Thursday morning’s fatal car...
Province undecided on funding for $300M convention site
March 19, 2010
As the debate intensifies, the province has set a deadline on whether to fund a new convention...
Justice Dept. set to urge arm’s-length investigations of police
March 19, 2010
Staff from the Nova Scotia Justice Department confirm they plan to introduce legislation this spring to create an arm’s-length commission to handle investigations of police agencies.
Police probe south-end assault
March 19, 2010
Halifax Regional Police are investigating a “very shocking” incident after a 19-year-old Dalhousie University student was grabbed from behind by a man while walking in south-end Halifax on Wednesday night.
Man facing charges after alleged road rage incident
March 19, 2010
A 26-year-old man has been charged in relation to an alleged road rage incident last week that saw the victim punched in the face and have his front driver’s side window smashed out.
Ex-Herd goalie up on sexual assault rap
March 19, 2010
Former Halifax Mooseheads goaltender Mark Yetman, facing three counts of sexual assault, two counts of choking and one count of threatening, will reportedly next appear in court on April 14 in St. Catharines, Ont.
Michael Bolton hits Metro Centre
March 19, 2010
A large crowd of cheering women will no doubt greet singer Michael Bolton as he performs at the Halifax Metro Centre on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
RCMP’s Operation Hawkeye to check for theft-prone vehicles
March 19, 2010
Halifax RCMP will start checking vehicles in neighbourhoods during the evening and overnight hours to see if they’re prone to theft.
Railway says it needs 5-year subsidy to survive
March 19, 2010
A railway that serves Cape Breton has told the Nova Scotia government it needs $2 million annually for the next five years to keep operating.
Nursing home lifts ban on visitors
March 19, 2010
Capital Health has lifted restrictions at a nursing home in Musquodoboit Harbour, but is keeping them in place at a nursing unit at the Halifax Infirmary site of the QEII Health Sciences Centre in Halifax.
Conclusions in report on RCMP fatal shooting of N.S. man baffling: band lawyer
March 18, 2010
WAGMATCOOK, N.S. - The lawyer for the Wagmatcook First Nation says a Halifax police report that cleared an RCMP officer of any criminal wrongdoing in a fatal shooting failed to make logical conclusions based on the facts it uncovered.
New Brunswick Premier Shawn Graham accuses media of unfair scrutiny
March 18, 2010
FREDERICTON - The premier of New Brunswick is blaming the media for what he says is unfair coverage of his government.
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