1+ day, 21+ hour ago   (343+ words) Lawyer enters not-guilty pleas at Sergii Kozub's arraignment on eight-count indictment A Halifax massage therapist who faces eight counts of sexual assault has re-elected to be tried in Nova Scotia Supreme Court by a judge alone. The charges against Sergii…...

4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (157+ words) A Cape Breton man accused of sexually assaulting and physically injuring a woman is scheduled to enter pleas next month. Stephen Charles Penney, 52, of New Waterford, faces charges of sexual assault, assault causing bodily harm, assault, forcible confinement, and two…...

4+ day, 23+ hour ago   (977+ words) Nova Scotia has not ruled out battery storage as an option for meeting the province’s future electricity needs, even as it moves ahead with plans for two new power plants in Pictou County. For battery developers, the provincial government’s position…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (202+ words) Two youths were arrested after a Halifax Transit driver was assaulted at a bus terminal in Lower Sackville. Officers responded to a report of a disturbance on Aug. 27 at about 1:45 a.m. at the Cobequid terminal. They learned that a group of…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (292+ words) The ink from Donald Trump’s Sharpie was barely dry on his latest uninformed executive order – this one purporting to change the name of Lake Ontario to Lake America – when Nova Scotia company Peace by Chocolate responded. The award-winning chocolate company…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (186+ words) A Cape Breton man who assaulted a woman with a knife and a hammer has received a conditional discharge. Ryan Michael Andrew Crane, 31, of Sydney, pleaded guilty to two counts of assault with a weapon. The offences took place in…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (426+ words) Police allege Owen Watson, 24, failed to comply with restrictions on internet use A young man from Toronto is accused of breaching his release conditions on Halifax charges involving child sexual abuse and exploitation material. The Halifax Regional Police-RCMP internet child…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (215+ words) Cape Breton Regional Police confirmed they are investigating a hit and run involving three vehicles on Saturday night. The motor vehicle collision is believed to have happened in the early morning hours of Aug. 29. However, police would only confirm the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (706+ words) That faint whining noise you’ve been hearing for the past couple days, slowly growing in volume? It may just be the collective moaning of students preparing for the return to school. Whether you’re happy or sad about school starting, going…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (253+ words) One of two people charged in the second-degree murder of a man in the Niagara Falls area has been arrested. However, the other is still on the run and could be in Eastern Canada, although police are unable to confirm…...