Latest from Richard Cuthbertson
Organized crime linked to illegal lobster fishing 'terrorizing the community,' N.S. minister claims
Nova Scotias fisheries minister says the federal failure to stop what he calls illegal out-of-season fishing in some of the most lucrative lobster grounds in the country has fuelled organized crime that is 'terrorizing the community' along a stretch of the provinces southwest.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Fishing group wants judge to declare Sipekne'katik First Nation lobster fishery unlawful
A group representing commercial fishing interests has filed a lawsuit against the chief of a central Nova Scotia First Nation and wants a judge to declare that the bands summer and fall lobster fishery in St. Marys Bay is unlawful and they do not have a treaty right to it.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Review of prosecutions in chaotic elver fishery finds cases are being pursued
An internal review into whether federal prosecutions are refusing to pursue infractions related to the lucrative but turbulent baby eel fishery in the Maritimes has reportedly determined they have used proper discretion and that several dozen cases have been brought to court.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Former patient testifies doctor told her future husband would regret it if she got tubes tied
A woman who sought a surgical procedure to prevent pregnancy testified at a disciplinary hearing Wednesday that a Cape Breton gynecologist told her the choice should be up to her future husband and that "no other doctor in Canada" would perform it on her.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Cole Harbour man accused of murdering wife is fit to stand trial
A psychiatric assessment of a 77-year-old Cole Harbour, N.S., man accused of murdering his wife in June has determined he is fit to stand trial.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Bridge near Hantsport abruptly closed due to structural concerns
A bridge that leads into Hantsport, N.S., is closed due to concerns over its structural soundness after parts of it gave out, according to the mayor of the area municipality.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Judge calls murder of 85-year-old woman 'monstrous and evil' as he hands down sentence
A man with a lengthy criminal record who crept into the basement of an 85-year-old womans home in Dartmouth, N.S., four years ago, strangled her and ransacked her bedroom has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for at least 16 years.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Dalhousie campus to remain closed until Wednesday following protest end
Dalhousie University remainedclosed Tuesday following the dismantling of a pro-Palestinian protest camp the day before, but the school has not offered details of why students and staff are still being told to stay off its Halifax campuses until Wednesday.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
Pro-Palestinian protesters leave Dalhousie University quad, building
Pro-Palestinian protesters who had occupiedgreen space at Dalhousie's Halifax campus for more than two months left on Monday afternoon shortly after police arrived at the university.
Canada -Nova Scotia |
N.S. wants $900K in fuel-tax case from directors of bankrupt Maritime Fuels
The Nova Scotia government is seeking more than $900,000 from the directors of a defunct fuel and heating oil companyfortaxes that were collected from customers in the years before it went bankrupt but which were never turned over to the province.
Canada -Nova Scotia |