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Judge postpones bail decision for young man charged in Dartmouth crash
A judge was not ready to give her decision Tuesday on a bail application by a young man charged with impaired driving in a head-on crash in Dartmouth on Feb. 6 that seriously injured two people in the other vehicle. It was the third time Brandon ...
Trials in jailhouse beating set for Halifax convention centre
The Nova Centre in downtown Halifax has been chosen as the venue for trials this May for 15 men charged with attempted murder and conspiracy to commit murder in the beating of an inmate at the Dartmouth jail. The accused will be tried at two ...
High-risk sex offender pleads guilty to breach charges in N.S. Supreme Court
A high-risk sex offender has pleaded guilty in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax to seven charges of breaching the conditions of either a long-term supervision order or a peace bond. John Francis Dionne, 53, has been in custody since July 26, ...
Convicted sex offender back in custody on Dartmouth charges after surety pulls out
A registered sex offender from Dartmouth accused of molesting two children is back behind bars after a Wolfville man who posted bail for him March 17 backed out of his commitment Monday. Brandon William McNeil, 27, had been living with the surety ...
Nova Scotia Court of Appeal hearing on firearm sentence to be livestreamed
The Crown’s appeal of the sentence for a young Black man from Halifax who was caught with a loaded handgun in the waistband of his pants during a traffic stop in November 2018 will be heard Tuesday in the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal. The ...
Registered sex offender gets bail on Dartmouth charges involving children
A registered sex offender from Dartmouth has been granted bail on charges of molesting two children. Brandon William McNeil, 27, faces two counts each of sexual exploitation, sexual interference and sexual assault. The offences are alleged to ...
Former King's prof pleads not guilty to historical sexual assault charge
A former professor at the University of King’s College will stand trial next February on a charge of sexually assaulting a young man on the Halifax campus 33 years ago. Lawyer Stan MacDonald appeared in Halifax provincial court by phone ...
Five Islands man elects Supreme Court trials on child porn, sexual assault charges
A Colchester County man has elected to be tried in Nova Scotia Supreme Court by a judge alone on sex-related charges. Members of the RCMP’s provincial internet child exploitation unit arrested Myles Lewis, 51, at his home in Five Islands ...
Former guard at Truro women's prison headed directly to trial on sex charges
A former prison guard at the Nova Institution for Women has learned he is not entitled to have a preliminary inquiry on allegations of sexually assaulting inmates at the Truro facility. Brian Lee Wilson, 54, of Salmon River faces six charges each ...
Colchester County man pleads guilty to child porn charges
A Colchester County man will be sentenced in September after pleading guilty Wednesday to two child pornography charges. Jon-Erik Drew Hill, 32, was arrested last May after RCMP executed a search warrant at his former home in Onslow ...
