A jury has been selected in the trial of a Chapel Island, N.S., man accused of second-degree murder.

Health officials in Nova Scotia's largest health district say there are signs that swine flu infections in the province are slowly waning.

The families of four sealers who died after their fishing boat sank near the Magdalen Islands in March 2008, have filed a $2.7 million lawsuit against the Canadian Coast Guard and the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

The provincial agency responsible for recycling has hired a Halifax company to turn used Nova Scotia tires into a type of rubber gravel.

A soldier who fatally shot his close friend in Afghanistan in 2007 has applied to be released from prison pending his appeal before the Court Martial Appeal Court of Canada.

The Capital District Health Authority is closing its three H1N1 flu assessment centres until further notice. In a release issued yesterday, the department said the three clinics – located in Dartmouth, Halifax and Windsor – have seen much lower attendance in the past week, and that people who need advice on the treatment of H1N1 should now consult their doctors or call 811. The assessment ...

Tyler Sampson was attempting to come to the aid of his injured friend, Adam Eisenhauer, when he was stabbed at least 30 times, a Halifax courtroom heard yesterday. Details of the gruesome double murder of Eisenhauer, 26, and Sampson, 25, were revealed for the first time at a sentencing hearing for Michael Joseph Mitchelmore, who pleaded guilty to the killings and was sentenced to life in prison ...

Emotions ran high as family and friends of two murder victims watched Michael Joseph Mitchelmore be sentenced yesterday to life in prison with no eligibility of parole for 13 years. For his part, the 29-year-old apologized for the killings, breaking down in tears at several points. Last month, Mitchelmore pleaded guilty to the killings of Adam Eisenhauer, 26, of Glen Haven, and Tyler Sampson, 25 ...

Two men were arrested in relation to thefts from vehicles early yesterday morning in Halifax. Police say they saw two men on Victory Lane after thefts were made from vehicles on Lemarchant St. and in an underground parkade on Brunswick St. The men allegedly ran away but were arrested on Gottingen St. Christian Bennett, 23, and 28-year-old Garrett White, both of Halifax, face charges of break and ...

Police have located a man wanted on a parole warrant. On Friday, Halifax Regional Police issued a release asking for the public’s assistance in locating Preston Lynden Denny, 23, who was residing at a Halifax halfway house following a 2008 conviction for sexual assault and break and enter. Denny was reported missing Nov. 18 after failing to return to the halfway house. Police issued a release ...

Another couple in HRM will pay lower taxes this year after getting their assessment reduced because of all-terrain vehicles. Susan Cook and Andrew Myatt won a five per cent reduction on their Head of Chezzetcook home after arguing that noise from ATVs on a nearby trail reduced its value.

Blake Nill admits he overreacted. The former Saint Marys head coach, now skipper of the Calgary Dinos football team, reamed out his own son Saturday during the Uteck bowl.

Halifax city council wants to deal with the graffiti problem in the city once and for all. Recommendations on how to do that will be tabled at tonight's meeting, but one proposal is raising some controversy.

A Timberlea boy accused of stabbing another student in a fight at Citadel High last week has been granted bail. The 16-year-old appeared in court yesterday for a bail hearing.

A Nova Scotia man wanted on a Canada-wide parole warrant has been arrested. Preston Lynden Denny, 23, was arrested Saturday night after being stopped by military police in Eastern Passage.

Gimme gimme gimme: Perving on Henry Rollins in person? Don't mind if I do! You thrilled to his ramblings in Get In The Van , you felt uncomfortable when you watched that YouTube video where he humiliates that poor kid trying to interview him, and you've thought about him countless times in the shower, now you can have a chance to see that neck in person when Henry Rollins comes to the Rebecca ...

[image-1] Whats wrong? Bike-unfriendly barriers, Dartmouth waterfront trail. Whos responsible? Terry Drisdelle, Waterfront Development Corporation, 422-5115. REMARKS The new chicanes were required by CN, says Drisdelle, because travelling through them requires facing one direction, then the opposite, so that its almost impossible to not see that one train a day rolling at five km/hr down the ...

General Rick Hillier avoids questions of his personal responsibility for the alleged torture of prisoners. by Bruce Wark Rick Hillier, former chief of the Canadian defence staff, dodged questions in Halifax on Saturday about the torture of prisoners handed over by the Canadian military to the Afghan intelligence service. Hillier was asked by The Coast why the Canadian forces followed a ...

There’s a point in Return Ticket where it really hits home that playwright Shahin Sayadi (played by Theo Pitsiavas) has put himself in danger by returning to his hometown in Iran. He has been interviewing people for a play he hopes to write about his uncle, a “sacred martyr” in government terms, but an intriguing, peace-loving man to his nephew. Sayadi is summoned to meet with Iranian ...

Where to get your knicks and knacks for the chimney stocking. by Carsten Knox The Nova Scotia Designer Craft Council Christmas Craft Market The NSDCC Christmas Craft Market is a juried craft market that takes place at towards the end of November, featuring artisans working in pottery, decorative art, glass, jewellery, textiles, leather, organics, wood and metalwork. November 20-22, Cunard Centre ...

Dalplex introduces outdoor adventure programming.

Dal grad Jenny Benson created the nonprofit Aninga Project to fund the education of girls like Aninga.

A look at the talent contest held in the Grawood. The second round goes Wednesday, Nov. 25.

PhD student Clarence Batan rallies his department to raise money for flood victims in his native Philippines.

Dal students Jordan Ekers and Casey Binkley organize the first Atlantic Eco Expo this weekend at Exhibition Park.

NEW GLASGOW – Two people were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, following a two-vehicle collision on a residential street on New Glasgow’s east side.

NEW?GLASGOW – A 31-year-old Pictou County man has pleaded not guilty to three charges relating to alleged sexual activities with a minor.

NEW GLASGOW – A 26-year-old Pictou Landing man has pleaded guilty to three counts of violating his probation and has requested that a sentencing circle decide his fate.

HALIFAX – A Pictou County native will represent the province this year as Miss Nova Scotia International.

ALMA – While at Northumberland Regional High School on Monday, Nova Scotia Justice Minister Ross Landry announced that the provinces Lighthouses Program is now accepting applications.

NEW WATERFORD — Tears streamed down Olivia MacKinnon’s face Monday as she looked through photographs of her son, Darren Tatlock, growing up.

SYDNEY — More than 1,600 people felt the prick of a needle in the Cape Breton District Health Authority after H1N1 immunization clinics re-opened to the general public Monday.

NORTH SYDNEY — The final chapter is being written for a die-cast manufacturing plant in Cape Breton.

NEW WATERFORD — The body of Darren Tatlock was found Sunday, almost two weeks after the man was reported missing.

BROMONT, Que. — A Quebec woman on long-term sick leave who says she lost her benefits because of photos on Facebook is reportedly fighting to get them re-instated.

Visitation restrictions at 5 hospitals in the GASHA district will be lifted Tuesday. The restriction that only allows visitation to immediate family came as H-1-N-1 activity in local communities was on the rise.

Earl Wayne Batherson to spend next 45 days in jail

Bishop Brian Dunn says he'll have lots to do when he takes over in January

Hugh Landry takes over as of Monday

Antigonish RCMP lay charges in three seperate incidents