Crown Attorney

• N.S. government to return to talks with Crown attorneys, as controversial law paused

  Bill 203 passed into law late in the day, but Justice Minister Mark Furey says it isn't being proclaimed and the province will resume talks early in the week in hopes of resolving the wage dispute.

  Canada

  Oct 25, 2019
  
• Province files motion for injunction to end Nova Scotia Crown attorney strike

  About 20 of the province's 100 prosecutors will remain on the job to handle murder cases, sexual assaults and other serious crimes.

  Politics

  Oct 23, 2019
  
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• ‘Really irritating’: Sentencing delayed again for Randy Riley

  The homicide case has been fraught with delays since it started.

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2019
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• N.S. prosecutor slams parole decision that released and deported U.S.-born convicted killer

  Paul Carver, chief Crown attorney for Halifax, is questioning a parole board decision allowing the release and deportation of a convicted killer and sexual predator

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2019
• Woman who disposed of newborn’s body in dumpster barely leaves home: lawyer

  It's been a little more than two years since a homeless man found 25-year-old Samantha Richards' baby inside a grocery bag.

  Crime

  Jul 20, 2018
• Man charged in connection to disappearance of Dartmouth woman appears in court

  Owen Patrick Nelson, 41, has previously been charged with assaulting the missing Karen Lee MacKenzie.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2018
• Two Crown attorneys appointed to focus on N.S. sexual assault prosecutions

  Danielle Fostey and Constance MacIsaac will also provide specialized training to other Crown attorneys in the province.

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2018
• Former federal Crown prosecutor facing charges related to a prostitute

  Former federal Crown attorney, Richard Smith, is facing charges related to his alleged involvement with a prostitute.

  Aug 12, 2016