Nova Scotia Supreme Court

• Mi’kmaq lawsuit alleges intimidation, harassment in Nova Scotia lobster fishery

  None of the allegations have been proven in court and none of the defendants named in the suit could be immediately reached for comment.

  Canada

  Mar 30
• Judge grants bail for man awaiting second trial in killing of Dartmouth pizza delivery driver

  Riley was convicted in 2018 of killing 27-year-old Donald Chad Smith

  Canada

  Mar 12
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• Nova Scotia judge grants injunction against protesters blockading logging road

  The protesters set up camps on logging roads near the Caribou River on Oct. 21.

  Canada

  Mar 11
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• Glen Assoun agrees to compensation deal for wrongful conviction and years in prison

  Nova Scotia Justice Minister Randy Delorey said Thursday the recently signed deal is confidential.

  Canada

  Mar 4
• Nova Scotia Supreme Court pays tribute to late Justice Heather Robertson

  A Dalhousie Law School graduate, Heather Robertson was called to the bar in November 1975, and later worked in the business world.

  Canada

  Feb 17
• Driver in fatal hit and run sentenced to 6 months behind bars, 2 years probation

  Matthew Gerald Kennedy, 27, was sentenced at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax on Friday.

  Crime

  Feb 12
• Judge upholds Nova Scotia’s vaping restrictions, denies injunction request of vape shop co-owner

  Nova Scotia's vaping restrictions will remain in place while a Dartmouth vape shop co-owner challenges their constitutionality in court.

  Health

  Jan 28
• Dartmouth vape shop co-owner seeks injunction against Nova Scotia’s vaping restrictions

  The provincial government was applauded in 2020 for its tough stance on vaping, but increased taxes and new restrictions did not please those who vape to help them quit smoking.

  Health

  Jan 25
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• Judge denies bail to William Sandeson as he awaits murder retrial

  Sandeson, 28, is currently serving a life sentence with no parole eligibility for 25 years after being found guilty of killing Taylor Samson in August 2015.

  Crime

  Jan 22
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• Nova Scotia man appeals revocation of personalized licence plate bearing surname

  The Nova Scotia Supreme Court said that constitutionally protected freedom does not extend to government-owned licence plates.

  Canada

  Jan 19