Michael MacDonald
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Halifax man faces new charge after alleged bomb threat against U.S. consulate (opens the original)
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A terrorism-related charge has been laid against a man already facing two lesser offences for allegedly making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax, which shut down a large section of the city’s downtown. A federal prosecutor told Halifax provincial court Wednesday that the RCMP had charged 54-year-old Ali Assakereh under a section of the federal Criminal Code that deals with threats against internationally protected people, which includes diplomats. Federal lawyer Lee-Ann Conrod
Heated Rivalry author Rachel Reid donates $300,000 to keep Nova Scotia libraries open (opens the original)
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The Nova Scotia author whose romance books inspired the wildly popular “Heated Rivalry” TV series has donated $300,000 to financially challenged libraries in Nova Scotia’s Annapolis Valley. Rachel Reid issued a statement Monday saying libraries provide one of the most important services available. She also said supporting them should be a government priority. “I credit my local library for being a huge part of the reason I’m a published author today,” Reid’s statement said. “As essential communi
Halifax bomb threat bail hearing delayed for a third time (opens the original)
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A bail hearing for a man accused of making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax was adjourned for a third time Friday as the man’s lawyer pressed for more details about the prosecution’s case. Halifax resident Ali Assakereh was charged Tuesday with uttering threats and public mischief after police also accused him of placing a propane tank and flammable liquids in his car before parking it near the consulate. On Friday, his legal aid lawyer, Lonny Queripel, said the ongoing police
Great white shark washes up on Nova Scotia beach (opens the original)
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Researchers in northern Nova Scotia have yet to determine what caused the death of a large great white shark that recently washed ashore near Pictou. The Nova Scotia-based Marine Animal Response Society says the body of the 580-kilogram male shark was discovered Friday on a beach, where researchers spent the weekend conducting a necropsy. The four-metre long fish weighs as much as a fully grown polar bear. The non-profit group issued an online statement Monday saying Dr. Laura Bourque of the Can
Rare sightings of lone killer whale off Nova Scotia leave public in awe (opens the original)
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Multiple sightings have been confirmed of a lone killer whale near the Canso Causeway. Here are some photos and videos from one social media user. Kayla Partridge was on a small boat with family and friends Sunday when they were suddenly part of an exceptionally rare encounter with a lone killer whale off southern Cape Breton. “We were just kind of putting along and then we saw him breach,” Partridge said in an interview Monday, recalling how the orca leapt from the water on the western side of
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