(NL-Fatal-Shooting)
Police in Newfoundland and Labrador are investigating a fatal shooting north of Lewisporte.
Officers were called to a home on Maple Street in Little Burnt Bay around 9:15 p-m on Monday.
Police say the victim was a man in his 30s.
They say one man was arrested and remains in custody.
(The Canadian Press)
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A disability rights advocate is raising questions about the Nova Scotia government’s assertion that it is making substantial progress in implementing a five-year plan to ensure people with disabilities receive better support.
Vicky Levack, who sits on the board of the Disability Rights Coalition, says the government’s one-year progress report shows it is moving in the right direction, but she says the province can’t ignore the fact that it failed to reach a key deadline earlier this year.
Under the five-year plan, the province agreed to stop admitting people with disabilities into large institutions as of March 31st of this year, but the government recently confirmed the deadline has been extended to January 1st.
Levack says that failure has cast a shadow over the government’s other accomplishments, saying provincial officials are — quote — “patting themselves on the back a little too hard.”
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Suspicious-Fire)
Police in Nova Scotia are investigating a weekend fire that destroyed a home and two outbuildings.
The fire was reported early Saturday on McGrath’s Cove Road, east of Peggy’s Cove.
Police say no one was injured.
Investigators with the Nova Scotia Office of the Fire Marshal have deemed the fire to be suspicious.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Halifax-Unsolved-Murder)
Police in Halifax are asking for the public’s help as the investigation continues into the shooting death of a man 12 years ago.
Halifax Regional Police say Saturday marked the grim anniversary of the murder of 27-year-old John Fulton Newcombe.
Investigators say that on June 1st, 2012, at approximately 2 a-m, Newcombe was shot dead as he left Winston’s Pub and Eatery on Lacewood Drive.
Information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible for his death could lead to a cash reward up to 150-thousand dollars.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NL-Fatal-Crash)
A single-vehicle crash in eastern Newfoundland has claimed the life of a 32-year-old woman.
The crash was reported Sunday shortly after 1 a-m on Balbo Drive in Clarenville.
Clarenville R-C-M-P say one of the vehicle’s two occupants, a 32-year-old man, was found outside the vehicle and he was treated for unspecified injuries.
Police say the victim was found in a ditch, under the overturned vehicle.
(The Canadian Press)
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(NS-Nuclear-Medicine-Scanner)
The Q-E-2 Health Sciences Centre in Halifax is the first in Canada to get a StarGuide C-T scanner.
The nuclear scanner uses 3-D imaging to help physicians diagnose and treat cancer, heart disease and other ailments.
The six-million-dollar project is being paid for by Nova Scotia Health and Q-E-2 Foundation donors.
The first patient will undergo imaging by mid-June.
(The Canadian Press)
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(Atlantic Update by The Canadian Press)
