[Image-1] A permanent, likely colourful tribute to Raymond Taavel will be coming to Gottingen Street. Last week, a small group of community members gathered at the Halifax North Memorial Branch Public Library to brainstorm ideas for a permanent memorial to replace the current Raymond Taavel Healing Garden. “People liked generally including rainbows as part of […]
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Khyber Art Society names new artistic director
[Image-1] Even with all the recent news about their former home, the Khyber Art Society itself has been relatively quiet lately. That’s likely due to the difficult task of finding a replacement artistic director after the recent departure of Daniel Joyce for greener pastures. Today, the Khyber’s board announced that out of 20 applicants and […]
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Halifax wants an open data relationship
If you love something, set it free and maybe it’ll come back as a cool app. So hopes city council, which today will give first reading to a proposed administrative order designed to release multitudes of imprisoned data from within the city’s towering servers. It’ll mean Halifax will finally formalize an “Open Data” program which […]
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Pair accused in Loretta Saunders murder going to trial
The pair accused in Loretta Saunders’ murder will stand trial for first-degree murder, justice Anne Derrick ruled Friday morning as Saunders’ family and friends watched from the gallery. In her decision following last week’s inquiry, Derrick found there was sufficient evidence that a properly-instructed jury could find Victoria Henneberry and Blake Leggette guilty of the […]
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Khyber may go up for sale
[Image-1] After 126 years on Barrington, the Khyber Centre for the Arts building could be at its end. City staff is recommending Halifax Regional Council declare 1588 Barrington St. surplus and put it up for sale. Officials assessing the Victoria-era building listed poor conditions and hazardous materials (including a failing floor system and asbestos in […]
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Saunders family grieves as inquiry continues
[Image-1] Loretta Saunders’ death six months ago was still fresh for her grieving family as they attended the inquiry into her murder this week. After justice Anne Derrick called a recess Wednesday, there was an outburst in the court. In an apparent reaction to evidence, one of Saunders’ uncles stood up and made a move […]
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Saunders inquiry doubles down on secrecy
[Image-1] As the inquiry into Loretta Saunders’ murder resumed Tuesday morning, a member of her family leaned over the back of a courtroom pew and handed a Halifax Regional Police constable a pink rubber bracelet. The constable, who investigated the case, thanked him. The bracelets, which say, “Loretta and the stolen sisters,” are meant to […]
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Overrepresented in the stats
[Image-1] Before her short life ended, Inuk woman and SMU student Loretta Saunders was researching the murders of three indigenous women from Nova Scotia. Two of the three cases resulted in convictions. One didn’t make it as far as Loretta’s. It took 35 years to convict the person who put a bullet in Anna Mae […]
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Justice inches forward in Loretta Saunders case
[Image-1] As the Crown played a video in Halifax provincial court Monday morning, Blake Legette covered his eyes with his hands and Victoria Henneberry buried her face in her arms. The acoustics in the room were poor, the judge noted, but as the clip played, sobs and sniffles from the second row where members of […]
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Twelve hundred daughters, sisters, mothers
[Image-1] It’s always a good time to be reminded about the confounding number of murdered and missing First Nations women in Canada, but today it’s sadly even more relevant. As reported in Metro, and via her own Facebook page, Loretta Saunders’ sister, Audrey, is seeking donations to help travel to Halifax next week for the […]
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Former Pride executive charged with stealing funds disappears
A former vice-chair of Halifax Pride is missing in action after he allegedly stole $16,400 from the festival last year. After making every attempt to contact him, police have an arrest warrant out for 27-year-old Chris Scullino, who they believe is currently in Quebec. Scullino is accused of depositing money meant for Halifax Pride in […]
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Raymond Taavel remembered at Pride
It’s been over two years since Raymond Taavel was murdered, but the respected community leader isn’t soon to be forgotten. Now, those wishing to honour Taavel’s memory can purchase a memorial pin created by his family and partner Darren Lewis. “Ever since this whole tragedy started, the family and myself wanted to do something in […]
