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Dexter to recall legislature if Zinck refuses to resign
Nova Scotia Premier Darrell Dexter says he will recall the legislature if Dartmouth North MLA Trevor Zinck refuses to resign. Zinck plead guilty yesterday to fraud over $5-thousand dollars and breach of trust in connection with the MLA spending scandal. Dexter told reporters Tuesday morning that if Zinck refuses to step down, he will take
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Zinck pleads guilty to two charges
An Independent politician in the Nova Scotia legislature has pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust for his role in the province’s spending scandal. Trevor Zinck entered the plea on the fifth day of his trial at Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Halifax. A charge of theft over $5,000 was stayed. Testimony
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Zinck trial adjourns until this afternoon
The trial of a Nova Scotia politician charged in the province’s constituency allowance spending scandal has been adjourned briefly at the request of the defence. Independent MLA Trevor Zinck is charged with theft over $5,000, fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust. Zinck’s lawyer Lyle Howe says he needs to talk over options with his
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N.S. premier down two suit sizes. What’s his secret?
If you’ve been thinking Premier Darrell Dexter has been looking a little more svelte these days, it’s because he is. Dexter is down two suit sizes. What’s his weight loss secret? The premier is crediting a nutrition planning program run by the Capital District Health Authority. “It was actually my wife who signed up for
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Education minister offers budget-making help after school boards cut teaching jobs
Most of the school boards across Nova Scotia have set their budgets for 2013-14, and every budget line was under the microscope. Although, despite Education Minister Ramona Jennex’s objections, teaching positions have been cut. The Chignecto-Central Regional School Board cut 18 teaching positions and 13 other ones due to budget cuts, and it was a
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No date with the public yet for rebuilt Bluenose II
Nova Scotia Culture Minister Leonard Preyra says the Bluenose II is expected to undergo sea trials before the end of this month, but it remains uncertain when it will be available for public tours. Preyra says it’s important to ensure public health and safety standards are met before the restored schooner is open to tourists.
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Judge admits majority of affidavits in Colored Home case
Virtually all the affidavits filed by former residents who claim to have suffered abuse at a Halifax orphanage have been accepted by the judge, after the province opposed the wording of many of the affidavits and dismissed them as hearsay. Judge Arthur LeBlanc has ruled in provincial Supreme Court that evidence filed by former residents of
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Expense rules could’ve been clearer, fraud trial of Nova Scotia politician told
HALIFAX _ The trial of a sitting member of the Nova Scotia legislature charged with fraud heard Tuesday from a retired bureaucrat who testified that the internal rules governing expense claims could have been clearer. Trevor Zinck, an Independent member of the legislature who used to sit as a member of the governing NDP, was
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Liberals show big gains, NDP slides in latest provincial poll
As we wait for a provincial election to be called, the provincial Liberals continue to stretch their lead over the NDP in the polls. The latest Corporate Research Associates (CRA) poll shows support for the Liberal party has increased to 45% over the past three months, while support for the NDP has dropped to 26%,
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Zinck trial on spending scandal charges underway
HALIFAX – A Nova Scotia politician charged in the province’s spending scandal says he is looking forward to having his say now that his trial is underway. Trevor Zinck, an Independent member of the legislature, is charged with theft, fraud and breach of trust. Zinck was one of four politicians charged in February 2011 following