News Minute | Jan. 27, 3:30 p.m.
Woman assaulted in Mexico back in Canada
N.S. to appeal Fenwick MacIntosh ruling to country's top court
No room to die
Muskrat Falls deal delayed again
Community news editor Claire McIlveen
News Minute | Jan. 27, 3:30 p.m.
By The Chronicle Herald

Community news editor Claire McIlveen has this afternoon's update on some of the day's top stories.

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Sheila Nabb, 37, originally from Nova Scotia, is back in Canada after being badly beaten at a hotel resort in Mexico.
Woman assaulted in Mexico back in Canada
By EVA HOARE Staff Reporter

A Canadian woman who was badly beaten in Mexico can now convalesce at home.

Sheila Nabb, 37, originally from Nova Scotia, was flown...

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The Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service will appeal to the Supreme Court of Canada to overturn the stay of Fenwick MacIntosh's sex-related convictions. (ERIC WYNNE / Staff / File)
N.S. to appeal Fenwick MacIntosh ruling to country's top court
By AARON BESWICK Truro Bureau

UPDATED 10:54 a.m.

Nova Scotia’s public prosecution service will seek to appeal the Fenwick MacIntosh case to...

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Debbie George displays a photo of her late mother in Dartmouth on Wednesday. George has been advocating for the presence of end of life rooms in nursing homes since the death of her mother last year. (ADRIEN VECZAN / Staff)
No room to die
By JOHN McPHEE Health Reporter

MARGUERITE Hatter died surrounded by her daughters in the privacy of a nursing home respite room as her favourite Celtic music played in the...

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The chief executive of Emera says an announcement will be made Friday on whether a deal is in place with Newfoundland and Labrador's Crown energy company to build the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.
Muskrat Falls deal delayed again
By JOANN ALBERSTAT Business Reporter

UPDATED 2:46 p.m.

Partners in the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project say they need yet more time to negotiate a final...

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News
A pedestrian makes his way down Granville Street during an afternoon snow squall in Halifax on Jan. 20. Another storm bringing snow, rain and ice pellets is headed this way today. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
A mess of weather
Some schools have been cancelled and salt trucks are already on roads in anticipation of messy weather conditions headed this way today.
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Steven Laffin will stand trial for second-degree murder in the disappearance of Halifax sex worker Nadine Taylor. (ERIC WYNNE / Staff / File)
Laffin to stand trial for murder in sex worker's disappearance
Steven Elliot Laffin has been committed to stand trial for second-degree murder in the disappearance of a Halifax prostitute.
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Woman gets conditional sentence for stealing on the job
Reports of glowing ball likely a small meteorite, expert says
Transit users eye alternatives
Daughter charged in Brookside man's death
Woman dies, man charged after car plunges into pond
RCMP bust Shelburne Co. trio with magic mushrooms, hash
Opinions
Salam Fayyad, left, Prime Minister of the Palestinian Authority; Israeli President Shimon Peres and Klaus Schwab, founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Forum, shake hands at the 42nd Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland on Thursday. (AP)
Winter in Davos: Outcome inequality
TALKING about the woes of inequality while enjoying five-star amenities at a Davos hotel is far nicer than living them in the wastes of Detroit or...
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Protestors against the Keystone XL pipeline, dressed as referees ,'blow their whistles on fossil-fuel funded corruption in Congress' and wave red flags, as they march on Capitol Hill in Washington on Tuesday. (AP)
The Newtonian physics that drives us into China’s orbit
Stephen Harper is kissing up to those who used to get the kiss-off. For the first time in six years, he has hosted a First Nations summit. And now,...
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Governing Halifax: Leadership lacking
Council did right thing the wrong way with school
Reason for optimism
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Spreading the message on texting while driving
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The chief executive of Emera says an announcement will be made Friday on whether a deal is in place with Newfoundland and Labrador's Crown energy company to build the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project.
Muskrat Falls deal delayed again
Partners in the Muskrat Falls hydroelectric project say they need yet more time to negotiate a final agreement on the $6.2-billion venture.
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A shopper checks out at the Walmart in Dartmouth Crossing. Statistics Canada data show that Nova Scotians' wages lag behind the national average. (TIM KROCHAK / Staff)
N.S. wages rise slower than elsewhere
Money isn’t everything but figures released Thursday by Statistics Canada underscore that it’s getting harder to make a living in Nova...
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Commissionaires protest in Halifax
Minimum wage: No easy fix
Wendy’s to relocate Bedford restaurant
CAW backs Ontario workers
Businesses get access to $10b credit
Few Sears cuts to come in Halifax area
Sports
Skip Heather Smith-Dacey releases her last rock of the fourth end in her match against Team Nix in the Scotties Tournament of Hearts at CFB Halifax Curling Club on Thursday. (ERIC WYNNE / Staff)
Smith-Dacey beats Mattatall to lead Scotties field
The defending champ is alone in first at the provincial Scotties Tournament of Hearts. CFB Halifax’s Heather Smith-Dacey dropped previously...
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Halifax Mooseheads' goalie Zachary Fucale gets his glove on a scoring attempt by Baie-Comeau Drakkar's Lukas Cingel with Mooseheads' defenceman Trey Lewis in close pursuit during first-period QMJHL action at the Metro Centre on Thursday. (INGRID BULMER / Staff)n
Mooseheads nip Drakkar
GOALS WERE HARD to come by at the Metro Centre on Thursday but the Halifax Mooseheads got just enough offence to get the win.
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P.E.I. didn’t get right offer for Duffy
Datsyuk goes first in NHL fantasy draft
Nadal advances to Aussie final
Storm wash out Rainmen
Woods solid in season opener
Governor raps snub of Obama
Arts & Life
We're looking for some of Nova Scotia's fittest men and women. (STAFF / File)
Fittest physiques in Nova Scotia
We're looking for Nova Scotia's fittest men and women, of all ages, to be featured in a photo essay in the pages of the Chronicle Herald and...
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Lauren Oostveen hopes the Oscars are livened up this year with a musical number from Kermit and the rest of the Muppets. (THE ASSOCIATED PRESS)
Counting on Kermit, Uggie to make up for Oscar omissions
There are going to have to be some pretty wacky dresses to make the Oscars interesting this year.
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Film exposes naked truth
Whitehorse spans frontiers
Keeping the wolves at bay
Colvin brings warmth to Dead of Winter opener
Stars lend power to help Pitt
Chesney cleans up at awards

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A customer looks at a Hyundai Motor Co.'s i40 wagon at a showroom in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, Jan. 26, 2012. Hyundai Motor Co. said its 2011 earnings reached a record high on increased demand at home and abroad.(AP Photo/Ahnn Young-joon)
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A Hi Ellen. Thanks for your question. This is such a common problem with older homes; the bathrooms aren’t large enough and they never seem...
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John Robidoux and other members of the Nova Scotia Wildlife Carvers and Artists Association are carving birds and animals on a mahogany and basswood table that they are donating to the farmers market at Alderney Landing as a vendor’s table for community groups. Robidoux is shown here in his Cole Harbour workshop with a section of the table. (INGRID BULMER / Staff)
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A crew of carvers with a will to give back to the community are donating a vendor’s table to the to the farmers market at Alderney Landing in...
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Sydney Kennedy, 10, watches her teammates during an Atom AAA game at the BMO Centre in Bedford last week. Sydney, the only girl on the Bedford team, was the top Atom girl in the country to qualify for the Canadian Tire NHL Junior Skills National Championship in Ottawa on the weekend. (INGRID BULMER / Staff)
Hockey player top 10-year-old going into national competition
Sydney Kennedy is going to put her hockey skills to the test at the National Hockey League All-Star Celebration in Ottawa.
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A third entrance for Bayers Lake
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City study says too few walkers for crosswalk
Raising fears about cellphone tower signals irresponsible
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