What were they doing out there is those weather conditions? It's a question being asked over and over again in communities from Neil's Harbour to Wood's Harbour, as Nova Scotians try to come to grips with the death of five young fishermen. At the same time, that same question was asked repeatedly at a U.S. Coast Guard board of inquiry in Portsmouth, Virginia into the sinking of the tall ship HMS Bounty. Under scrutiny: the actions of...
What were they doing out there is those weather conditions? It's a question being asked over and over again in communities from Neils Harbour to Wood Harbour, as Nova Scotians try to come to grips with the death of five young fishermen. At the same time, that same question was asked repeatedly at a U.S. Coast Guard board of inquiry in Portsmouth, Virginia into the sinking of the tall ship HMS Bounty. Under scrutiny: the actions of...
Here's a quick quiz for you. If you and your partner split up what are you entitled to receive? If you are married the answer is simple: 50% of all family assets. But if you are living common law your situation is much more complicated. You would be entitled to spousal support and a portion of your partner's pension benefits, but you have no automatic claim to property such as the house, the car, even jewellry. That's...
UPDATE DEC. 17,2003 2:45PM: The South Shore Regional school board has given me an accounting of its legal costs. It totals $163,000. That's in addition to the settlement it paid Peter Speight. Read the update story here.____________________________________________________________________The South Shore Regional School Board has finally won its battle to keep Peter Speight out of the classroom, but it's a victory that will cost taxpayers dearly. The board has agreed to pay Speight about $160,000 in back pay, plus an undisclosed...
Lloyd Eugene Bailey started attacking and sexually assaulting women when he was 15 years old. He only stopped when he was in jail, and after a serious car accident left Bailey confined to a wheelchair. But they proved to be only temporary setbacks. Now the Crown is trying to have Bailey, 43, declared a dangerous offender. It's their second try. The first attempt was in 2002. By that time, Bailey had racked up a string of violent assaults,...
