News releases from Justice (Page 1)

People interested in taking part in the reference case before the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal regarding the Chignecto Isthmus can file their application by Friday, September 15.

Brad Johns, Attorney General and Minister of Justice, and Dominic LeBlanc, federal Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs, appointed 16 members to the Progress Monitoring Committee (PMC) today, September 1.

The Province is looking for feedback from Nova Scotians on the proposed built environment accessibility standard. The built environment includes human-made spaces, such as buildings, rights-of-way and outdoor areas.

Judge Perry F. Borden will be the new chief judge of the Nova Scotia provincial and family courts.

The Province and the RCMP are asking for the public’s help to solve the missing person case of Zachery Lefave.

The newly established Progress Monitoring Committee will take a trauma-informed, victim-centric approach to monitoring and reporting publicly on the implementation of the Mass Casualty Commission’s recommendations.

The Province has appointed Karen Hudson, KC (King’s counsel), as acting Director of the Nova Scotia Public Prosecution Service (PPS).

The Province and the RCMP are asking for the public’s help to solve the missing person case of Jessie Morrissey.

Attorney General and Justice Minister Brad Johns has requested that the Chief Judge of the provincial court assign a new judge to finish the work started by Desmond Inquiry Judge Warren Zimmer, whose term ended Friday, June 30.

The Province is making progress on developing an accessibility standard in education.

The Province has established a standing committee to investigate deaths of people in the custody of provincial correctional services.

The Province is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the homicide of Deborah Ann Hutchinson.

Federal Crown attorney Angela Caseley is Nova Scotia’s newest provincial court judge.

Angela Caseley, procureure de la Couronne fédérale, est la plus récente juge de la Cour provinciale de la Nouvelle-Écosse.

The provincial and federal governments have appointed a Founding Chair of the committee that will monitor and report on the implementation of the recommendations from the final report of the Mass Casualty Commission.

Police and the government are asking for the public’s help with the unsolved missing person case of Michael Gerald Steele.

The report on the first independent review of the Accessibility Act was released today, May 17.

The Province is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the homicide of 25-year-old Treyvhon Bradshaw last year.

Twenty-two Nova Scotians will help develop the Province’s next accessibility standard as members of the Goods and Services Standard Development Committee.

Safe and supportive housing can help people transitioning out of correctional facilities overcome barriers and make positive changes in their lives.