Michael Tutton
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Cyclone problem: Sonar snafu a challenge for Canada's new navy helicopters
Testing of some of Canada's new navy helicopters has hit a snag.
Nova Scotia rocket launch site hopes to eventually reach 12 launches per year
The developers of Canada's only commercial spaceport are shooting for as many as a dozen rockets to blast off per year from a proposed site near a small community on Nova Scotia's eastern shore.
Trudeau targets income inequality, tax evasion in Canadian Confederation speech
Justin Trudeau took on the role of critic of Canada's wealthiest citizens on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2017, putting income inequality and tax evasion at the centre of a speech that reflected on the prospects for the Canadian Confederation.
Nova Scotia vineyards flourish, for now, as temperatures grow warmer
The skies have been brilliant blue in Nova Scotia wine country this October, the vines heavy with grapes, and winemakers like Sean Sears are seeing crops they could only vaguely hope for in the past.
Weatherman finds scorpion while unpacking bananas after Halifax shopping trip
A Halifax-based weatherman says he got more than he bargained for during a recent Costco trip — a live scorpion in his bag of bananas.
Canada is not about 'bricks and mortar,' PM tells critics of Canada 150 choices
Justin Trudeau pointed on Thur. June 29, 2017 to an icebreaker's voyage as a fine example of Canada 150 celebrations.
Nova Scotia information czar wants law to put onus on province to comply with rulings
The province's information and privacy commissioner recommends changes that would bring Nova Scotia's freedom-of-information laws into the 21st century.
Trial for N.S. doctor accused of trafficking starts with push to drop evidence
The drug-trafficking trial for a Nova Scotia doctor accused of prescribing 50,000 pills to a hospital patient started Monday with the defence attempting to have several pieces of evidence thrown out.
Prison violence leaves Ottawa with growing legal burden: 'It's an awful lot'
Canada's prison service faced 1,200 legal actions at the end of last March — a figure the federal prison ombudsman says is enough to keep an entire law firm busy.
Nova Scotia premier on striking teachers: 'The frustration here is real'
Nova Scotia's premier says "decades" of education-policy errors have contributed to the historic teachers walkout that saw the legislature enveloped in a cacophony of protest speeches and cowbells.