Michael Tutton
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Scientist says tropical fish documented by diver signal warming Atlantic waters
A marine biologist is taking notice of stunning images of tropical fish photographed by an amateur diver in the warming waters off Nova Scotia's southern shore.
Road collapse that isolated N.S. chocolate firm ignites talk of climate change
When Tareq Hadhad tweeted a video of a gushing stream sweeping away the road to his business, he added a comment about the impact humans are having on the globe.
Off Canada's East Coast, a hunt to detect 'beautiful' great white sharks
The great white sharks move torpedo-like through East Coast waters, cruelly efficient hunters with multiple rows of serrated teeth devouring seals and other prey.
N.S. minister holds off comment on wrongful conviction case due to past as Mountie
Nova Scotia's justice minister — a retired Mountie — says he's waiting for a ruling on whether he has a conflict of interest before commenting on revelations the RCMP erased evidence in the case of a man wrongfully convicted of murder.
Evidence erased by police would have freed wrongfully convicted man: defence lawyer
A defence lawyer who fought to free Glen Assoun from a wrongful conviction for murder says evidence erased by the Mounties would have helped Assoun win his appeal and spared him eight more nightmarish years in prison.
N.S. utility destroys nest of migratory bird while clearing trees
A Nova Scotia utility's destruction of a migratory bird nest while clearing trees is again raising questions about the precautions industry should take in the province's forests during nesting seasons.
Media fight for details of Nova Scotia man's wrongful murder conviction
A court battle is set to unfold on Tuesday, July 2, 2019, over the release of key evidence explaining what led to the wrongful murder conviction of a Nova Scotia man who spent almost 17 years in jail.
Two more dead right whales found in Gulf of St. Lawrence: Fisheries and Oceans
Fisheries and Oceans Canada says two more endangered North Atlantic right whales have been found dead in the Gulf of St. Lawrence.
Prime Minister hears NS praise on environmental spending, as protesters arrested
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau received praise and drew protests on Friday, May 24, 2019, for his government's environmental policies as he met with one of the country's two remaining Liberal premiers.
Keep guard up against hurricanes in 2019, as risk remains potent: forecaster
It has been years since a major tropical storm wreaked havoc in Canada, but the Canadian Hurricane Centre is warning against complacency.