Close X
    Wednesday, December 4, 2024
    ADVT 
    National

    Case Of Man Accused In Murder Of Halifax Yoga Instructor Back In Court

    The Canadian Press, 20 Feb, 2018 12:05 PM
      HALIFAX — The case of a Halifax man charged with the second-degree murder of a Montreal-born yoga instructor was back in court Tuesday.
       
       
      Nicholas Jordan Butcher appeared in Nova Scotia Supreme Court as pre-trial motions were being heard ahead of his jury trial in the death of 32-year-old Kristin Johnston, slated to start April 3.
       
       
      Information presented at the hearings, scheduled for 10 days, are protected by a publication ban.
       
       
      Butcher — wearing a navy suit, striped tie, white collared shirt, and rectangular glasses — sat at his lawyer's bench during the proceeding Tuesday.
       
       
      Butcher, in his mid-30s, is being represented by lawyers Peter Planetta and Jonathan Hughes, while Crown lawyers Carla Ball and Tanya Carter are prosecuting the case.
       
       
      Justice Joshua Arnold will preside over the trial.
       
       
      Johnston moved to Halifax from Montreal and opened a Bikram yoga studio.
      Prev Next

      MORE National ARTICLES

      Rush Hulk Can Attend Lacrosse Came In Calgary, But Can't Act Like A Mascot

      Rush Hulk Can Attend Lacrosse Came In Calgary, But Can't Act Like A Mascot
      CALGARY — The Calgary Roughnecks say a Saskatchewan Rush fan who dresses up as the Incredible Hulk can come to this weekend's lacrosse game, but he can't act as a team mascot.

      Rush Hulk Can Attend Lacrosse Came In Calgary, But Can't Act Like A Mascot

      Jagmeet Singh: New Democrats Are Ready To Fight Growing Gap Between Canada's Rich And Poor

      Jagmeet Singh: New Democrats Are Ready To Fight Growing Gap Between Canada's Rich And Poor
      OTTAWA — Federal NDP leader Jagmeet Singh kicked off two days of strategy sessions with members of his caucus on Wednesday with a message: New Democrats are ready to fight the growing gap between Canada's rich and poor.

      Jagmeet Singh: New Democrats Are Ready To Fight Growing Gap Between Canada's Rich And Poor

      'Don't Patronize Me': Tempers Flare As Old, New B.C. Liberal Leadership Candidates Debate

      'Don't Patronize Me': Tempers Flare As Old, New B.C. Liberal Leadership Candidates Debate
      VANCOUVER — Tempers flared at the B.C. Liberal leadership debate in Vancouver as veterans butted heads over the future of the party with newer faces calling for change.

      'Don't Patronize Me': Tempers Flare As Old, New B.C. Liberal Leadership Candidates Debate

      10 Safeway Stores To Be Shuttered In B.C. As Labour Negotiations Begin

      NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — A union representing Safeway employees in British Columbia says 10 stores in the province will be permanently closed as labour negotiations are set to begin.

      10 Safeway Stores To Be Shuttered In B.C. As Labour Negotiations Begin

      CP Rail Fires Conductor Again, This Time After Sexy Social Media Pictures And Posts

      CP Rail Fires Conductor Again, This Time After Sexy Social Media Pictures And Posts
      CALGARY — A Canadian Pacific Railway conductor who was fired following a 2014 derailment in Banff and later reinstated has been dismissed again — this time over social media posts that included several sexy modelling photos.

      CP Rail Fires Conductor Again, This Time After Sexy Social Media Pictures And Posts

      Vancouver Police Charge Five In Bid To Thwart Pop-up Pot Market In City Square

      Vancouver police say they are putting an end to an open-air marijuana market that has grown in recent weeks in a prominent downtown plaza.

      Vancouver Police Charge Five In Bid To Thwart Pop-up Pot Market In City Square

      PrevNext