Category: Halifax

A Halifax doctor has been found not guilty of sex charges involving a teenage boy, according to Local XpRess.

66 year old Nebojsa Sparavalo was acquitted on charges of sexual assault and sexual exploitation by Judge Anne Derrick who said the Crown failed to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.

A 17 year old boy was getting a lumbar puncture at the Q-E II hospital in March of 2015 when he says the doctor touched a blanket over his clothed genitals. At first he thought it was an accident, but later believed it was intentional. The boy’s mother, girlfriend and nurses were present at the time.

The CAT ferry will be running slower and not as often for a little while because of engine problems.

Bay Ferries says one of its four engines has been shut down which means slower runs between Yarmouth and Portland…about half an hour slower. It’ll be putting out a revised sailing schedule shortly…there’ll be five round trips a week instead of six.

Experts from the engines manufacturer, MTU, are investigating the failure.