Man Shot

As the Pride Parade and Jazz Fest were celebrated elsewhere in metro on July 21st, one man was gunned down in the middle of the afternoon in north-end Halifax.

A 37-year-old Halifax man was shot to death about 4 p.m. at the corner of Maynard and Woodill streets. Police did not release his name, pending notification of family.

Neighbours reported hearing up to five shots, then looking outside to discover the body of an adult male lying on the street.

The man was pronounced dead at the scene.

Hon. Romeo Dallaire

The Hon. Romeo Dallaire standing in front of the Thinker's Lodge in Pugwash Nova Scotia. Dallaire is an Honorary Patron of the Pugwash Peace Exchange and was there to participate in the organizations 50th Anniversary and to help revitalize the need for nuclear disarmament.