Posted: Apr 14, 2021 8:15 PM AT | Last Updated: April 14
The IWK Health Centre is a women and children s hospital in Halifax.(Brian MacKay/CBC)
A Halifax-area man who was sentenced to 15 years in prison for a high-profile shooting outside a children s hospital is due to be released from prison later this year.
Aaron Gregory Marriott, 30, has served almost his entire sentence for the attempted murder of Jason Hallett more than 12 years ago.
As part of his release conditions, the Parole Board of Canada has ordered Marriott to stay away from the victim and his family, and to not associate with anyone known to engage in criminal activity. He will also not be permitted to enter bars or nightclubs.
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murder. he remains in prison pending a bail hearing set for May 28
Baker appeared in court yesterday morning by video from Dorchester
Penitentiary, where his lawyer said he hadn’t been able to to talk to him for
various reason so he requested the case be adjourned for several weeks to
give him time to speak to his client and prepare for the hearing.
Baker’s parole was revoked following his arrest and he was held in prison for
several weeks before charges were laid in late February.
According to CBC – Baker also faces charges related to other alleged crimes
Family of a 27-year-old man killed at the Atlantic Institution in Renous in 2019 is suing the federal government for his death. Brunswick News reports the suit filed by teh family and estate of Calvin Clifford Kenny claims Correctional Service of Canada was negligent in Kenny’s death and asks for unspecified damages. KEnny, who was from NEwfoundland, was serving time for manslaughter and otehr chrgaes when he was found injured in his cell in Renouse ON February 18, 2019. He later died.
24-year-old Brandon Blake Colford in Blackville, who was already serving time for the 2016 murder of Micheal Mark Ryan in Miramichi, was later charged with second degree murder in Kenney’s death.
All regions of the province moved back to the less-restrictive yellow recovery phase as of midnight.
While the restrictions have been loosened there are still rules in place….wearing masks, social distancing, self isolation and so on.
There were two new cases reported yesterday after six on saturday. One is a person in their 50s in the Miramichi zone linked to a previous case and the other is travel related…a person in their 30s in the Fredericton region.
Gretna Green Elementary School also notified families and staff of possible exposure to a case of the coronavirus. The school was closed this week for March break. Public Health is calling close contacts.