CBC News Online - Nova Scotia Digest - 2015-02-13

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Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:23:27 EST Mass shooting spree suicide plot foiled by Halifax police Fri, 13 Feb 2015 18:23:27 EST Halifax police say they've stopped a plot to kill a large number of people in the city Saturday. Read More Strain B 'outbreak' confirmed after 2nd Acadia meningitis case Fri, 13 Feb 2015 08:33:29 EST An Acadia University student hospitalized with meningococcal meningitis is suffering from the B strain — the same strain that killed another Acadia student earlier this month — according to Nova Scotia's chief public health officer. Read More Why are so many of Peter MacKay's appointed judges also his friends? Fri, 13 Feb 2015 16:00:45 EST A news site connected to the Broadbent Institute is raising questions about why six of the nine judges appointed to Nova Scotia courts since October 2013 have personal, professional or political connections to Justice Minister Peter MacKay. Read More Out-of-province nurses to be hired to deal with ICU staffing shortage Fri, 13 Feb 2015 17:05:25 EST For the first time, the Capital District Health Authority plans to hire up to a dozen so-called travel nurses so it can reopen four beds in its intensive care unit. Read More Don't park on Quinpool Road — and other streets — past 9 p.m. tonight Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:22:18 EST Select streets in the Halifax Regional Municipality will once again be under a parking ban overnight as crews continue to haul away snow from clogged streets in preparation for more snow on the weekend. Read More More Headlines Sunday storm will make Maritime travel hazardous, says Kalin Mitchell Looming storm postpones some Viola Desmond Day events It's been a year of pain, loss for parents of Loretta Saunders Did you leave thousands of dollars in a bundle of drapes? Man accused in deadly fire gets psychiatric assessment extension Lobster levy for Nova Scotia? Opinions are mixed Vintage Valentines Day cards to warm your heart Columnist David Carr: Brilliant, compelling, one-of-a-kind Cape Breton bus service expanding thanks to big city donation Dartmouth woman hopes to tie Sullivan's Pond up with free scarves