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Yahoo
7 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
N.S. minister could override owners who don't want uranium exploration on their land
If a Nova Scotia landowner doesn't want uranium exploration to happen on their property, does no mean no? Nova Scotia Natural Resources Minister Tory Rushton has confirmed that he could step over property owners to let companies hunt for uranium, but he said he isn't keen to do so. "Right now we're encouraging landowners and the researchers to have the conversations, that's where it needs to start," Rushton told reporters Thursday following a cabinet meeting in Halifax. Earlier this year, the Progressive Conservative government lifted a long-standing ban on uranium exploration and extraction. Two weeks ago, it put out a call for companies to explore in three areas with known uranium deposits. Rushton has previously said that landowners have to agree, but he is now acknowledging that a rarely used legal clause could be applied if parties can't come to a deal. "They would have to prove to me that they've had the negotiations … before we'd ever intervene," Rushton said. WATCH| Property owners 'stunned' to learn their property could be explored for uranium: Rushton has invoked Section 26 of the Mineral Resources Act once in his four-year tenure as natural resources minister. A mining company asked the province last year to intervene to allow for lithium exploration on a property in southwest Nova Scotia, and Rushton granted the request in January. He said in that case, the landowners and mining company were in negotiations that had reached a stalemate. That's the only time the Houston government has used the provision. It had been used just one other time in the past two decades. "This is not something that we're looking at to be [used] on every case," Rushton said. He said he hopes landowners will want to know what's under their land, not just for the sake of mining but for their own health. Natural uranium deposits can leach into groundwater, including drinking water, and they can release radon into buildings. NDP Leader Claudia Chender said Rushton needs to be more clear about when he would intervene. "There are going to be a lot of conversations where a company approaches someone and says, 'I want to use your land,' and the landowner says, 'No,'" she said. "I don't think that's going to be an extraordinary event." Interim Liberal Leader Derek Mombourquette said if he were minister, he would never invoke Section 26, and he hopes Rushton won't either. He said "consultation is key" for avoiding conflicts as the province pushes for more resource development, but he said the government has been lacking on that front. Mombourquette pointed to local officials and landowners not receiving notice before the province opened bids for uranium exploration, and Mi'kmaw leaders not being consulted before fracking and uranium bans were lifted. The province is expected to announce details of exploration permits for uranium this summer. MORE TOP STORIES
Toronto Sun
19-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Man linked to multiple slayings found after absconding from CAMH
James Rushton, 43, who was found not criminally responsible for father's 2019 death, located by cops Monday James Rushton, 43, walked away from CAMH on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Queen and Ossington in Toronto. Photo by Police handout The man found by police after walking away from a downtown psychiatric ward was responsible for the death of two people — including the 2019 stabbing death of his father. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account James Rushton, 43, absconded from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) at Queen St. W. and Ossington Ave. Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. He was located by police Monday afternoon and returned to custody. He was found not criminally responsible for the October 2019 second-degree murder of his father Thomas Denney, 62. According to media reports, police found Rushton at the time near King St. and University Ave. — incoherent and covered with blood — after repeatedly stabbing his father. Denney's murder came two years after Rushton was convicted of bashing his father's head with a rock, a crime for which he was sentenced to time served for his 200 days of pretrial custody. At the time of that May 2017 attack, Rushton had been released on a recognizance while facing charges from the previous November of robbery, failure to comply with probation conditions and possession of the proceeds of crime. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He was also convicted in the 2000s for domestic violence against his sister and a former partner. In 2019, Rushton reportedly told arresting officers that his father was the devil and that he'd killed before. In 2005, he was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison on a manslaughter conviction after sucker-punching a man who allegedly pulled on a female acquaintance's blouse — with the judge noting he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine at the time. His victim died after a single punch, court documents stated. Freed in 2008 on a statutory release, he was sent back to prison to complete his full term after he admitted to using crack. A 2008 parole board document, obtained by the Toronto Sun, highlights Rushton's history of drug- and booze-fuelled violence. bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume Read More
Toronto Sun
19-05-2025
- Toronto Sun
Man responsible for multiple deaths found after absconding from CAMH
James Rushton, 43, found not criminally responsible for father's 2019 slaying, located by cops Monday James Rushton, 43, walked away from CAMH on Sunday, May 18, 2025, at Queen and Ossington in Toronto. Photo by Police handout The man found by police after walking away from a downtown psychiatric ward was responsible for the death of two people — including the 2019 stabbing death of his father. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account James Rushton, 43, absconded from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) at Queen St. W. and Ossington Ave. Sunday at around 3:30 p.m. He was located by police Monday afternoon and returned to custody. He was found not criminally responsible for the October 2019 second-degree murder of his father Thomas Denney, 62. According to media reports, police found Rushton at the time near King St. and University Ave. — incoherent and covered with blood — after repeatedly stabbing his father. Denney's murder came two years after Rushton was convicted of bashing his father's head with a rock, a crime for which he was sentenced to time served for his 200 days of pretrial custody. At the time of that May 2017 attack, Rushton had been released on a recognizance while facing charges from the previous November of robbery, failure to comply with probation conditions and possession of the proceeds of crime. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. He was also convicted in the 2000s for domestic violence against his sister and a former partner. In 2019, Rushton reportedly told arresting officers that his father was the devil and that he'd killed before. In 2005, he was sentenced to 5 1/2 years in prison on a manslaughter conviction after sucker-punching a man who allegedly pulled on a female acquaintance's blouse — with the judge noting he was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine at the time. His victim died after a single punch, court documents stated. Freed in 2008 on a statutory release, he was sent back to prison to complete his full term after he admitted to using crack. A 2008 parole board document, obtained by the Toronto Sun, highlights Rushton's history of drug- and booze-fuelled violence. bpassifiume@ X: @bryanpassifiume Read More
Reuters
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Reuters
Nomads start Welsh Cup final with 10 men after injured player mix-up
May 4 (Reuters) - Connah's Quay Nomads started the Welsh Cup final against the New Saints in Newport with only 10 men after mistakenly naming an injured player in the starting line-up, British media reported on Sunday. Nomads wanted to replace injured Kai Edwards with Chris Marriott but Saints objected to it because Marriott was not initially included among the substitutes. The Reuters Daily Briefing newsletter provides all the news you need to start your day. Sign up here. Defending champions Nomads instead named substitute goalkeeper Jon Rushton in the starting line-up, but started with 10 men as Rushton remained on the bench. Marriott was brought on as substitute for Rushton in the first minute after kickoff. Saints, who won the Welsh top-flight Cymru Premier and the Welsh League Cup earlier this season, went on to beat Nomads 2-1 to win the Welsh Cup and complete the domestic treble.
Straits Times
04-05-2025
- Sport
- Straits Times
Nomads start Welsh Cup final with 10 men after injured player mix-up
Connah's Quay Nomads started the Welsh Cup final against the New Saints in Newport with only 10 men after mistakenly naming an injured player in the starting line-up, British media reported on Sunday. Nomads wanted to replace injured Kai Edwards with Chris Marriott but Saints objected to it because Marriott was not initially included among the substitutes. Defending champions Nomads instead named substitute goalkeeper Jon Rushton in the starting line-up, but started with 10 men as Rushton remained on the bench. Marriott was brought on as substitute for Rushton in the first minute after kickoff. Saints, who won the Welsh top-flight Cymru Premier and the Welsh League Cup earlier this season, went on to beat Nomads 2-1 to win the Welsh Cup and complete the domestic treble. REUTERS Join ST's Telegram channel and get the latest breaking news delivered to you.
