Alex Cooke

Jan 14, 2025 | thesun.co.uk | Andy Robinson |Alex Cooke

DISTURBING video shows young offenders wielding huge blades behind bars. The two inmates are seen unsheathing the zombie knives before threateningly swinging them around. Other lags can be heard jeering as the one filming on an illegally smuggled phone shouts: “My f sons, you know.”The nine-second clip, filmed last year in the exercise yard of Feltham Young Offender Institution in West London, was shared on Snapchat last week. Bosses are investigating after being alerted by The Sun.

May 7, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Alex Cooke |Megan King

With summer fast approaching, the city of Halifax is preparing for an increase in tents around local green spaces as the homelessness crisis persists. As of April 13, there were 1,239 people on Halifax Regional Municipality’s by-name list. This number does not fully capture how many people are facing homelessness in the region, and the actual number is likely much higher.

May 1, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Alex Cooke |Amber Fryday

Students in Halifax are growing weary after a number of bomb threats made against local schools in recent days. Mariah Desmarais, a Grade 12 student at Millwood High School in Lower Sackville — one of three schools dismissed early Tuesday due to threats — said the incidents have been disruptive to her learning. “It’s definitely a struggle trying to go to class and have everybody sitting there talking about it,” she said. “It’s very stressful, anxiety-ridden.

Apr 26, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Megan King |Alex Cooke

Taija Howard wouldn’t know she was carrying twins if she hadn’t paid out-of-pocket for a private ultrasound. When Howard was about seven or eight weeks into her pregnancy, her family doctor sent a referral to get an ultrasound done at the IWK Health Centre in Halifax. But she never got a call to book an appointment. A few weeks later, at the end of her first trimester, Howard decided to get an ultrasound done at a private clinic for “peace of mind” ahead of a trip.

Apr 16, 2024 | globalnews.ca | Alex Cooke |Megan King

A Nova Scotia senior who’s being evicted from his apartment at the end of the month says the added stress is impacting his health. Jim Andersen, 65, has been living in his basement apartment in the Kentville area for around two years. On March 25, he received notice that he would have to leave by May 1, as his landlord was selling the building and the buyer wanted to use both units. The search for a new place to live was challenging, Andersen said. “It’s not easy.