The Rick Howe Show – 9 AM

Posted Oct 10, 2014 07:58:59 AM.

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Friday October 10, 2014

HRP Constable Pierre Bourdages tells us why no charges were laid against a man who an 81-year-old pedestrian. We discuss the court’s ruling on St. Pat’s High with HRM District 8 Peninsula North Councillor Jennifer Watts. As Premier Stephen McNeil gets ready to publicly apologize to the former residents of the Nova Scotia Home for Coloured Children former resident, Tony Smith tells us what the apology means to him. Executive director, Association of Atlantic Universities Peter Halpin tells us about future consultations between the province and the universities about the role of universities.

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