Bruce MacKinnon: Viral video shows racism doesn't just lurk beneath the surface

Related: Great white sharks return to Nova Scotia, and experts say there may be good reason Researchers say the conditions of Nova Scotia oceans, including food and warmth, could be the reason they return each year Great white sharks have returned to the...

Related: Great white sharks return to Nova Scotia, and experts say there may be good reason Researchers say the conditions of Nova Scotia oceans, including food and warmth, could be the reason they return each year Great white sharks have returned to the waters off Nova Scotia, drawing attention from residents monitoring their movements using online trackers. While sharks seem to be visiting more often, researchers say there are many reasons related to their environment that cause the Atlantic Canadian move each year, and the online trackers only show a fraction of what’s happening below the waves.

READ MORE Police arrest, charge suspect after Halifax Costco tirade goes viral Randall Byron Publicover, 37, was arrested Thursday at residence in East Quoddy and got bail Friday Halifax Regional Police say a man has been arrested and charged in connection with a racist, hate-motivated assault at the Bayers Lake Costco that was captured on video. Regional police, with assistance from the RCMP, arrested Randall Byron Publicover, 37, on Thursday at a home in East Quoddy, near Sheet Harbour. Police said Publicover brandished a weapon at officers, who used a conductive energy weapon, or stun gun, to subdue him.

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