Second-degree murder charge dropped against Halifax man

New concerns with evidence have led to the release of a Halifax man previously charged with second-degree murder. Halifax Regional Police say officers responded to a weapons call on Brunswick Street early in the morning of April 16, 2022.At the scene, police found the body of 18-year-old Simon Joseph Morrison. His death was ruled a homicide.Following a Canada-wide arrest warrant, Keishawn Stephenson was arrested by police in Markham, Ont., on March 8.However, a second-degree murder charge agains