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Tracy Kitch is free on bail pending the outcome of an appeal hearing next year of her conviction and sentence for fraud over $5,000.

A Nova Scotia provincial court judge dismissed charges against the IWK Health Centre’s former chief financial officer on Tuesday, three weeks before Stephen D’Arcy’s trial was to begin.

The director of finance at a Halifax childrens hospital told a fraud trial Friday she was surprised when a major part of the former CEOs expenses had vanished from a publicly disclosed report.

HALIFAX — The director of finance at a Halifax children's hospital told a fraud trial Friday she was surprised when a major part of the former CEO's expenses had vanished from a publicly disclosed report.

HALIFAX — The director of finance at a Halifax children's hospital told a fraud trial Friday she was surprised when a major part of the former CEO's expenses had vanished from a publicly disclosed report.

HALIFAX — The director of finance at a Halifax children's hospital told a fraud trial Friday she was surprised when a major part of the former CEO's expenses had vanished from a publicly disclosed report.

Judge Elizabeth Buckle has ruled that the defence for former Halifax children's hospital CEO Tracy Kitch has had the bulk of the information it needed since June, and the upcoming trial does not need to be adjourned.

Supreme Court justice chastises auditor generals office for trying to quash subponeas Justice Mona Lynch said she had “grave concerns” about the position taken by the auditor general and dismissed the office’s application to quash provincial court subpoenas for two members of its staff. Social Sharing Lawyers for former IWK executives will get to call additional witnesses from the auditor generals office Posted: Feb 18, 2021 7:46 PM AT | Last Updated: February 18 Thursdays ruling means la...

Posted: Dec 18, 2020 2:43 PM AT | Last Updated: December 18, 2020 The trial for former IWK Health Centre CEO Tracy Kitch has been adjourned until November. (Brian MacKay/CBC) Former IWK CEO Tracy Kitchs fraud trial has been adjourned until November. Defence lawyers for Kitch and the hospitals former chief financial officer are attempting to get more documents from the Nova Scotia Auditor Generals office. The change for the trial, which was scheduled to begin Jan. 4, was officially made Friday i...

Posted: Dec 14, 2020 11:29 AM AT | Last Updated: December 14, 2020 The trial for the IWK Health Centres former CEO appears poised to be delayed.(Brian MacKay/CBC) The trial of former IWK Health Centre CEO Tracy Kitch appears destined to be delayed. Kitch, who is facing charges of fraud over $5,000 and breach of trust, was scheduled to begin her trial on Jan. 4 in Halifax provincial court. But efforts by her lawyers, and the lawyer for the Halifax hospitals former chief financial officer, to get...