Robin Andrew Clifford of New Glasgow, N.S., was originally charged with attempted murder but he later pleaded guilty to aggravated assault.
Ryan MacEachern, chief of the Kentville Volunteer Fire Dept., says they are hoping to bring in excavators to knock down the towering mound of garbage and then cover it with sand.
The toddler's parents, David and Collet Stephan, formerly of Glenwood, Alta., are charged with failing to provide the necessities of life for 18-month-old Ezekiel.
It was the biggest fight in Canadian boxing history and it turned George Chuvalo into a source of national pride, even if he lost the one-sided contest to the man they call "The Greatest," Muhammad Ali.
Rob Ford's body will lie in repose for two days at city hall before he is laid to rest next week — a rare honour the city says has not been granted to a former mayor in decades.
Ayanle Hassan Ali, 27, appeared briefly in court Thursday dressed in a white T-shirt and grey pants.