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Oct 23, 2026
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Man accused of racist tirade at Halifax Costco store faces more charges from arrest on Eastern Shore
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Randall Byron Publicover, 37, was arrested July 9 at his home in East Quoddy, near Sheet Harbour.
3, police had laid additional charges in connection with the Costco incident.
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Man accused of racist tirade at Halifax Costco store faces more charges from arrest on Eastern Shore
Lawyer appears in Dartmouth provincial court for Randall Byron Publicover, 37, of East Quoddy
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By Steve Bruce
Published Oct 23, 2026
Police released this photo July 7 of the suspect in a July 4 racist incident at the Costco store in Halifax. Randall Byron Publicover, 37, was arrested July 9 at his home in East Quoddy, near Sheet Harbour.…
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