Ex-mayor fired from new job

A former Halifax mayor who left office in 2012 amid controversy has been dismissed as chief administrative officer in Charlottetown following accusations he fired senior staff after they brought up issues about financial irregularities at the city. Peter Kelly was terminated after an 8-3 vote at a special council meeting Wednesday night in the Prince Edward Island capital. Council voted to fire Kelly “without cause,” according to the motion, and as a consequence, he will receive a severance package, the terms of which were not disclosed.