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East Coast Lifestyle creates limited edition line honouring Pat Stay
East Coast Lifestyle has released a new collection on Tuesday in honour of battle rap legend Pat Stay. Stay was killed at a Halifax nightclub on Sept. 4, 2022. 'The tribute collection is all about raising awareness for Pat Stay,' said Alex MacLean, East Coast Lifestyle owner. All the proceeds from items sold in the collection will go to Stay's family. 'Some sizes are already sold out, which is great to see the support,' MacLean said. The line includes hoodies and t-shirts with 'Pat Stay' along with his birth and death date written on the chest and a portrait of Stay on the back and 'wish you could stay' written below. The sleeve has '902 the world' written down it to represent Stay's impact from Nova Scotia to the rest of the world. 'We wanted to include his face on the back to really incorporate the 'stay forever' mentality,' MacLean said. 'He will stay forever, he's a part of this province.' The artwork done for the clothing was created by a Nova Scotian artist, Trevor Andrew. The collection is limited edition and available online on East Coast Lifestyles website or at their Bayer's Lake store. 'Pat was very supportive of our brand since day one, he was always asking for the new releases, coming to our different events and parties,' MacLean said. MacLean added it was meaningful to see someone he looked up to growing up wearing his brand. 'It was so impactful to watch Pat Stay come from Dartmouth, Nova Scotia and make an impact across the world,' he said. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
19-06-2025
- CTV News
Adam Drake found guilty of second-degree murder
Atlantic Watch Adam Drake has been found guilty of the stabbing death of Pat Stay at a Halifax nightclub in 2022.
Yahoo
18-06-2025
- Yahoo
Jury begins deliberations in Adam Drake trial
Drake, 34, is charged with second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Dartmouth battle rapper Pat Stay on Sept. 4, 2022. Preston Mulligan has the story.
CTV News
18-06-2025
- CTV News
Adam Drake found guilty of second-degree murder in Pat Stay's death
A 12-person jury has found Adam Drake guilty of second-degree murder in the death of Dartmouth battle rapper Pat Stay. It took the jury less than 12 hours to reach the verdict. Stay was fatally stabbed at the Yacht Club Social in Halifax at about 12:35 a.m. on Sept. 4, 2022, after walking to the VIP area in the back of the club. Drake was arrested on Sept. 10, 2022. He was initially charged with first-degree murder, but the charge was later changed to second-degree murder. More to come... For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
18-06-2025
- CBC
Adam Drake guilty of murder in fatal stabbing of battle rapper Pat Stay
A Nova Scotia jury has found a 34-year-old man guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of battle rapper Pat Stay, a 36-year-old father of two who was fatally stabbed 2½ years ago at a downtown Halifax nightclub. The verdict was delivered just before 1:30 p.m. today in the case of Adam Drake following a trial in Nova Scotia Supreme Court that started a month ago. Jurors began their deliberations Tuesday afternoon and were sequestered overnight. Stay's family members gasped in relief and cried in the courtroom. Drake turned to them and said, "Sorry, they got it wrong, you don't got justice." The conviction carries with it an automatic life sentence. Parole eligibility can range from 10 to 25 years and will be set by Justice Scott Norton at sentencing. Drake is already serving a life sentence for first-degree murder in the 2016 shooting death of Tyler Keizer, 22. However, the jury in the Stay trial was not told of the conviction in order to preserve Drake's right to a fair trial. A key piece of evidence at the trial in Stay's death was grainy black and white surveillance video from inside the Yacht Club Social that. It shows Stay, with his back to the camera, in an altercation with someone. As Stay turns, he wipes blood from chest, is punched and then falls. He gets back to his feet and stumbles out of the camera's view, dying a short time later in a Halifax hospital. Jury begins deliberations in Adam Drake trial 19 hours ago Duration 2:57 The Crown argued last week Drake is the only person who could have done the stabbing, based on tracing the steps of each person near Stay and using the process of elimination. The defence urged the jury to disregard the video and find Drake not guilty. The trial in Stay's death has been emotionally charged, with numerous people attending and tensions spilling outside the courtroom several times. In the final days, supporters of Stay confronted Drake's lawyers more than once outside the courthouse. Sheriffs reprimanded people in the public gallery for making loud comments during defence closing submissions Monday, and lawyer Michael Lacy was subsequently blocked by a man on a motorcycle as he tried to drive out of the parking lot. The jury was not told that Drake had already been convicted of first-degree murder in Keizer's death, with details of that trial kept under publication ban. The ban lifted Tuesday when the jury was sequestered. Drake was charged with first-degree murder in 2019 in Keizer's death. The charge was withdrawn by the Crown in 2021, with a prosecutor telling the court, without elaboration, that there was no longer a reasonable prospect of conviction. That changed a month after Stay was killed, with police resurrecting the charge against Drake for Keizer's killing. He went on trial in April 2024, with a judge finding him guilty in October.
