4 hours ago News Duration 2:05 Halifax residents had a chance to offer feedback about a proposed new neighbourhood at Exhibition Park this week. The development on the southwest side of the city would create thousands of housing units, but some say it would also create traffic problems. Josh Hoffman has the story. Adblock test … Read More “Traffic a big concern for Exhibition Park neighbourhood” »
Members of three unions representing more than 9,100 health-care professionals at Nova Scotia Health and the IWK Health Centre have agreed to ratify a tentative collective bargaining agreement reached by the council representing all three groups last month. In a release Thursday, officials from CUPE, Unifor and the NSGEU, the three unions that make up the … Read More “Health-care workers vote to accept new agreement with N.S. Health, IWK” »
A high-profile Halifax-area murder trial will not proceed as scheduled after lawyers for Adam Drake told a justice of the Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Thursday that they cannot be ready in time. Drake, 33, is charged with first-degree murder in the death of battle-rapper Pat Stay in September 2022. Stay was stabbed outside a downtown … Read More “Halifax murder trial delayed indefinitely” »
The Halifax Regional Municipality has unveiled the list of candidates running in next month’s municipal election. With Mayor Mike Savage not seeking re-election, a whopping 16 people have thrown their hat in the ring for mayor, including previously announced councillors Waye Mason and Pam Lovelace, and former Liberal MP Andy Fillmore, who resigned his seat in … Read More “Halifax shares list of candidates, including all 16 running for mayor, ahead of October election” »
A fishing organization is concerned that a recent oil spill near the government wharf in Saulnierville, N.S., could make people sick and have disastrous implications for the province’s seafood industry if it’s not addressed as soon as possible. The Unified Fisheries Conservation Alliance released video on Thursday of fishing vessels along the wharf surrounded by … Read More “Fishing group expresses concern about oil spill in Saulnierville Harbour” »
Police in northern Nova Scotia are probing whether more than 40 rifles and shotguns discovered during a large drug bust this summer at two rural homes are part of a weapons trafficking scheme and hope cellphones seized during the raids will offer more clues. RCMP Cpl. Troy Gill, an investigator with the Cumberland County street crime … Read More “Police probe possible firearms trafficking following July seizure of 47 guns” »
Shortly after 6 p.m. on Wednesday, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs took to social media with a big claim. “Provincial officials were invited to the conference call in which it was shared by the federal officials in Ottawa that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is considering a plan to send 4600 asylum seekers to New … Read More “N.B. premier’s asylum seeker comments spark controversy” »
Getting around Halifax can be a challenge, especially during rush hour. “Currently, it’s a bit of a mess,” said Ashton Pilgrim. “For those of us who need to drive over every once in a while, I typically take the ferry, but when I do need to drive over, it’s a big deterrent.” Construction around the … Read More “‘Bit of a mess’: Construction, population growth causing traffic tie-ups in Halifax” »
Nova Scotia·New A 15-year-old is dead after police say the vehicle they were driving crashed into a power pole and then a large tree in Stellarton, N.S., early Thursday morning. Victim died at the scene after police say vehicle crashed into power pole, tree Richard Cuthbertson · CBC News · Posted: Sep 12, 2024 11:03 … Read More “15-year-old driver dies in early morning Stellarton crash” »
A 15-year-old has died after a single-vehicle collision in Stellarton, N.S., early Thursday morning. Stellarton Police Service, fire and ambulance crews responded to the crash on Bridge Avenue near MacKay Street at 4:15 a.m. Police say the vehicle was travelling westbound on Bridge Avenue when it left the road and hit a power pole and … Read More “Driver, 15, dies after crashing into power pole, tree in Stellarton, N.S.” »
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