Those using a MacPass Plus to park at Halifax Stanfield International Airport, will need to find another way to pay for parking going forward. Starting today, people will no longer be able to access parking facilities at the Halifax Airport using MacPass Plus. This change is part of the preparation for the removal of tolls […]
The federal government is providing more than $2 million to help “green” a popular local canoe club. Veteran’s Affairs Minister and Dartmouth-Cole Harbour MP Darren Fisher has announced that the Banook Canoe Club will receive $2.3 million in federal funding. This investment will be used to upgrade the club to make it more accessible and […]
Halifax Regional Police are hoping the public can help them find a missing 13-year-old girl from Dartmouth. Emma Jackson was reported missing to the police March 2 and was last seen on March 1 at approximately 11:30 a.m. in Dartmouth. Related: Man charged with attempted murder after two people suffer stab wounds Joint child porn […]
Statistics from the RCMP are showing there was a 150 per cent increase in the number of homicide investigations last year. According to the semi-annual crime data from the Halifax Regional Detachment of the RCMP, last year officers investigated five homicides. In both 2023 and 2022, there were two homicide cases for the detachment. Halifax […]
Cumberland County District RCMP are investigating a fatal snowmobile crash that occurred on Wyvern Road in Collingwood Corner, northwest of Truro. On Feb.21, at approximately 10:20 p.m., RCMP, fire services, and paramedics responded to a report of a crash. More local stories: Police identify suspect; 6-year-old remains in hospital after stabbing Service adjustments for Halifax […]
Nova Scotia’s Premier is withdrawing proposed amendments to legislation that would allow the province to fire the auditor general without cause. Last week, the Nova Scotia Government tabled a bill that would make it so it could fire the auditor general without cause and would allow the province to decide if reports can be made […]
A man has died in police custody following a call for service in Fairview Saturday night. Shortly before 8:00 p.m., officers responded to a residence on Vimy Avenue where they found a 25-year-old man experiencing a mental health crisis. Police report that the man became aggressive and a taser was deployed. The man was handcuffed […]
A Halifax Regional Municipality councillor is asking the CAO to provide an update regarding the municipality’s buy back rights for the site of the former Bloomfield School in light of a recent fire. Around 1:35 a.m. of Feb. 18, fire crews were called to the site of the former school on Agricola Street in Halifax’s […]
Those who are regular transit users could be impacted by changes being made to services. Beginning Monday Feb. 24, two major routes will see service changes, while 25 trips, that were cancelled in 2023 due to staffing shortages, will be reinstated. Route 196, which travels between Halifax and Bedford, will have four additional trips scheduled […]
Regional police have released the name of the person charged in connection with an incident in downtown Halifax yesterday that saw a 6-year-old stabbed multiple times. Elliott Chorny, 19, will appear in court later this morning on charges of attempted murder and possession of a weapon dangerous to the public peace. According to a Monday […]
