Local employees at the Halifax studio of a video game giant have formed a union, after receiving certification by the Nova Scotia Labour Board. French video game company Ubisoft is responsible for hit games like Assassin’s Creed: Rebellion, designed at its studio in Halifax. Staff at Ubisoft Halifax are now members of the Game & […]
A 13-year-old boy who was attacked by a trio of dogs this past weekend in Shelburne County has died from his injuries. The Tri-County Regional Centre for Education confirmed the death in a statement to CityNews Halifax. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic death of a Grade 8 student at Shelburne Regional High School,” […]
The Toronto Blue Jays will formally introduce Japanese infielder Kazuma Okamoto on Tuesday, days after signing the 29-year-old to a four-year, $60-million contract. Okamoto joins the Blue Jays after spending more than a decade with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB), developing into a slugging superstar overseas. From 2018 to 2023, Okamoto hit […]
A local dog groomer is facing multiple counts in connection with several animal cruelty complaints. According to the Nova Scotia SPCA, Lorraine Murphy of Dartmouth has been charged with four counts of causing distress under the Animal Protection Act of Nova Scotia. The SPCA says this comes after it investigated several animal cruelty complaints of […]
Project Homecoming is the investigation into a group that targets drug sales to young people in the Antigonish-Guysborough area. According to the RCMP, the 12-month long case began in January 2025 when police recieved a tip that a group was “actively targeting young people to sell drugs to.” This prompted a coordinated investigation with the […]
Regional police are investigating a robbery and assault that took place at a Walmart in Halifax. On Sunday, shortly after 5 p.m., officers responded to a robbery at the Walmart on Mumford Road, where security reported a man left the store with stolen merchandise, and when confronted, the man assaulted two security guards. Police said […]
Shelburne RCMP is investigating a dog attack that left a youth with life-threatening injuries. On Saturday, emergency crews responded to a report of a dog attack that took place on Upper Sandy Cove Road in Welshtown.. The press release notes that three large-breed dogs attacked a youth who was riding a bicycle by the property. […]
The Halifax Mooseheads suffered a loss Sunday night, falling 5-2 to the Saint John Sea Dogs. Saint John scored a pair of goals in the first period as Oskar Drabczynski netted the opening goal on the Sea Dogs’ first shot of the game and Angello Fullerton finished a play from Olivier Duhamel, firing the puck […]
The Halifax Mooseheads fell 3-2 to the Moncton Wildcats in a shootout Saturday night at Scotiabank Centre. The Wildcats opened the scoring at 10:41 of the first period when Kuzma Voronin fired a shot from the left wing past the blocker of Mooseheads goaltender Nick Cirka. Halifax responded just 30 seconds into the second period […]
RCMP say no one was injured after shots were fired between two vehicles Saturday afternoon. Officers were called to an area near Clarence Street and Johnson Road around 2 p.m. after reports of people in two vehicles shooting at each other. Police say there were no reports of injuries, but the vehicles involved were likely […]
