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January 30, 2025
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Students dismissed early as double whammy of weather hits region

Residents in Halifax Regional Municipality will dust off their snow shovels today as the region is in the path of a winter storm. Environment Canada has issued a Special Weather Statement for areas to the north and east of HRM, warning of the potential of 20 centimetres of snow. 95.7 Weather Specialist Allister Aalders says […]

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January 30, 2025
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Driver facing multiple charges after fatal car-pedestrian crash

Halifax Regional Police have now laid charges in a fatal car-pedestrian collision in Halifax’s South End. On Monday evening around 5:45, police were called to the intersection of Robie Street and Veterans Memorial Lane after a report that a vehicle had hit a pedestrian in a marked crosswalk. When officers arrived, they learned that the […]

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January 30, 2025
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Minimum wage in Nova Scotia jumps to $16.50 in 2025

Nova Scotia says it is making history with what it is touting as the largest minimum wage increase the province has ever seen. The new wage rates will rise by $1.30 this year. Beginning on April 1, the minimum wage will increase to $15.70 per hour, followed by a second increase to $16.50 on Oct. […]

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January 30, 2025
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3 employees injured by patient after weapons call at Halifax hospital

Three employees at QEII Health Sciences Centre were injured by a patient, Michelle Thompson, minister of health and wellness confirmed at a press conference on Wednesday. Halifax Regional Police are investigating a “serious” weapons complaint. Officers responded to the emergency department at roughly 1:00 p.m. “I want to commend the staff for their quick response […]

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January 30, 2025
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Pedestrian dies, driver arrested after a pair of crashes in Halifax’s south end

Halifax Regional Police has confirmed a 21-year-old woman struck by a driver in Halifax on Monday evening has died of her injuries. Officers arrived on the scene at Robie Street and Veterans Memorial Lane around 5:45 p.m. to find a pedestrian suffering from what they described as life-threatening injuries.  Related: SiRT investigation launched after man […]

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January 30, 2025
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Driver ticketed for hitting female pedestrian in Fall River

Police say a driver has been ticketed after striking a pedestrian with their vehicle in Fall River on Monday morning. At roughly 7 a.m., emergency crews responded to the 1400 block of Fall River Road where a Ford Ecosport struck a pedestrian. Mounties said the pedestrian, a 32-year-old Fall River woman, suffered non-life-threatening injuries and […]

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January 30, 2025
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Council rejects latest design for Windsor Street Exchange redevelopment

Halifax staff could be going back to the drawing board after regional council voted against moving forward with the latest design for the redevelopment of the busy Windsor Street Exchange. Councillors voted 8-6 on Tuesday against the design from staff, which aimed to balance Halifax’s long-term goals for improving things like transit and cycling infrastructure […]

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January 30, 2025
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SiRT investigation launched after man hit by a car driven by off-duty cop

The Province’s Serious Incident Response Team (SiRT) launched an investigation after a man was hit by a vehicle driven by an off-duty member of Halifax Regional Police. According to SiRT, the man was standing beside his truck on Myra Road early Friday afternoon when he was hit. He was airlifted from the scene to hospital with […]

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January 30, 2025
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Cleaners ratify contract averting planned strike

Cleaners represented by SEIU Local 2 have ratified a new contract with GDI Integrated Facility Services in HRM. The deal came as the 300 members were poised to walk off the job Monday, which the union says would have been the first-ever large-scale private sector janitorial strike. In a release, the union said workers will […]

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January 30, 2025
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Navy identifies sailor who died after small boat capsized in calm Halifax harbour

The Royal Canadian Navy has identified the sailor who died Friday after a small military boat capsized in the north end of Halifax harbour. Commodore Jacob French, commander of Canadian Fleet Atlantic, said Monday that Petty Officer 2nd Class Gregory Applin of Shoal Cove West, N.L., was one of two sailors who were thrown into […]