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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
A 29-year-old man from Hammonds Plains is in custody after a series of events involving a motor vehicle crash and an attempted car theft. On December 28, around 1:15 p.m., RCMP officers from the Halifax Regional Detachment, with assistance from Halifax Regional Police, responded to a crash at Larry Uteck Blvd. and Hammonds Plains Rd. […]
The Halifax Mooseheads were back to work Saturday night as they travelled up to Bathurst to take on the Titan, beginning their second half of the QMJHL season. Before the holiday break the team recorded an 11-15-5 standing. The Mooseheads took an early blow. Veteran Braeden MacPhee was handed a game misconduct only 4:12 into […]
The weather in Halifax is predicted to cooperate with those looking to let loose a bit to ring in the New Year. Environment Canada forecasts a high of 8 C with a slight chance of showers during the day, reaching a low of -3 C with cloudy period overnight. Those looking to enjoy the fireworks […]
Halifax Regional Police have opened an investigation into the sudden death of a man on the afternoon of Dec. 26 in Dartmouth. At approximately 4:20 p.m., police responded to a call to the Geary St. area where a 56-year-old man was located deceased inside a tent. The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner Service is conducting an […]
As Haligonians prepare to ring in the New Year, the municipality is reminding individuals how to observe and participate in fireworks displays safely and responsibly. HRM does not have a specific fireworks By-law, but the municipality’s Respecting Noise By-law restricts when fireworks can be used. Fireworks are permitted on Canada Day, Natal Day and New […]
