Author Archives: Kelli Rickard
Record crowd for Thunderbirds regular season finale
The Halifax Thunderbirds finished the regular season with a bang! The National Lacrosse League team nabbed a 14-10 win over the Colorado Mammoth in front of 10,595 screaming fans Saturday. It was the ...
Apr 22, 2024
Water restored after shutdown at QEII's Halifax Infirmary
There was a water shutdown at the QEII's Halifax Infirmary site. It happened on Saturday following two earlier water main breaks in April that left the site without running water and heat for a couple...
Apr 22, 2024
Celebrating Earth Day by cleaning up N.S. communities
You may have noticed people in safety vests and gloves filling up garbage bags. The Great Nova Scotia Pick-Me-Up has been happening in various communities ahead of Earth Day on April 22nd. About 50 Mi...
Apr 21, 2024
Suspect in custody after alert issued in Colchester County
RCMP say they have a suspect in custody following an alert in Colchester County. Just before 9 a.m. Friday, RCMP issued an alert saying officers were responding to a report of a dangerous man with a f...
Apr 19, 2024
Big jump in gas prices in N.S.
Long line-ups formed at gas stations ahead of a significant price increase at the pumps. Regular gasoline went up nearly 10 cents a litre at midnight in Nova Scotia. That puts the price of self-serve ...
Apr 19, 2024
Protect yourself from ticks while enjoying nature
Spending more time outside? Watch out for ticks! Tick populations across Nova Scotia are growing as the weather gets warmer. There are many types of ticks in the province, including the blacklegged ti...
Apr 18, 2024
Atlantic Chamber of Commerce calls on feds to take action on high deficit spending
The Atlantic Chamber of Commerce wants action on Ottawa's deficit spending in the 2024 budget. According to the business organization, with the fed's projected $41.1 billion deficit and ballooning deb...
Apr 17, 2024
Update: Barrington street reopened after crash involving Transit bus
Barrington St was closed for several hours Tuesday after a crash involving a Transit bus. At about 11 a.m. on Tuesday, officers responded to a three-vehicle collision in the 2400 block of Barrington S...
Apr 16, 2024
Halifax-Dartmouth area among Canada's best places to buy real estate
According to a new real estate report, HRM has among the ten best locations to buy a home in Canada. MoneySense partnered with Zoocasa , ranking 45 neighbourhoods and municipalities using a proprietar...
Apr 15, 2024
Update: 1:40 p.m. Akerley Blvd reopened to traffic after transport truck rollover
Akerley Blvd has been reopened after an earlier collision in Dartmouth. Police say just it before 9:30 a.m. on Monday, when officers responded to a rollover involving a transport truck on Akerley Blvd...
Apr 15, 2024
