Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
Presence of bird flu in N.S. triggers trade restrictions for Canada
The presence of bird flu in our province is triggering trade restrictions for Canada. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says it's due to an outbreak of the highly infectious virus in a commercial po...
Feb 10, 2022 Photo by Alexandr Podvalny from Pexels
No harmful substances found in suspicious envelopes sent to City Hall
No harmful substances have been found inside suspicious envelopes dropped off at Halifax City Hall earlier this week. Halifax Regional Police say forensic testing on their contents has wrapped up, but...
Feb 10, 2022 City Hall; Jack Morse
Hubbards man charged with impaired driving of an ATV
RCMP have charged a 21-year-old Hubbards man with impaired driving of an ATV. An officer spotted the vehicle without a license plate in a parking lot on Hammonds Plains Road in Upper Tantallon at arou...
Feb 09, 2022 Police lights. (CREDIT: PIXABAY)
Police investigate delivery of suspicious envelopes to City Hall
A delivery of suspicious envelopes has been made to City Hall. Halifax Regional Police have launched an investigation after getting a report of the delivery shortly before 8 p.m. on Monday. "At this t...
Feb 08, 2022 City Hall; Jack Morse
New poll finds many Atlantic Canadians do not support 'Freedom Convoy'
A new poll shows nearly two-thirds of Atlantic Canadians are against the trucker convoy protest in Ottawa. Leger says 63 per cent of respondents to its poll "The Freedom Convoy and Federal Politics" d...
Feb 08, 2022
Police warn against unnecessary travel due to icy roads
Halifax Regional Police are asking you not to head out onto the roads on Tuesday morning unless absolutely necessary. They've issued a travel advisory on Twitter reporting there are icy road condition...
Feb 08, 2022 (SOURCE: Pixabay)
Halifax bracing for heavy rainfall Tuesday
You're going to want to grab your umbrella on Tuesday. Halifax remains under a rainfall warning as a messy system gets ready to dump 30-60 mm of rain on the region. Environment Canada says the Eastern...
Feb 08, 2022 Erik Witsoe / Unsplash
Former Halifax prof facing historical sexual assault charges dies
A former Halifax professor accused of sexually abusing three male students in the 1970s and 80s has died. The University of King's College has confirmed the death of Wayne John Hankey in a statement t...
Feb 07, 2022 Tingey Injury Law Firm / Unsplash
Protest takes to Halifax streets in support of 'Freedom Convoy'
More than 1,000 vehicles took to Halifax's streets over the weekend to call for an end to current COVID-19 measures. Horns could be heard blasting throughout the city Sunday afternoon as part of a pro...
Feb 07, 2022 (CREDIT: Jack Morse)
Halifax under rainfall warning
You're going to want to swap your ice scraper for an umbrella. Environment Canada is out with a rainfall warning for the Halifax area. It's predicting up to 75 mm could fall, starting Tuesday morning ...
Feb 07, 2022 Rain. (CREDIT: PEXELS)
