Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
Police dog bites fleeing suspect after gas station break-in
Police are investigating break-ins that occurred in the Halifax area overnight. They responded to a report of a break and enter at the Canadian Tire gas station on Bayers Road shortly before 3 a.m. on...
Oct 13, 2021 Police lights. (CREDIT: PIXABAY)
William Shatner: Star Trek's Captain Kirk to boldly go into space
Trekkies get ready, he's about to boldly go where no 90-year-old man has gone before. Ninety-year-old William Shatner is set to become the oldest human to launch into space on Wednesday. The Canadian ...
Oct 13, 2021 The crew of #NS18. (CREDIT: Blue Origin)
African Nova Scotian Affairs has new associate deputy minister
The premier has appointed a new deputy minister to the government office that represents the Black community. Dwayne Provo has been named the Associate Deputy Minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs....
Oct 13, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (October 12th)
Health officials are out with a list of potential COVID-19 exposures in the Halifax area. Public Health is now sending out COVID precaution notifications and COVID exposure notifications, where your s...
Oct 13, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
Fall sitting of N.S. Legislature kicks off Tuesday
Health care and affordable housing are expected to dominate the fall sitting of the legislature The first session of the 64th general assembly will open at 1 p.m. on Tuesday when Lieutenant Governor A...
Oct 12, 2021 (CREDIT: Nova Scotia Legislature)
New Brunswick has more than 1,000 active COVID-19 cases
New Brunswick is continuing to see a sharp rise in COVID-19 cases as it grapples with the 4th wave of the pandemic. Health officials reported 98 new cases on Thanksgiving Monday. They say 48 per cent ...
Oct 12, 2021 Dr. Jennifer Russell, chief medical officer of health for New Brunswick, provides an update on COVID-19 on Sept. 1, 2021. (Image: CPAC video capture
UPD: Early morning fire tears through Lawrencetown business
A Lawrencetown business has been engulfed by flames. Halifax Fire District Chief Stephen Turner tells our newsroom crews were called to the blaze at the pizza joint on Lawrencetown Road near Doherty D...
Oct 12, 2021 (CREDIT: Emilie Chouinard via Twitter)
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (October 11th)
Health officials are out with a list of potential COVID-19 exposures in the Central, Western, and Northern Zones. The list also includes a West Jet flight. Public Health is now sending out COVID preca...
Oct 12, 2021 (CREDIT: Pixabay)
Artists take over city streets as Nocturne returns to Halifax
Art is taking over the streets of Halifax with the arrival of the Nocturne: Art at Night fall festival. You can get lost in the creative world this week, soaking in everything from paintings and poetr...
Oct 11, 2021 (CREDIT: Nocturne)
NS Museum of Natural History To Replace Long Standing Exhibits
The Museum of Natural History is saying goodbye to some of its long-standing exhibits. The museum is putting its bird, mammal, and geology exhibits into retirement starting this week. The exhibits wil...
Oct 08, 2021
