Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (August 15)
Public Health is warning of a potential exposure to COVID-19 in Nova Scotia. The health authority has also issued a correction to the exposure notice issued on Saturday, August 14th. Anyone who worked...
Aug 16, 2021 Kanijoman / CC
Provincial election campaign enters final push
The provincial party leaders are entering the final push of the provincial election campaign as it enters the last weekend. Tory Leader Tim Houston begins Day 28 speaking with reporters in Halifax at ...
Aug 13, 2021 VOTE. Photo by Tara Winstead from Pexels
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (August 13)
Public Health is warning of a potential exposure to COVID-19 on several flights. The exposures include one WestJet flight and three Air Canada flights. High Risk Exposure: Anyone who was on the follow...
Aug 13, 2021 (Image by Free-Photos from Pixabay)
Gas prices down slightly in Halifax
It's a little cheaper to fill up your gas tank in Halifax this morning. The minimum price of regular self-serve dropped 1.1 cents overnight to $1.345 per litre. Diesel is down 2.4 cents per litre, sit...
Aug 13, 2021 Fuel pumps. (Credit: Pixabay)
Lack Echo Beach closed due to high bacteria levels
Lake Echo Beach has been shut down for swimming. The municipality says the closure is due to high bacteria levels in the water. Recent tests show those levels exceed Health Canada swimming guidelines....
Aug 12, 2021 AЯMEN / CC
Police surround Cole Harbour home due to gun complaint
Police flooded Cole Harbour on Wednesday due to a report of a gun in the area. RCMP were called to Forrest Hills Parkway and Main Street at around 3 p.m. Police surrounded a home to investigate, and t...
Aug 12, 2021
Driver, 37, charged for going 146 km/h on Dartmouth highway
A hefty fine for a Dartmouth driver after a car was clocked at nearly 150 km per hour in an 80 zone on Tuesday. An officer spotted the vehicle travelling Highway 111 at around 10 a.m. It's speed was c...
Aug 11, 2021 Police lights. (CREDIT: PIXABAY)
Dartmouth bar robbed at knifepoint
An investigation is underway after a Dartmouth bar was robbed at knifepoint on Monday. Halifax Regional Police were called to "My Son's Place" bar on Wyse Road at around 1:30 p.m. They say a man deman...
Aug 11, 2021 Halifax Regional Police Cruiser; Jack Morse
Potential COVID-19 exposure on Halifax flight
Public Health is warning of a potential exposure to COVID-19 on one Flair flight. High Risk Exposure: Anyone who was on the following flight in the specified rows and seats are required to follow the ...
Aug 11, 2021 Kanijoman / CC
Halifax: Police arrest pair after finding "stack" of stolen bank cards
The Mounties say two people are facing charges after a "stack" of bank cards were stolen. RCMP were called to a vehicle break-in at Laurie Provincial Park in Grand Lake shortly after 9 a.m. on Sunday....
Aug 10, 2021
