Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
Provincial election campaign hits Day 11
Healthcare remains a top priority on Day 11 of the provincial election campaign. Liberal leader Iain Rankin will be in Halifax on Tuesday to release the party's Health Care Platform at the Halifax Com...
Jul 27, 2021 Ballot Box. (CREDIT: Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels)
Lake Echo Beach reopens to swimmers
Lake Echo Beach has reopened to swimmers. The supervised beach was previously closed after water testing showed high bacteria levels in the water. The municipality now says follow-up tests show the wa...
Jul 27, 2021 AЯMEN / CC
Mobile COVID-19 Testing Unit heading to Halifax's north end
Public Health's Mobile Unit is coming to Halifax's North End this weekend to provide community-based COVID-19 testing. Health officials say testing people who show no symptoms is one of the main tools...
Jul 27, 2021 Chris Yarzab / CC
Black candidate's campaign sign set on fire in Truro
Campaign signs for a Liberal candidate running in rural Nova Scotia have been vandalized, including one that was chopped up and burned. Tamara Powell, the first Black candidate to run for MLA in Truro...
Jul 26, 2021 Liberal Candidate Tamara Powell's vandalized signs. (CREDIT: Lenore Zann via Facebook)
Police charge pair after handgun seized during Halifax traffic stop
Two people are facing a slew of firearms charges after police seized a handgun from a car they pulled over in Halifax on the weekend. Police carried out the traffic stop on Walter Havill Drive on Sund...
Jul 26, 2021 Halifax Regional Police Cruiser; Jack Morse
Nova Scotia Green Party kicks off election campaign
The Nova Scotia Green Party has launched its campaign straight from the back deck of it's interim leader's home. Jessica Alexander, who is also the candidate for Chester-Saint Margaret's, said during ...
Jul 23, 2021 Green Party Interim Leader Jessica Alexander and Interim Deputy Leader Jenn Kang.
Halifax police charge 26 people with impaired driving offences
Halifax Regional Police charged 26 people with impaired driving offences last month. Twenty-one were charged for alcohol-impaired driving, one was charged with impaired operation by drug, and four hav...
Jul 23, 2021 Halifax Regional Police. (CREDIT: B. Jack Morse)
Weekend bridge closure on the MacKay
Heads up if your weekend plans involve travelling the MacKay Bridge. A closure is scheduled to allow for the resurfacing of the Dartmouth approach spans, so you're going to want to take the Macdonald....
Jul 23, 2021 MacKay Bridge. (CREDIT: Skye Bryden-Blom)
Provincial election campaign hits Day 7
Politicians are continuing to pound the pavement on Day 7 of the election campaign. NDP Leader Gary Burrill will make an announcement about childcare in Fairview before hitting the streets in Fairview...
Jul 23, 2021 Ballot Box. (CREDIT: Photo by Element5 Digital from Pexels)
Gas prices drop 4 cents per litre in Halifax
Some good news if you plan on taking a road trip this weekend, gas prices are down in Halifax. The minimum price for regular self-serve gas has dropped 4 cents per litre overnight to $1.34. Diesel is ...
Jul 23, 2021 Mike Mozart / CC
