Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
Police investigate stabbing at Chocolate Lake Beach
Halifax Regional Police are investigating a stabbing at Chocolate Lake Beach on Wednesday night. Police found a 27-year-old man with a stab wound after they were called to the incident just before 8:3...
Jun 03, 2021
Former HRM councillor elected as Liberal candidate for Cole Harbour-Dartmouth
A former Halifax regional councillor has been elected as the Liberal candidate for Cole Harbour-Dartmouth. Lorelei Nicoll will represent the Nova Scotia Liberal Party in the next provincial election. ...
Jun 02, 2021 Lorelei Nicoll (Twitter)
Police investigating Dartmouth woman's death as homicide
Halifax Regional Police are treating the suspicious death of a 49-year-old Dartmouth woman who was reported missing last year as a homicide. Sheila Patricia Madore was last seen in late July 2020 in t...
Jun 02, 2021 Sheila Patricia Madore (Credit: Halifax Regional Police)
Potential COVID-19 exposure at one Central Zone location
Public health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at a grocery store in Central Zone. Anyone who worked at or visited the following location on the specified dates and times is asked to book...
Jun 02, 2021 Sobeys (Credit: Skye Bryden-Blom)
NSTU: Union was not consulted on reopening plan for HRM, Sydney schools
The President of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union says they were not consulted ahead of the province's announcement schools in Halifax Regional Municipality and Sydney will reopen this week. Premier Iai...
Jun 01, 2021 Paul Wozney (Credit: Nova Scotia Teachers Union)
RCMP investigate complaint of men with guns in North Preston
RCMP are investigating a report of men armed with guns in North Preston on the weekend. Police received a 911 call that three men were carrying guns and were running into the woods near Alex Lane just...
Jun 01, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (May 31)
Nova Scotia Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Northern, and Eastern Zones as well as one Halifax Transit bus route correction. Anyone who worked at o...
Jun 01, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (May 30)
Nova Scotia Public Health is advising of potential exposures to COVID-19 at two grocery stores in Central Zone and several Halifax Transit routes. Anyone who worked at or visited the following locatio...
May 31, 2021 Halifax Transit Bus makes a stop on Spring Garden Road. Photo: Steve MacArthur
Halifax police issue more than 100 tickets for speeding, other driving offences
Halifax Regional Police have handed out more than 100 tickets for speeding and other offences this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, officers with the traffic unit issued 38 tickets for speeding and 64...
May 28, 2021 Ramanathan Kathiresan / CC
Disappearance of Ryan James Jessop added to province's rewards for major unsolved crimes program
The disappearance of a 32-year-old Upper Sackville man last year is being added to the province's Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes program. Ryan James Jessop was last seen on the evening of September...
May 28, 2021 Ryan James Jessop (Credit: Nova Scotia's Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program)
