Category Archives: News
Halifax is under a severe thunderstorm watch
Halifax is under a severe thunderstorm watch. Environment Canada says that means we could be in for a big down pour later today. The system could also bring gusty winds and even hail. Severe thunderst...
Jul 27, 2021 ShashiBellamkonda / CC
Report: Prisoners concerned over time spent in lockdown
Prisoners in Nova Scotia say they're spending too much time in lockdown. The East Coast Prison Justice Society has released a new report on conditions at provincial jails following talks with incarcer...
Jul 27, 2021 Jail Cell. (CREDIT: Pexels)
Halifax hit with special air quality statement due to wildfire smoke
Environment Canada is out with a special air quality statement for the Halifax area along with the rest of Nova Scotia. The national weather forecaster says smoke from forest fires in Western Canada m...
Jul 27, 2021 BLMIdaho / CC
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
Common Pool to stay closed, free swims elsewhere in Halifax
Tough news if you enjoyed cooling off in the Halifax Common pool. It will be closed for the rest of the summer due to repairs. Now free swims will offered at Needham Pool and at the YMCA of Greater Ha...
Jul 26, 2021 yonolatengo / CC
Savage: City needs more control over housing, traffic
Halifax's mayor wants Nova Scotia's political parties to commit to giving the city more power to make its own rules about housing, traffic, and more. With the election campaign in full swing, Mayor Mi...
Jul 26, 2021
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
