Category Archives: News
COVID-19 case confirmed on HMCS Halifax
A warm welcome for a Halifax-based naval ship is being called off on Monday morning due to a case of COVID-19. The Department of National Defence has issued a news release saying a navy member on HMCS...
Jul 19, 2021 HMCS Halifax.
(CREDIT: Royal Canadian Navy via Facebook)
Rare summer election drawing lukewarm response
The province's politicians are banging on doors and pounding the pavement. But the people on the street beside them aren't as keen. "We have a summer election coming up? I had no idea." Robin from Dar...
Jul 19, 2021 FutUndBeidl / CC
25-year-old Halifax man killed in crash with transport
A 25-year-old Halifax man has died after a crash Sunday night near North Alton. RCMP say a transport truck and car collided on Highway 101. The driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene. The ...
Jul 19, 2021
Liberal candidate for Dartmouth South drops out
A Liberal candidate dropping out of the race the same day the provincial election was called. Robyn Ingraham was featured on the Nova Scotia Liberal Party website as being the acclaimed candidate for ...
Jul 19, 2021 Robyn Ingraham. (Credit: Nova Scotia Liberal Party)
Active COVID-19 cases in Nova Scotia drop to eight
Just three new cases of COVID-19 announced in Nova Scotia over the weekend. Health officials say those cases have been identified here in Central Zone. Two are close contacts, while one is being inves...
Jul 19, 2021 Kanijoman / CC
Woman charged after confronting neighbour with pellet gun
A 59 year-old woman is facing charges of possession of a weapon for a dangerous purpose after Tantallon RCMP were called to a dispute in Prospect Bay. The woman was reported to be carrying a firearm w...
Jul 18, 2021 RCMP cruiser: from RCMPNS on Facebook
71-year-old, missing for a day after his boat capsized, rescued
Halifax District RCMP and Sheet Harbour Ground Search and Rescue (GSAR) have located a missing fisherman safe and sound in Sheet Habour with assistance from the Department of Lands and Forestry. On Ju...
Jul 16, 2021
Police arrest pair in coke bust
Halifax Regional Police have charged two people in relation to a drug trafficking investigation in Halifax. On July 15, officers conducted a traffic stop on Cunard and Robbie streets in Halifax. Inves...
Jul 16, 2021 Suspected cocaine; from CBSA
Border officers seize 54.7 kg of suspected cocaine, worth near $7 million
The Canada Border Services Agency officers have seized 54.7 kg suspected cocaine hidden in a shipping container in Halifax. On Saturday, CBSA Waterfront Cargo Inspection Unit officers examined a shipp...
Jul 16, 2021 Suspected cocaine; from Canadian Border Services Agency
Police lay 159 charges against pair of thieves
Halifax Regional Police have charged two men in relation to 23 incidents throughout the Halifax region over the last month. On July 8, officers arrested two men in Dartmouth in relation to ongoing inv...
Jul 16, 2021 Halifax Regional Police vehicle. Credit: Steve MacArthur
