Category Archives: News
Teen suffers life-threatening injuries in motorcycle crash
A 16-year-old boy was taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries after a crash on Highway 7 in Westphal. Halifax District RCMP say officers, fire, and EHS responded to the scene of a motor vehic...
Jul 01, 2021
Beaches, pools, and splashpads open in Halifax
Many municipal beaches, outdoor pools, and splashpads are now officially open. The lion's share opened Canada Day, though a number had already been open. Lifeguards will be at most municipal beaches f...
Jul 01, 2021 mjneuby / CC
Podcast: Darrell Bricker On The 'Empty Planet' And What It Means For Atlantic Canada
The conventional wisdom around the global population, backed by the United Nations' own projections, is that it will continue to grow in the coming decades. Economies around the world are banking on t...
Jul 01, 2021
Police looking for suspect after bank robbery
Halifax Regional Police is investigating a robbery that occurred this afternoon in Halifax. Just after 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, officers responded to a report of a robbery at the Scotiabank at 3480 Dutch ...
Jun 30, 2021 Halifax Regional Police Cruiser; Jack Morse
UPT: Missing Halifax teen found
UPT: HRP says the 14-year-old has been found safe. Police are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing 14-year-old youth. The boy was last seen in the Rockingham area in Halifax last n...
Jun 30, 2021 Halifax Regional Police Cruiser; Jack Morse
Suspicious fire at First Nation's church
Police are investigating after a fire damaged a church in a First Nation community outside Halifax. RCMP say the St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church on Sipekne'katik First Nation caught fire early Wednesday ...
Jun 30, 2021
Nova Scotians encouraged to mark Canada Day with reflection
Many communities have cancelled traditional Canada Day events due to the pandemic, but there is also a movement across the country to use the date for reflection. This comes after the remains of hundr...
Jun 30, 2021 statschew
Cogswell District to be fueled by $14 million renewable energy project
A nearly $14 million investment has been announced for a new renewable energy project in the Cogswell District of downtown Halifax. The province is providing over $4.6 million, the federal government ...
Jun 30, 2021 Conceptual design of the Cogswell District. (CREDIT: Halifax.ca)
Water service temporarily restored in Lower Sackville and Fall River areas
Halifax Water says service has been temporarily restored in several communities after carrying out work in Lower Sackville. Some customers in Lower Sackville, Waverley, Lakeview, Fall River, and Winds...
Jun 30, 2021 Impacted area. Map provided by Halifax Water
Poor communication, fatigue led to cargo jet runway crash in 2018
A new report shows several factors led to a cargo jet overshooting the runway at Halifax Stanfield nearly three years ago. The Transportation Safety Board has released its report on the crash and poin...
Jun 29, 2021 Depiction of Transport Canada's current requirement for runway end safety area on the occurrence runway with the location of the occurrence aircraft after the runway overrun (Source: Google Earth, with TSB annotations)
