Category Archives: News
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)
22 year-old woman airlifted to hospital after Truro area crash
A 22 year-old woman was air lifted to hospital following a crash on Monday morning just outside of Truro. It happened shortly after 11 a.m. on Highway 104 in East Mountain. Police say the driver of a ...
Jun 29, 2021 Photo: Google Traffic
Halifax: Man facing slew of charges after flight from police
Halifax Regional Police have charged a 26-year-old man with impaired driving and firearms offences after attempting to pull a vehicle over in the city's north end on Monday. Patrol officers tried to s...
Jun 29, 2021
Police investigate Lower Sackville home invasion
A 52-year-old woman has been charged after a home invasion in Lower Sackville last week. The Mounties say when they arrived at around 9:30 p.m. on Thursday a man was holding the woman down, and she ha...
Jun 29, 2021
Halifax breaks 30-year-old temperature record
A new record has been set in Halifax for the hottest temperature in thirty years. Environment Canada reports the temperature observed at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport reached 32.2 on Mon...
Jun 29, 2021 Rebecca Wood / CC
Police investigating after shots fired in Dartmouth
Halifax Regional Police are investigating two reports of shots being fired in Dartmouth. Police were called to the 0-100 block of Churchill Court at around 5:30 Monday night, and confirmed there had b...
Jun 29, 2021 Halifax Regional Police Cruiser; Jack Morse
UPD: Work could mean no water for people in Lower Sackville & Fall River area
Halifax Water will need to shut off water overnight (Monday into Tuesday) to some customers in the Lower Sackville, Waverley, Fall River and Windsor Junction areas. Crews continue to repair the water ...
Jun 29, 2021 Impacted area. Map provided by Halifax Water
MLA facing second impaired driving charge will not reoffer
The MLA for Chester-St. Margaret's will not be reoffering when the next election is called. Hugh MacKay resigned as a member for the Liberals after charges surrounding a second impaired driving charge...
Jun 28, 2021
Serious crash on Highway 104 outside of Truro
UPDATE: 1:45 p.m. CORRECTION: Hwy 104 westbound is now open near #EastMountain. Hwy 104 eastbound remains closed near East Mountain between exits 17 and 18 and is expected to be closed for several hou...
Jun 28, 2021 Photo: Google Traffic
