Category Archives: News
Free Halifax bus pass pilot now permanent
A pilot program buying free bus passes for disadvantaged families in Halifax has been made permanent. The Department of Community Services pays for passes for Employment Support and Income Assistance ...
Jun 24, 2021 Halifax Transit bus ticket. Photo: Jack Morse
Police charge 5 people in drug bust
Police charge three men and two women with drug and weapons offences after search in Halifax Police have charged three men and two women with drug trafficking and weapons offences in relation to a sea...
Jun 24, 2021 Halifax Regional Police badge; from Facebook
MLA Smith-McCrossin kicked out of Tory caucus
The MLA at the centre of a blockade and protest on Highway 104 has been kicked out of the Tory caucus. Elizabeth Smith-McCrossin issued an ultimatum to the premier on Tuesday in a widely shared video ...
Jun 24, 2021 A screen shot from a video posted to Smith-McCrossin’s Facebook page. Photo: Facebook
Fundraiser set up for family following fatal motorcycle crash
The community is rallying behind a family after a motorcycle crash claimed the life of a 45-year-old man in Mount Uniacke. RCMP responded to the collision on Highway 1 at around 9:30 on Tuesday night....
Jun 24, 2021 (Credit: GoFundMe)
Fatal motorcycle crash in Mount Uniacke
RCMP say a man has died following a motorcycle crash in Mount Uniacke. Police responded to the collision on Highway 1 at around 9:30 p.m. on Tuesday. When emergency crews arrived on scene they determi...
Jun 24, 2021
Dal Tigers hockey getting new rink
After almost a decade without, Dalhousie is getting a new arena. The university tore down the former Memorial Arena in 2012. The Board of Governors gave their stamp of approval for the new Dalhousie E...
Jun 24, 2021 Dalhousie Event Centre concept drawing; from Dalhousie University
Halifax-area nursing home shutting down
The province is facing the loss of 38 long-term care beds in two years. Rosecrest Communities officials say their contract with the province to provide the beds, at Ivy Meadows in Beaver Bank, won't b...
Jun 24, 2021 Ivy Meadows Continuing Care Community; from Facebook
Public health issues advisory for potential high-risk exposure
Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central Zone and an Air Canada flight. Anyone who worked at or visited the following locations on the specified date...
Jun 24, 2021 Kanijoman / CC
Brian Gallant On Immigration, Northern N.B. And True Reconciliation
In his first in-depth interview since leaving the premier's office in 2018, Brian Gallant chats with David Campbell about how to grow an economy that has been pretty flat for the past 15 years. They t...
Jun 24, 2021
New COVID case at Halifax school
Nova Scotia is reporting a new COVID-19 case connected to Joseph Howe Elementary in Halifax The school will be closed to students until Monday, June 28, to allow for testing of close contacts and a de...
Jun 23, 2021 Olgierd (dogs, gear, equipment, etc., CC-only) / CC
