Category Archives: News
Halifax lowering flags for 215 children found in Kamloops
Halifax city hall and municipal facilities will lower their flags to mourn the 215 children found on the grounds of a former residential school in Kamloops, B.C. Mayor Mike Savage announced the move o...
May 30, 2021 Photo: Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Halifax RCMP rescue 5 people lost in the woods
Members of the Halifax RCMP helped rescue five people lost in the woods near Ingramport. There were two adults and three young children under the age of five. Police say they were lost in the woods fo...
May 29, 2021
COVID exposure list includes Halifax grocery store, transit routes
Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at locations in the Halifax area along with various Halifax Transit routes and one flight. Anyone who worked at or visite...
May 29, 2021 Sobeys (Credit: Skye Bryden-Blom)
Police search for men involved in Bedford break in
Halifax police are looking for two men after a break in at a gas station in Bedford. Police responded to the incident at 1:40 a.m. on Saturday morning at the Esso on the Bedford Highway. Officers noti...
May 29, 2021
Halifax police issue more than 100 tickets for speeding, other driving offences
Halifax Regional Police have handed out more than 100 tickets for speeding and other offences this week. On Wednesday and Thursday, officers with the traffic unit issued 38 tickets for speeding and 64...
May 28, 2021 Ramanathan Kathiresan / CC
Disappearance of Ryan James Jessop added to province's rewards for major unsolved crimes program
The disappearance of a 32-year-old Upper Sackville man last year is being added to the province's Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes program. Ryan James Jessop was last seen on the evening of September...
May 28, 2021 Ryan James Jessop (Credit: Nova Scotia's Rewards for Major Unsolved Crimes Program)
Two people charged after RCMP seize drugs, weapon during Eastern Passage traffic stop
RCMP have charged two people after seizing drugs and a weapon during a traffic stop in Eastern Passage last Thursday. Police say the driver's licence had been revoked and a baton was located in the ve...
May 28, 2021
Update: Halifax police clear scene after asking public to avoid part of Larry Uteck
Halifax Regional Police have now cleared the scene in Larry Uteck after asking the public to avoid the area early Friday morning. In a Tweet at around 7 a.m., police asked residents to stay away from ...
May 28, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list includes locations in Central Zone, bus routes, and two flights
Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central Zone, various Halifax Transit bus routes, and two flights. Anyone who worked at or visited the f...
May 28, 2021 Kanijoman / CC
Gas prices drop in Nova Scotia
It's cheaper to fill up in Nova Scotia on Friday. The price of regular self-serve gas has dropped three cents overnight to a new minimum of $1.256 per litre in the Halifax area. Diesel now sits at a m...
May 28, 2021 Jeena Paradies / CC
