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Halifax Long-Term Care workers ready for strike action
Long-term care workers across Nova Scotia are rallying for change as they prepare to go on strike. Staff at St. Vincent's in Halifax gathered outside the care home on Friday, joined by CUPE union representatives, calling for change. According to members, Nova Scotians remain the lowest-paid long-term care workers in At...
Apr 10, 2026
Woman dies from Halifax apartment fire
A woman is dead after a suspicious fire in Halifax. It was around 9:30 p.m., April 3 when crews responded to the blaze on Enid Avenue. One resident was inside the apartment building. A second from another unit went in to help out. Both women were taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Wednesday, the 50-year-...
Apr 10, 2026
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Meeting on future of B.L.T Trail to find new board
A chance to discuss who will oversee a very popular walking trail in HRM. The B.L.T Rails to Trail has been around for 25 years, stretching for 13 kilometres through Beechville, Lakeside and Timberlea. The group that took care of it, recently stepped away, so according to local bike shop Cyclesmith, a meeting with be h...
Apr 10, 2026
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Workplace death at N.S. poultry facility
A workplace fatality at a poultry facility in the Annapolis Valley. The Department of Labour tells us it happened overnight Wednesday in Glenmont. Details remain few as the investigation continues. The labour department says their thoughts and sympathies are with those affected.
Apr 09, 2026
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HRP names bomb squad robot in honour of visually impaired boy
Halifax Regional Police (HRP) helped celebrate an 11-year-old boy's birthday with a special naming ceremony for their bomb squad robot, now officially called Robbie. This morning, Cam Mamye and his family joined officers at the Halifax station downtown as they added an official name tag to the MK3 Caliber robot, which ...
Apr 09, 2026








