Tag Archives: Halifax
UPDATE: Homeless shelter looking for interim space after fire damages building
Community organizations are stepping up to help out a homeless shelter in downtown Halifax. Seven men pulled together to make sure everyone got out of the Souls Harbour Rescue Mission building Wednesd...
May 13, 2022 The fire damaged the shelter's emergency exit, meaning people in the recovery program will be displaced for several weeks. Photo from Michelle Porter.
Two N.S. universities team up to get more doctors working in rural communities
Two universities in Nova Scotia are teaming up to help address a doctor shortage in rural communities. Cape Breton University is partnering with Dalhousie Univesity in Halifax to create five new medic...
May 13, 2022
N.S. reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths in weekly report
Nova Scotia is reporting 18 new COVID-19 deaths. The province has released its weekly update on the virus looking at the seven-day period ending May 9th. Health officials are reporting 3,118 new lab-c...
May 12, 2022
Game 5 of playoff series between Mooseheads, Bathurst postponed
You'll have to reschedule your plans to watch the Halifax Mooseheads play Game 5 of the playoffs. It was scheduled for Thursday night in Bathurst, but the QMJHL has announced it's being postponed to F...
May 12, 2022
Province borrowing $1.8 billion to deliver on long-term care needs
The province plans to borrow $1.8 billion to deliver on a previously announced plan for long-term care. The provincial government says in a news release the loan will be used to build or renovate 24 l...
May 11, 2022
Canada chartering three flights for Ukrainian refugees
Our country is getting ready to welcome more Ukrainians fleeing Russia’s invasion. The federal government announced on Wednesday it’s chartering three flights to Canada from Poland over th...
May 11, 2022
Chatting With The Washboard Union Before Tonight's Show
In advance of tonight's show at the Marquee, Russell had a chance to talk with a couple of the fellas from The Washboard Union. Talking everything from their show tonight in Halifax, their latest albu...
May 11, 2022
Halifax police want you to lock car doors after hundreds of reported break-ins
Halifax Regional Police are advising you to lock your vehicles up after reports of hundreds of break-ins. Police have received 237 reports of thefts from vehicles throughout the region over the last m...
May 11, 2022 Police lights. (CREDIT: PIXABAY)
N.S. public inquiry into mass shooting looks at why emergency alert wasn't issued
The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting spent Tuesday looking at why an emergency alert wasn’t issued. New documents provide details on an interview between the Executive Director ...
May 10, 2022
Step inside the world of van Gogh with new Halifax art exhibit
You aren't van Gogh-ing to want to miss this one. An interactive art exhibit called "Beyond van Gogh" is in Halifax for a limited time. It opened at the Halifax Exhibition Centre on Monday. The Beyond...
May 10, 2022 Jeff Vincent / CC
