Tag Archives: Halifax
Victoria Road shut down due to 'emergency removal' of light posts
Officials have shut down Victoria Road again at the turnoff with the MacKay Bridge to remove light posts from the area. Halifax Harbour Bridges calls it an "emergency removal of dangerous lighting mas...
Dec 13, 2021 MacKay Bridge. (CREDIT: Skye Bryden-Blom)
StFX president apologizes as COVID outbreak rages on
The president of StFX in Antigonish has sent out a formal apology after an outbreak of COVID-19 at the university is having widespread impacts. Cases in Nova Scotia are surging following X-ring weeken...
Dec 11, 2021
Cars R Us Toy Drive VIP - Janice Christian
A special shout out to a community VIP. Janice Christian collects recyclables every year for the Cars R Us Toy Drive and goes and gets toys with it. She mentioned that last year her payload was double...
Dec 10, 2021
Afghan refugees arrive in Nova Scotia to start new lives
A warm welcome for a group of Afghan refugees who will now call Nova Scotia home. A news release from the federal government says 265 former NATO employees and their families arrived at the Halifax ai...
Dec 10, 2021
Gas prices jump in Halifax
A jump in gas prices in Halifax overnight. Regular self-serve has increased by about 4 cents per litre to $1.30. Diesel is up about 5 cents per litre to $1.31. Prices at the pumps had dropped in recen...
Dec 10, 2021 Fuel Prices. (CREDIT: PIXABAY)
Warm, wet weather to wash away snow in Halifax
You're going to need to swap your shovel for an umbrella this weekend. Nova Scotia is under a special weather statement ahead of wet and warm weather. Environment Canada is warning the snow will rapid...
Dec 10, 2021 (SOURCE: Pixabay)
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (December 9th)
Health officials are out with a lengthy potential COVID-19 exposure list, which includes several locations in the Halifax area. It also includes many spots in Antigonish amid an outbreak in the commun...
Dec 10, 2021 Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay
No Mail Delivery For Certain Parts Of N.S. Today Due To Storm
No mail delivery for parts of Nova Scotia today because of the storm. Canada Post says red and yellow delivery service alerts have been issued. A red alert means delivery is suspended for the day. Thi...
Dec 09, 2021
Blast of winter brings nearly 40 cm of snow to Halifax
The first major snowfall of the season has arrived in Halifax. Environment Canada Meteorologist Ian Hubbard tells us the highest amount recorded in our region was 38 cm in Dartmouth. Other areas that ...
Dec 09, 2021 (CREDIT: Steve MacArthur)
UPDATE 10:30 AM: City transit to operate on snow plan
Nova Scotians awoke to a winter wonderland on Thursday. A messy storm dumped more than 30 cm of snow in the Halifax area. The snowfall warning was called off late in the morning, but closures, cancell...
Dec 09, 2021 (CREDIT: Steve MacArthur)
