Author Archives: Kevin Northup

A local elementary school principal is facing sex charges dating back 20 years. Fifty-one year old Mark Alexander Thornton of Yarmouth was arrested on Tuesday and charged with sexual exploitation and ...

The annual Halifax Pride Festival has wrapped up for another year. The 11 day event was highlighted by a large parade. One of the final events of the festival, the annual softball game featuring the D...

Staffing issues at Halifax Transit will cancel several bus trips this morning. Ten routes are affected, all leaving up to 8 a.m. The company says the cancellations will remain in effect until further ...

A 31-year old man was arrested in Eastern Passage Monday evening for an alleged assault. Stephan James Patrick Caul appeared in Dartmouth Provincial Court yesterday to face charges of assault with a w...

A shooting in downtown Halifax sent a 22-year old man to hospital early on Sunday. Halifax Police say the man was shot in the lower torso on Argyle Street around 3:30 a.m. He was transported to hospit...

Tragedy in a local lake, as the body of a missing swimmer was found overnight. Halifax Regional Police say they were called to Murray Hill Drive in Dartmouth around 7 last night, as witnesses reported...

A 61 year old man was injured after being hit by a vehicle fleeing Halifax police on Saturday. The man was walking on a sidewalk on Herring Cove Road when he was struck. Police tried to stop the vehic...

A Liberal leadership candidate says Tuesday's housing announcement by the province is ultimately a good move. Government announced 37 sites from the provincial land inventory that could be developed, ...