Author Archives: Skye Bryden-Blom
Relay for Life returns to Halifax with $30,000 raised
Haligonians stepped up in a big way over the weekend for The Canadian Cancer Society Relay for Life. It was the first time the event had been held in person in two years due to the pandemic. Organizer...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jun 13, 2022

Dairy Farmers Requesting Second Milk Price Increase For 2022
Got milk? It could cost you even more in 2022, if a request from the Dairy Farmers of Canada is approved. They're looking for increases for the second time this year due to rising inflation costs. Dai...
Tara Clow Jun 07, 2022 (SOURCE: PEXELS)

Firefighters battle toxic blaze at Burnside scrapyard
An air quality statement has ended after firefighters battled a blaze in Burnside. Thick black smoke could be seen billowing out from the scrapyard at Dartmouth Metals on Dawn Drive in the Burnside In...
Skye Bryden-Blom May 20, 2022 (CREDIT: Anastasia Payne)

Crews prepare for second day battling wildfire near Upper Musquodoboit
Crews are on the ground for a second day as they continue to battle a forest fire covering about 65 hectares in Halifax County. The fire started near Upper Musquodoboit on Friday as bone dry condition...
News May 14, 2022 Credit: Kayla Tozak

UPD: Halifax police locate missing man after search near Chocolate Lake
UPDATE issued at 1:10 p.m. on Thursday, May 12th Halifax Regional Police say the search for a missing 30-year-old man has wrapped up near Chocolate Lake. Police confirm the man has been located and is...
Skye Bryden-Blom May 12, 2022
NS marks 2nd anniversary of mass shooting
Monday and Tuesday mark the second anniversary of the worst mass killing in the country's history. On April 18 and 19, 2020, a gunman killed 22 people in a 13-hour rampage, from Portapique, N.S., to S...
B. Jack Morse Apr 18, 2022

23-year-old Dartmouth man killed at Peggy's Cove
UPDATE: 12:39 p.m. on April 12, 2022. A 23-year-old Dartmouth man has died after the latest tragic incident at Peggy's Cove. Rescue crews lifted two men out of the water Monday night at the iconic tou...
Steve MacArthur Apr 12, 2022
Nova Scotia Extends Provincial Sick Leave To May 7
After facing criticism last week about the end of the provincial paid sick-leave program the Nova Scotia government is reinstating it. The program covered employee wages, including self-employed peopl...
Evan Taylor Apr 11, 2022
Nova Scotia's Mattea Roach to defend 4-day Jeopardy winning streak
Nova Scotia's Mattea Roach is looking to keep her Jeopardy! winning streak alive. The 23-year-old pocketed another $24,000 on Friday, bringing her four-day total to more than $100,000. Jeopardy! host ...
Skye Bryden-Blom Apr 11, 2022
UPD: Halifax schools are open, buses are no longer running
You're going to want to grab your shovel. Environment Canada is out with a snowfall warning for much of the province on Monday with up to 20 cm expected to fall in our region. Wind gusts up to 70 km p...
Skye Bryden-Blom Apr 04, 2022




