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Police charge pair after handgun seized during Halifax traffic stop
Two people are facing a slew of firearms charges after police seized a handgun from a car they pulled over in Halifax on the weekend. Police carried out the traffic stop on Walter Havill Drive on Sund...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jul 26, 2021

Leaders focus on rural communities, street checks during weekend campaigning
The provincial party leaders continuing to pound the pavement over the weekend and make several campaign promises along the way. Leader Iain Rankin said a re-elected Liberal government would increase ...
Skye Bryden-Blom Jul 26, 2021

Potential COVID exposure at Dartmouth grocery store
Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 in Dartmouth. Anyone who worked at or visited the following location on the specified date and time should visit book a C...
Steve MacArthur Jul 25, 2021

Porters Lake beach off limits due to high bacteria
Kinap Beach in Porters Lake is closed to swimming for the second time this month. The city indicates it's off limits due to high bacteria levels in the water. Kinap Beach is a supervised beach (weekda...
Steve MacArthur Jul 25, 2021

Mobile testing unit makes stops across N.S.
Nova Scotia Public Health’s Mobile Units will be offering COVID testing across the province. Locations include: Tantallon Public Library, 3646 Hammonds Plains Rd., on July 26 from 12 p.m. to 5 p...
Steve MacArthur Jul 25, 2021

36-year-old airlifted to hospital after motorcycle crash
A 36-year-old-man was airlifted to hospital after his motorcyle went off the road in Hillsvale. West Hants RCMP were called to the scene on South Rawdon Road around 5:30 p.m. on Friday. The driver of ...
Steve MacArthur Jul 25, 2021

Update: Pictou RCMP locate missing 15-year-old
UPDATE: The 15-year-old youth who was reported missing from Plymouth have been located and are safe. The RCMP would like to thank the public for their assistance and retweets on social media. +++++ RC...
Steve MacArthur Jul 25, 2021

HMCS Fredericton departs for first mission since Cyclone crash
It wasn't the big send off we've come to expect in Halifax as the crew on HMCS Fredericton departed on Saturday for a six-month deployment The crew will take part in NATO exercises into North Atlantic...
Steve MacArthur Jul 25, 2021

Update: Both bridges open in Halifax
A planned shutdown of the MacKay Bridge has been cancelled for this weekend. Halifax Harbour Bridges says both bridges will be open. Crews were planning on paving parts of the bridge but it was called...
Steve MacArthur Jul 24, 2021

Yarmouth-Maine Ferry To Return In 2022
The CAT Ferry has announced that service between Yarmouth, Nova Scotia and Bar Harbor, Maine will resume in Spring 2022. The Bay Ferries run vessel has not sailed since the summer of 2018. Constructio...
Jakob Postlewaite Jul 24, 2021





