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Drug alert issued for Halifax after two deaths, several overdoses
A drug is popping up in Halifax that has been linked to several overdoses. Public Health has issued an alert on Twitter saying two deaths have been linked to the "unknown substance." Health officials ...
Jul 16, 2021
Gas prices up in Halifax
It's going to cost you more to fill up your gas tank on Friday morning. The new minimum price of regular self-serve gas is up 3.1 cents per litre overnight to $1.380 in the Halifax area. Diesel saw an...
Jul 16, 2021
23 firefighters head west to battle wildfires
Nova Scotia has answered the call to help fight wildfires in Ontario, Manitoba and British Columbia. Twenty-three Department of Lands and Forestry wildland firefighters and one agency representative w...
Jul 15, 2021
Cruise Ships Will Return In 2022
Canada is preparing to welcome cruise ships back to the country for the 2022 season. Ottawa says a one-year ban on cruise ships in Canadian waters will end Nov. 1, about four months earlier than expec...
Jul 15, 2021
Cruise Ships Will Return In 2022
Canada is preparing to welcome cruise ships back to the country for the 2022 season. Ottawa says a one-year ban on cruise ships in Canadian waters will end Nov. 1, about four months earlier than expec...
Jul 15, 2021
Woman clocked going 144 in 80 zone during “rush” hour
A 24 year-old woman was caught going way too fast during the morning rush hour on Thursday. Police say just after 7 a.m. she was clocked going 144 in an 80 zone near the Main Street ramp in Dartmouth....
Jul 15, 2021
Second day in a row with 0 new COVID cases
Nova Scotia is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 and six recoveries. "Yesterday we entered Phase 4 of our reopening plan and things are headed in the right direction as we report another day with no ...
Jul 15, 2021
24 people arrested for impaired driving in Halifax
Halifax District RCMP arrested 24 people for impaired driving last month. The police force issued more than 500 charges under the Motor Vehicle Act. They say nineteen of those drivers were charged wit...
Jul 15, 2021
Police now have control over emergency alerts
Police can now send out emergency alerts on their own. The change was made after a review of the system in the aftermath of the Portapique mass murder last April. Direct access gives police the abilit...
Jul 15, 2021
$112 million investment to bring 60 new electric buses to Halifax
All three levels of government are investing a total of $112 million to help bring 60 new battery-operated, electric buses to the Halifax area. The electric fleet will be the first of its kind in Atla...
Jul 15, 2021
