Category Archives: (Acadia News) Halifax Nova Scotia
UPDATE: Peggy's Cove Road re-opens
Peggy's Cove Road was closed most of Sunday morning and early afternoon due to a collision. RCMP said earlier in the day that the road would be closed for several hours. No detour was possible, so thi...
Kevin Northup Apr 28, 2024
Halifax ferry service won't run Saturday night
Heads up if you're planning on taking the Halifax-Dartmouth ferry. Halifax Transit says there won't be ferry service between 6 p.m. and midnight Saturday. They say it's due to staffing issues. A shutt...
Kevin Northup Apr 26, 2024
Affordable housing for seniors, people with developmental disabilities opening in 2025
Housing for seniors and people with developmental disabilities in Dartmouth could be available in the spring of 2025. A seven-storey building on Main Street will have 12 accessible and 25 affordable u...
Jacob Moore Apr 26, 2024
Last State of the Municipality with Halifax Mayor Mike Savage
Hundreds gathered at the Halifax Convention Centre for Mayor Mike Savage's last State of The Municipality address. Sixty-three-year-old Savage, who has served for three terms, announced he would not b...
Kelli Rickard Apr 26, 2024
Middle Musquodoboit water boil order lifted
The boil water order for Middle Musquodoboit was lifted as of 10:30 a.m. Thursday. Tests show that the water is safe for consumption based on regulations from the Medical Officer of Health and Nova Sc...
Jacob Moore Apr 25, 2024
Police investigating anti-Semitic graffiti at Hammonds Plains school
Halifax RCMP are seeking help from the public after discovering anti-Semitic graffiti at Kingswood Elementary School in Hammonds Plains. Police were alerted to the graffiti the morning of April 23 by ...
Evan Taylor Apr 25, 2024
68-year-old Lower Sackville cyclist hit by car: RCMP
A 68-year-old man suffered serious injuries after he was hit by a car in Lower Sackville on Sunday. The RCMP says he was cycling on the sidewalk of Cobequid Road when a car drove off the road and hit ...
Jacob Moore Apr 24, 2024
16-year-old boy victim of Halifax homicide
A 16-year-old boy was the victim of a homicide in Halifax. Police identified the teen as Ahmad Maher Al Marrach. It happened around 5 p.m. Monday in the parking garage of the Halifax Shopping Centre. ...
Kevin Northup Apr 23, 2024
Halifax increasing property taxes by 6.3 per cent
Halifax council passed its $1.3-billion budget for the 2024-25 fiscal year, which includes a tax increase of 6.3 per cent. The tax increase would be about $214 for a single-family home in the municipa...
Jacob Moore Apr 23, 2024
Update: Fire out at apartment construction site in north end Halifax
Thick black smoke covered north end Halifax after a fire at a construction site. Smoke could be seen filling up the sky as people made their way to work on Tuesday morning. The fire broke out around 8...
Steve MacArthur Apr 23, 2024





