Category Archives: (Acadia News) Halifax Nova Scotia

If you have a dry well the municipality is adding another location for water pick up. Starting Tuesday you can now head to Station 62 on Old Sambro Road in Williamswood to get some drinking water. The...

An 18-year-old has been charged after a string of sexual assaults in the Bedford area this month. Police say there have been nine incidents of a man sexually assaulting or criminally harassing women. ...

Police are investigating after a report of a man snapping photos of children at a Bedford playground this weekend. They were called to Gary Martin Drive at around 4 p.m. on Saturday. A woman told them...

Two men are facing several charges after a gas station robbery in the city last week. Halifax Regional Police were called to the Irving on Lacewood Drive shortly before 3 a.m. on Thursday. They say a ...

A 59-year-old man is dead after he was shot by an officer with Halifax Police. It happened at a home on Carleton Street in Dartmouth at about 8:30 p.m. Initially police were responding to calls the ma...

An investigation is underway after shots rang out in East Preston on Thursday morning. Police learned a window had been shot out of a home when they arrived on Partridge River Road at around 8:15 a.m....

An investigation is underway after a pedestrian was hit by a transit bus in the city on Thursday. Police were called to the intersection of Dresden Row and Spring Garden Road at around 5:30 p.m. They ...

Staffing shortages are causing temporary service disruptions for Halifax Transit ferry service. Beginning Monday, August 29 and effective for a minimum of two weeks, Alderney Ferry service will be red...

Police are searching for a suspect after reports of three sexual assaults in Bedford on Thursday night. Investigators say in each case the women reported being touched in a "sexual manner" by a strang...

Halifax is gearing up for its biggest fireworks show since the Tall Ships in 2017. Events Coordinator Billy Comer tells our newsroom we'll bid farewell to summer with a huge celebration called the "Gr...