Tag Archives: Halifax
Halifax home prices set to spike again in 2022
Halifax home prices are set to see another spike in 2022. Royal LePage released its annual Market Survey Forecast on Wednesday, which predicts our city will be among the top three in the country to se...
Dec 15, 2021
Indigenous homeless shelter closure could have “potentially deadly consequences”
A homeless shelter in Halifax believes the impending shutdown of the Mi’kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) could have potentially deadly consequences. Out of the Cold is throwing its support b...
Dec 15, 2021
Driver arrested after swinging bat out car window
A driver has been arrested after he was seen waving a bat out his window at another car in Halifax. Halifax Regional Police report the incident happened near Highway 102 and Joseph Howe Drive shortly ...
Dec 15, 2021
N.S. public libraries running out of rapid test kits
Nova Scotians aren’t just dashing through the stores for Christmas gifts. We’re also sprinting to public libraries for rapid COVID-19 test kits. The Department of Health and Wellness says ...
Dec 15, 2021
40-bed homeless shelter for Indigenous People in Halifax set to close
A 40-bed homeless shelter for Indigenous People in Halifax is set to close at the end of this month. The Mi'kmaw Native Friendship Centre (MNFC) indicates they want to refocus their mandate and have c...
Dec 14, 2021
Top doctor says Canada was not prepared for pandemic
Canada’s top doctor does not believe the country was ready to take on the pandemic. Dr. Theresa Tam has released a new report, titled “A Vision to Transform Canada’s Public Health Sy...
Dec 14, 2021
COVID-19: Omicron is here, restrictions are coming back
The Omicron Variant Arrives Our province is fighting back against the arrival of the Omicron variant and the StFX outbreak with more restrictions ahead of the holidays. Public Health says the heavily ...
Dec 14, 2021
Potential COVID-19 exposure list (December 13th)
Public Health is out with a lengthy list of exposures for the Halifax and Antigonish regions. Health officials have also issued an update to previous exposure notices. Public Health provides COVID pre...
Dec 14, 2021
Victoria Road shut down due to ’emergency removal’ of light posts
Officials have shut down Victoria Road again at the turnoff with the MacKay Bridge to remove light posts from the area. Halifax Harbour Bridges calls it an “emergency removal of dangerous lighti...
Dec 13, 2021
StFX president apologizes as COVID outbreak rages on
The president of StFX in Antigonish has sent out a formal apology after an outbreak of COVID-19 at the university is having widespread impacts. Cases in Nova Scotia are surging following X-ring weeken...
Dec 11, 2021
