Karla Renić

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• Police searching for group of teenagers after man assaulted, robbed in Halifax

  Halifax Regional Police say a group of seven teenagers approached a man on Rector Street in the north end, assaulting him and taking his property.

  Crime

  Apr 1
• Chief of N.S. fire hall shot at by RCMP in mass shooting glad to see scathing report

  On the morning of April 19, 2020, two N.S. RCMP officers began shooting at a man in front of a fire hall in Onslow, thinking they had found the mass shooter.

  Canada

  Apr 1
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• N.B. man arrested via RCMP dog services after copper wires found cut

  Police found 'a number of cut wires and fresh tracks in the snow' by an Oromocto, N.B. power line on Tuesday, shortly before making an arrest.

  Crime

  Apr 1
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• Minimum wage is going up in 3 Atlantic Canadian provinces. Here’s by how much

  Nova Scotia, P.E.I. and Newfoundland and Labrador are set to increase their minimum wages to $15 an hour on Oct. 1, in a second increase in later in 2023.

  Canada

  Mar 31
• ‘Spread too thin:’ Counsellor calls for his position to be in every N.S. school

  A counsellor at a Halifax-area elementary school says the demand for mental health needs of students has grown in the past decade, but resources for counsellors haven't kept up.

  Canada

  Mar 29
• ‘Do not sign a fixed-term lease’: Warning from Halifax student after landlord won’t renew

  A Nova Scotia student has been renting a one-bedroom apartment owned by Peppermint Properties on a fixed-term lease, but the landlord has decided to not renew it.

  Canada

  Mar 28
• ‘Sense of community’ felt as Halifax hosts Canadian Pride Curling Championships

  The Canadian Pride Curling Championships are being held in Halifax for the first time in a decade, and the hosting team says it's an honour.

  Canada

  Mar 25
• N.S. police investigating video of man wearing swastika flag while cycling

  A video posted Friday evening to Reddit, captioned "Meanwhile in Bridgewater...," shows a cyclist wearing a bright red flag with a swastika in its centre.

  Crime

  Mar 25
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• Suspect threatened to harm convenience store staff in Dartmouth robbery

  Halifax police say a Needs Convenience Store in Dartmouth was robbed by a suspect who demanded money and threatened to harm staff. 

  Crime

  Mar 25
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• Teenager dead after N.B. snowmobile crash early Friday morning

  A 17-year-old boy from Val d'Amour died at the scene of a single-snowmobile crash on a New Brunswick provincial trail early Friday morning.

  Canada

  Mar 24
• Saint John police arrest 24-year-old in 2022 hit and run

  Saint John police said a hit and run involving a pedestrian was reported on Dec. 8 just after 6 p.m. in a parking lot on McAllister Drive. 

  Crime

  Mar 24
• Nova Scotia storeowner shares brazen video of ‘malicious’ suspected arson

  The video shows a person throwing a rock into the store before lighting an object on fire and throwing it in through the damaged window.

  Canada

  Mar 23
• Teen accused in Bedford, N.S. school stabbing remains in custody after hearing

  The 15-year-old, is facing charges including two counts each of attempted murder after two staff members at a Bedford, N.S. high school were stabbed.

  Crime

  Mar 23
• N.S. rent cap staying for another 2 years, but annual limit is going up

  Nova Scotia's PC government said the rent cap will be increased to five per cent over the next two years, and remain in effect for 2024 and 2025. 

  Canada

  Mar 22
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• Youth, 15, charged with attempted murder in Bedford, N.S. school stabbing

  Halifax Regional Centre for Education notified members of Charles P. Allen High School just after 11 a.m. that though it is cancelling classes for the rest of the day.

  Canada

  Mar 21
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• Beach garbage: N.S. woman captures shoreline cleanups for social media

  A Nova Scotia woman is using social media to chronicle her journey of cleaning up garbage and debris from the Bay of Fundy shoreline.

  Environment

  Mar 16
• Former N.S. fugitive granted full parole for 2011 shooting death in Halifax

  Steven Douglas Skinner was sentenced to 11 years in prison for manslaughter in September 2019 after shooting Stacey Adams in Lake Echo, N.S., in April of 2011.

  Crime

  Mar 15
• Scammers accuse victims of seeking escort service, demand money: Halifax police

  Police said extortion scammers will call or text victims and accuse them of contacting an escort service as a way to intimidate the victim into giving money. 

  Canada

  Mar 14
• N.S. man arrested after report of youth being watched in café washroom: police

  According to a Nova Scotia RCMP media release, a victim and a witness reported that a youth had been using the facilities when they saw a person looking at them through a vent.

  Crime

  Mar 13
• Nova Scotia, New Brunswick forecast to get hit by mid-week snowstorm

  Beginning Tuesday afternoon, a winter storm will spread across New Brunswick and Nova Scotia, bringing about 20 centimetres of snowfall and strong winds.

  Weather

  Mar 13
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• N.S. says it will spend a record $1.6 billion on infrastructure in coming year

  Finance minister said in a statement the planned 2023-24 spending on highways, schools, hospitals and land reflects the needs of Nova Scotia's growing population.

  Canada

  Mar 13
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• N.S. business owner furious, calls planned 4-day power outage ‘ludicrous’

  A Nova Scotia business owner says she's 'steamed' after she was found out a one-day power outage will now keep her in the dark for four-consecutive days.

  Canada

  Mar 13
• Man arrested after stabbing in N.S. town, following an altercation: police

  RCMP say a man in his 20s was arrested after a stabbing in Antigonish, N.S., that led to non-life-threatening injuries.

  Crime

  Mar 12
• People feeling lucky as Halifax St. Patrick’s Day parade returns

  Hundreds of people have gathered for the Irish-pride event, with parade participants dressed in green, with clovers and gold, and many more standing by along the route to watch.

  Canada

  Mar 12
• Gas prices spike 7 cents in N.S., back up over $1.50 mark for self serve

  Overnight on Friday in the province, prices went from $1.49 to $1.56 for regular self-serve gasoline at Nova Scotia pumps. The prices in Cape Breton remain the highest.

  Canada

  Mar 10