Halifax Latest News

• B.C. man pleads guilty to charges of sextorting teens across Canada

  Mounties began investigating the case after victims in Nova Scotia, Quebec and Ontario reported being extorted by someone they’d met on social media.

  Crime

  Dec 24
• N.S. man charged after RCMP discover homemade bombs, firearms

  A 34-year-old man is facing multiple firearms offences, including six counts of the unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon.

  Crime

  Dec 24
• N.S. fiddler Ashley MacIssac says AI content may have defamed him

  Nova Scotia fiddler Ashley MacIsaac said the summary falsely asserted he had been convicted of a series of offences, including sexual assault and internet luring.

  Canada

  Dec 23
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• Ontario man faces more sex offence charges involving 30 youth after RCMP probe

  The Ontario man first faced charges in 2022 following an investigation by RCMP, but the probe continued leading to further charges in December.

  Crime

  Dec 23
• Nova Scotia missing kids case ‘extremely rare’: RCMP officer

  Nova Scotia RCMP criminal operations officer Dan Morrow said in an interview with Global News that he hasn't seen a case quite like this in his 33 years of policing.

  Canada

  Dec 23
• Academic whose report led to fracking ban questions N.S. government’s gas claims

  The government announced it was putting Dalhousie University in charge of a $30-million program that will see a call for onshore natural gas exploration issued in the new year. 

  Canada

  Dec 23
• How N.S. premier is arguing against updating privacy legislation

  Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston previously ran for leadership on updating freedom of information rules, but he appears to have changed his stance.

  Politics

  Dec 23
• Halifax police cleared of wrongdoing after violent arrest leads to man’s death

  Nova Scotia’s police oversight agency has cleared seven Halifax police officers of wrongdoing after they restrained a man who died at the conclusion of a chaotic arrest this year.

  Crime

  Dec 22
• Nova Scotia ready for private companies to start exploring for onshore natural gas

  The Nova Scotia government is working with Dalhousie University to issue a call for companies interested in exploring for onshore natural gas in the province.

  Canada

  Dec 22
• Power outages linger across the Maritimes as snow squalls lash Nova Scotia and P.E.I.

  Two days after a windstorm swept across the Maritimes, sporadic power outages are still being reported in all three provinces.

  Weather

  Dec 22
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• Crosby passes Lemieux to become Penguins’ all-time points leader

  Crosby broke Lemieux’s franchise scoring record with a goal and an assist in the first period of the Penguins’ 4-3 shootout win against the Canadiens on Sunday night.

  Sports

  Dec 22
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• N.L. premier pays tribute to pioneer neurosurgeon

  Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Tony Wakeham is offering his tribute to the death of well-known neurosurgeon Dr. Falah Maroun who died Friday.

  Dec 21
• Maritimes sees unseasonably warm temperatures, but white Christmas still feasible

  As the countdown to the holidays continues, it's beginning to feel a lot less like winter with unseasonably warm weather dominating the forecast in the Maritimes. 

  Weather

  Dec 19
• High winds and heavy rain set to batter Atlantic Canada

  Meteorologists are warning Atlantic Canadians to batten down the hatches and look out for possible flooding as high winds and rain are forecast to hit the region. 

  Weather

  Dec 19
• Nova Scotia Power holds community engagement session amid bill frustrations

  Customers frustrated with inaccurate and high power bills had the chance to speak to company representatives as the utility holds provincewide engagement sessions. 

  Canada

  Dec 18
• Nova Scotia’s strong population growth has tapered off for the first time since 2020

  The population boom recorded in Nova Scotia since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic appears to have come to an end.

  Canada

  Dec 18
• N.S. premier says fentanyl found in illegal cannabis, police say that’s false

  The Nova Scotia RCMP and Halifax police both say no fentanyl has been found in illegal cannabis tested in the province, despite the premier's claim to the contrary.

  Canada

  Dec 18
• Nova Scotia government’s budget deficit continues to grow: finance minister

  Finance Minister John Lohr announced this morning that the province's deficit has grown to $1.29 billion.

  Politics

  Dec 18
• Sold-out PWHL game in Halifax gives city hope for potential team expansion

  Fans are gearing up for puck drop as the PWHL holds two games in Halifax, and it's igniting talk around the possibility of a team coming to the city one day.

  Sports

  Dec 17
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• N.S. dispensary raided following government directive for crackdown on cannabis

  Nova Scotia RCMP say they issued a ticket and seized cannabis and cash after executing a search warrant on Monday at a cannabis dispensary in Digby, N.S.

  Canada

  Dec 17
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• Nova Scotia man accused of severing telecom link between Nova Scotia and Newfoundland

  The Mounties stressed the accused didn’t intend to damage essential infrastructure or harm national security.

  Canada

  Dec 17
• $18M proposed settlement reached in 2015 Air Canada crash landing in Halifax

  A proposed settlement of $18 million has been reached in a class action filed on behalf of passengers of Air Canada Flight 624, 10 years after the crash landing.

  Canada

  Dec 17
• Halifax Water’s proposed increase amounts to ‘rate shock,’ regulatory board asks for adjustments

  Halifax Water customers will have a rate hike next year but exactly how much is yet to be seen. The utility had asked for a 35.6 per cent increase over three months.

  Canada

  Dec 16
• Penny Boudreau, convicted of 2008 murder of daughter in Nova Scotia, gets day parole

  Penny Boudreau killed her daughter Karissa in 2008, claiming she ran away after an argument outside a Bridgewater, N.S. grocery store. 

  Crime

  Dec 16
• Congressional report finds drop in Canadian tourists hurting U.S. businesses

  The report raises concerns about declining Canadian visitors and highlights what border communities in the Atlantic provinces and New England states have noticed. 

  Canada

  Dec 15