Halifax Latest News

• ‘We just want to get paid’: Airport security screeners in Atlantic Canada take job action

  Workers who carry out security screening at 15 airports across Atlantic Canada are taking job action over unpaid wages.

  Canada

  4 hours
• Hundreds mourn 16-year-old Halifax homicide victim: ‘The youth are feeling it’

  Ahmad Maher Al Marrach and his family were Syrian refugees who were making a life for themselves in Canada. The 16-year-old was killed outside a city mall on Monday.

  Canada

  5 hours
• Five people from Maine arrested in Nova Scotia for illegally fishing baby eels

  The federal Fisheries Department says five people from Maine were arrested in southwestern Nova Scotia last weekend for illegally fishing for baby eels.

  Canada

  6 hours
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• ‘I feel great’: Nova Scotia man wins $1.5M after buying $200 in lottery tickets

  A Cape Breton lottery player has won $1.5 million in a Scratch’N Win ticket, after purchasing $200 worth at a local convenience store. 

  Canada

  7 hours
• University students in N.S., P.E.I. facing highest debt in Canada: study

  In a Statistics Canada study citing amounts owed by students after their program's completion, graduates in the Maritimes experienced some of the highest repayment totals in 2020.

  Education

  9 hours
• Why a family wants the IWK Health Centre’s age limit to be ’18 at least’

  Kendric Campbell, who just turned 16, is now too old to access the ER at the IWK children's hospital in Halifax. His mother is calling for the hospital to expand its mandate.

  Health

  Apr 24
• Halifax council approves municipal budget that includes 6.3% residential tax hike

  Halifax councillors have approved a municipal budget that includes a $306.5-million capital plan and a 6.3 per cent increase in residential taxes.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Teen victim identified in homicide outside Halifax Shopping Centre, people left shaken

  Police released two people without charges on Tuesday, one day after a 16-year-old boy was found injured outside Halifax Shopping Centre. He later died in hospital.

  Crime

  Apr 23
• Nova Scotia Power estimates scaled down version of Atlantic Loop to cost $700 million

  The head of Nova Scotia's power utility says the current estimate for what has become known as a scaled-down version of the Atlantic Loop project is about $700 million.

  Canada

  Apr 23
• Fire at unfinished building in Halifax brought under control

  Halifax firefighters spent Tuesday morning working to knock down a fire at a building under construction on the corner of Robie and St. Albans streets.

  Fire

  Apr 23
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• The ‘very busy’ Halifax waterfront and why changes could be on the way

  As Halifax's population continues to grow, plans to prevent overcrowding along the city's downtown waterfront are being reviewed. This could mean building a new ferry terminal.

  Canada

  Apr 23
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• Halifax homicide: Youth dead, 2 arrested after incident outside mall

  Halifax police say the victim was found in a parking lot at the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday evening and died in hospital. Two people were later arrested nearby.

  Crime

  Apr 22
• N.B. man calls for hyperbaric oxygen care in province as hospital in N.S. is overwhelmed

  Jeff Leblanc urgently needs hyperbaric oxygen therapy to treat a potentially fatal side effect of radiation from his cancer treatments in 2013.

  Health

  Apr 22
• N.S. hits ‘pause’ on immigration nominee program applications for restaurant sector

  The program allows the province to nominate skilled workers to settle as permanent residents in Nova Scotia, but officials said a pause was needed because of overwhelming demand.

  Canada

  Apr 22
• ‘It’s frustrating’: Dartmouth city councillor worried about proposed housing site

  Tony Mancini worried there will be a lack of consultation for a housing project slated for Dartmouth that includes a Pallet village and modular housing.

  Apr 22
• Atlantic Superstore defends use of plexiglass to prevent ‘organized crime.’ Shoppers unconvinced

  New measures aimed at preventing shoplifting at Loblaws-owned Atlantic Superstore locations are stirring debate in the Halifax area, and beyond.

  Consumer

  Apr 22
• N.S. man subject of emergency alert now facing firearms charges

  A Nova Scotia man who was the subject of an emergency alert last week has been charged with numerous firearms offences. He was scheduled to appear in court on Monday.

  Crime

  Apr 22
• Former N.S. justice minister says he resigned to maintain confidence in government

  Brad Johns said he decided to resign from the justice portfolio on Friday after several organizations that assist women told him about the damage his words had caused.

  Canada

  Apr 22
• Passenger stabbed during ‘unprovoked’ attack on Halifax Transit bus, police say

  A Halifax Regional Police spokesperson said the weapon used in the attack wasn't a knife, but described it as a "pointy piece of metal." A man is now facing charges.

  Crime

  Apr 22
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• Date set for Pictou West by-election following retirement of Karla MacFarlane

  N.S. Premier Tim Houston announced that a by-election will be held in the Pictou-West constituency on May 21. The announcement comes after the resignation of MLA Karla MacFarlane.

  Politics

  Apr 21
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• Middle Musquodoboit, N.S., under boil water advisory due to main break

  In a release from Halifax Water, the municipal department said that there is a possibility of unsafe drinking water for customers in the area following a water main break.

  Health

  Apr 21
• State of emergency declared in Happy Valley-Goose Bay due to uncontrolled fire

  Happy Valley-Goose Bay and the Canadian Forces Base in Happy Valley-Goose Bay are affected by the state of emergency, according to RCMP.

  Fire

  Apr 19
• N.S. justice minister resigns after saying domestic violence not an epidemic

  Brad Johns made the controversial comments while responding to a reporter’s question on the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting.

  Canada

  Apr 19
• ‘That’s what it means to be in Nova Scotia’: Students honour memory of mass shooting victims

  Students at the Cobequid Education Centre honoured the victims of the 2020 mass shooting by planting "forget me not" seeds at Hearts Haven Memorial Park in Debert, N.S.

  Canada

  Apr 19
• N.S. mom who went on day care wait lists while pregnant is still waiting. Her daughter’s now a toddler

  Sarah Hoban says her 18-month-old daughter is currently on 10 day care waitlists, and warns families can't wait until 2026 for more spaces.

  Canada

  Apr 19