Halifax Latest News

• Emergency shelter spaces open in Nova Scotia as cold snap sets in

  Halifax Search and Rescue says its vehicles will hit the roads this weekend to keep an eye out for anyone who is sleeping rough along with help from police.

  Weather

  18 mins
• Halifax budget committee to continue discussions on HRP funding

  Halifax Regional Police presented its proposed budget to city council's budget committee on Friday, asking for $94.6 million in funding.

  Canada

  44 mins
• Halifax Wanderers sign former CF Montreal homegrown player Tomas Giraldo

  Born in Medellin, Colombia, Giraldo was eight when his family moved to Canada. He joined Montreal's academy in 2015, eventually becoming the 20th player to sign a homegrown deal.

  Sports

  2 hours
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• ‘Huge’ Shannon Park development plan approved, will include 3,000 housing units

  Canada Lands has committed to having 20 per cent of the units for Shannon Park be affordable, though what's considered 'affordable' has yet to be defined.

  Canada

  3 hours
• Pair ‘put their own life at risk’ to save elderly driver in N.S. lake crash: RCMP

  Halifax RCMP said a Subaru drove off the roadway and crashed over an embankment into the lake on Rocky Lake Drive in Waverley, N.S.

  Canada

  5 hours
• A decade later, mysterious disappearance of N.S. man remains unsolved

  Police said Mark Clarke, from Hillaton, N.S., was reported missing on Feb. 4, 2013, after been last seen at around noon that day in Kentville.

  Canada

  6 hours
• Former Liberal N.S. member of legislature to plead guilty for impaired driving

  Hugh MacKay, former MLA for Chester-St. Margaret's, had in 2020 pleaded not guilty to the charges, which are connected to an alleged impaired driving incident from Nov. 22, 2018.

  Canada

  8 hours
• N.S. minimum wage to rise to $15 in October, 6 months earlier than planned

  The minimum wage in Nova Scotia will rise to $15 in October, six months earlier than originally planned, due to the 'unexpected and significant increase in inflation.'

  Canada

  9 hours
• Global News at 6 Halifax: February 2

  Global News at 6 Halifax from Feb. 2, 2023.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Crown closes its case in William Sandeson murder trial, defence up next

  On Monday, Justice James Chipman will ask William Sandeson's lawyer how her client wishes to proceed. She will tell the court if the defence will call evidence.

  Crime

  Feb 2
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• Nova Scotia seniors’ advocates fearful of power rate hike impact

  The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board (NSAURB) released its decision on Thursday, approving a seven-per cent increase for both 2023 and 2024.

  Canada

  Feb 2
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• African Heritage Month kicks off at Halifax libraries

  As African Heritage Month begins, Halifax Public Libraries is starting workshops, performances and community conversations to expand knowledge of Black history.

  Education

  Feb 2
• 1 person dead in N.S. after apartment above garage engulfed in flames

  The remains of an adult were located inside an apartment in Granville Ferry, N.S. after a fire engulfed an apartment above a garage.

  Fire

  Feb 2
• As sexual assault rates rise, provinces face shortages of specially trained nurses

  Health officials in New Brunswick and Newfoundland and Labrador say they've cancelled plans to train sexual assault nurse examiners after too few nurses signed up.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Extreme cold warnings issued for all of N.B. and N.S., could feel like -45 C

  Environment Canada said an arctic airmass will combine with strong northwest winds Friday, causing 'bitterly cold conditions' to New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Utility board defies Nova Scotia government, allows 14 per cent power rate hike

  Nova Scotia's utility regulator has defied the provincial government and approved an average 14 per cent increase in electricity rates over two years.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• N.S. groundhog, lobster agree there will be 6 more weeks of winter 

  A prognosticating lobster and groundhog both spotted their shadows Thursday morning, indicating there will be six more weeks of winter.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Will winter end soon? Canadian groundhogs split on spring calls

  Shubenacadie Sam, Nova Scotia's most famous groundhog, apparently saw her shadow this morning, predicting that winter will drag on for six more weeks.

  Canada

  Feb 2
• Community members oppose proposed site for DND testing facility at Hartlen Point, N.S.

  The total project cost is pegged at $129 million. Construction is to begin later this year, with brush clearing and other site preparation work expected to start in March.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• The story of African Heritage Month in Nova Scotia and the significance it holds

  African Heritage Month was first marked in Nova Scotia nearly 40 years ago and continues to hold great significance, with more work to do, says a Black studies specialist.

  Canada

  Feb 1
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• Door-knocking scammer pretending to be with Halifax-area church: police

  Fairview United Church says on social media the scammer is claiming to need money to help a a family in New Glasgow, who has a family member in hospital with cancer.

  Crime

  Feb 1
• With frigid temperatures coming, Halifax groups work to support unhoused people

  With temperatures expected to drop deep into the negatives Friday night, front-line workers in Halifax are busy trying to keep the city’s most vulnerable residents safe.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• Halifax university’s technology to help U.S. find missing soldiers on ex-battlefields

  Saint Mary's University will work with a U.S. defence agency, which is responsible for identifying the remains of missing soldiers, sailors and aircrew from past conflicts.

  Canada

  Feb 1
• New patient medical information system coming to N.S. in $365M contract

  The One Person One Record system will replace and connect more than 80 systems that staff currently use to record and access patient information, Nova Scotia government says.

  Health

  Feb 1
• 60-year-old woman dead after being hit by vehicle in Cape Breton

  Police say a 60-year-old woman has died after being hit by someone driving a vehicle in Membertou in Cape Breton on Tuesday afternoon.

  Canada

  Feb 1