Halifax’s Neon Dreams captures album of the year at East Coast Music Awards
Halifax-based alt-pop duo Neon Dreams has won album of the year at the 2024 East Coast Music Awards in Charlottetown.
Entertainment
May 3
Man left with life-threatening injuries after stabbing in Halifax
Halifax Regional Police are investigating after a 55-year-old man was seriously injured following an overnight stabbing inside a home.
Canada
Apr 29
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
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
Apr 24
Councillor Pam Lovelace announces bid to be mayor of Halifax
Halifax-area councillor Pam Lovelace has announced that she's running for mayor this fall, making her the first high-profile candidate to throw her hat in the ring.
Politics
May 3
Halifax students frustrated, anxious over recent bomb threats: ‘Stop messing around’
Students in Halifax are growing weary after a number of bomb threats made against local schools in recent days. There were eight threats made against school in April alone.
Canada
May 1
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
Parents of slain Halifax teen grapple with grief, anger: ‘No one listened’
The parents of 16-year-old Ahmad Al Ahmad, who was killed outside a Halifax mall on Monday, say they moved to Canada from Syria in 2016, but haven't felt safe living here.
Crime
Apr 30
Halifax to designate new homeless encampment sites as remaining spaces overflow
Halifax is looking to designate new encampment locations for unhoused people now that the remaining authorized sites have twice as many residents as recommended.
Canada
Apr 29
Threatening message found in bathroom stall at Halifax school, students dismissed
Students at Halifax West High School were dismissed early Monday after a threatening message was discovered in a school bathroom. Police were on scene during the day.
Canada
Apr 29
Halifax skaters on board with new indoor park rolling in next month
A new indoor skate park and community hotspot called The Hub is coming to the Halifax area in May, and skateboarders are ramping up for its grand-opening.
Canada
Apr 26
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
14-year-olds accused in Halifax homicide appear in court, bail hearing set
The two 14-year-olds accused of killing a high school student outside the Halifax Shopping Centre Monday are scheduled to appear for a bail hearing next month.
Crime
Apr 26
3 Halifax-area schools dismissed early due to threats, officials say
Three Halifax-area schools were dismissed early Tuesday afternoon in response to threats that were written on paper or on bathroom stall doors, school officials say.
Canada
Apr 30
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
Halifax homeless encampment hits double capacity, officials mull next step
Halifax Regional Municipality says in a statement that University Avenue has a capacity for six tents at the homeless encampment, but as of Wednesday, 12 were on site.
Canada
Apr 18
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
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
Titanic, PCP and chowder: New details about drugging on 1996 film set in Halifax revealed
More information has been revealed in a police report looking into how the Titanic film crew was served chowder laced with a hallucinogenic drug in Nova Scotia in 1996.
Canada
May 2
Graduating guide dogs lead the way for visually impaired pet owners in Halifax
A group of hard-working pups celebrated the completion of their guide dog training program at the Canadian National Institute for the Blind on Wednesday.
Canada
Apr 26
