Cornwallis Street

• N.S. town that changed Cornwallis Street to Queen now considering ‘alternate options’

  The mayor of Lunenburg, N.S., says council is now considering "alternate options" after facing backlash for renaming the town's Cornwallis Street after the queen.

  Canada

  Dec 5, 2023
  
• Halifax council approves renaming Cornwallis Street to Nora Bernard Street

  Renaming the north-end street was among the recommendations of the Task Force on the Commemoration of Edward Cornwallis and the Recognition and Commemoration of Indigenous History.

  Canada

  Dec 13, 2022
  
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• Late Mi’kmaw activist Nora Bernard recommended as new name for Halifax’s Cornwallis Street

  Nora Bernard, who was a prominent Mi'kmaw activist and residential school survivor, could soon have a north end street named in her honour.

  Canada

  Dec 11, 2022
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• Halifax’s Cornwallis Street renaming shortlist down to 15 choices

  Among the choices to replace Cornwallis Street are Rocky Jones Street, Nora Bernard Street, Dr. Alfred Waddell Street, Freedom Way, L'nu Street and Pride Street.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2022
• Nova Scotia town to change street name, citing slaughter of Indigenous people

  The town of Bridgewater in southwestern Nova Scotia has joined the growing list of communities that have dropped the name Cornwallis from its street signs.

  Canada

  Jun 17, 2021
• Halifax tattoo artist charged with sexual assault: police

  Andrew Thomas Stones faces two counts of sexual assault and two counts of distributing intimate images.

  Crime

  Jul 31, 2020
• Man injured in Halifax brawl with knives and bats

  Police said they responded to the incident near the intersection of Brunswick Street and Cornwallis Street at 6:09 p.m.

  Crime

  Jul 13, 2020
• Halifax fire crews, police respond to structure fire on North Park Street

  Nobody was inside the building at the time of the fire, according to one Halifax fire official.

  Canada

  Nov 13, 2019
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• 22-year-old man faces charges following dangerous driving incident in Halifax: police

  Police said the driver refused to stop and fled the area high speed, driving in a dangerous manner.

  Crime

  Aug 8, 2019
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• ‘Send him back’: Halifax hosts first consultation on commemorating Cornwallis

  Residents discussed the fate of the Cornwallis statue, which was removed from the park bearing its name in January last year.

  Politics

  Jun 6, 2019