Museum of Natural History

• Famous Haligonian Gus the Tortoise celebrates 99th birthday with treat of grass and clovers

  He made his way to Halifax in the 1940s after the museum director at the time scooped him up for $5 at a roadside attraction in the state.

  Features

  Aug 12
• Several Nova Scotia museums reopen for Canada Day

  Of particular interest to Nova Scotians will be the Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life exhibit at the Museum of Natural History in Halifax. 

  Canada

  Jul 1, 2020
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• Halifax council approves new hospital parking garage proposal

  The original proposal requested municipally owned land that would encroach on both the Bengal Lancers and wanderers ground and was opposed by council.

  Health

  Apr 9, 2020
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• 2-week hold placed on tender for Halifax hospital parking garage

  The province still wants to start building 800 new parking spaces for the hospital by May.

  Politics

  Feb 18, 2020
• Dispute over Halifax Common heats up as province releases QEII parkade tender

  The proposed location of the parkade means the province will need to purchase at least 2,589 square metres of land (0.64 acres) from the HRM.

  Health

  Jan 28, 2020
• Halifax to welcome Egyptian mummies at Museum of Natural History

  'Egyptian Mummies and Eternal Life' is being brought from the Museo Egizio of Florence, Italy to make its North American debut in Halifax. 

  Canada

  Jan 18, 2020
• Proposed parking garage a problem for HRM councillor

  Coun. Waye Mason says new parking parkade Massive parkade would encroach on Halifax Common

  News

  Jan 17, 2020
• Accessibility questions raised over demolition of ‘perfectly workable’ Halifax hospital parkade

  The province announced on Thursday that it has approved $29.5 million in funding for QEII's parking strategy, which includes the construction of a parkade.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2019
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• Body Worlds RX exhibit featuring preserved human bodies in Atlantic Canada for 1st time

  The Body Worlds RX exhibit focuses on human health and the effects of disease by showcasing healthy and diseased body parts from donors.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2018
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• Halifax weatherman finds scorpion in bananas after grocery trip

  Costco is looking into the incident, but Nathan Coleman thinks the product should be pulled from the shelves in the interest of safety.

  Canada

  Aug 14, 2017