North End Halifax

• Halifax youth raising money for music studio for North End community

  A group of girls aged 11 and 12 are selling tea to raise money for a youth music studio in North End Halifax.

  Features

  Feb 15
  
• Artist needed for a new Viola Desmond monument in Halifax

  The monument to the businesswoman and pioneer will be on Gottingen Street, close to where Viola Desmond once operated her salon.

  Canada

  Dec 7, 2021
  
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• Family Over Fame launches holiday toy drive for children in need in the HRM

  Family Over Fame was launched in north-end Halifax five years ago with a goal of combatting poverty and division by creating economic sustainability within the community.

  Canada

  Nov 24, 2021
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• Police searching for suspects after Halifax restaurant held up

  Halifax Regional Police say the robbery happened at Jenny’s Place at around 11:20 p.m. 

  Crime

  Aug 10, 2021
• 2 men arrested after police respond to weapons complaint in north-end Halifax

  A 44-year-old man from Halifax has been charged with one count of possessing a weapon dangerous to the public as well as breaching a weapons prohibition order.

  Crime

  Mar 16, 2021
• ‘It’s pretty surreal’: Halifax pharmacy wants to become trailblazer for 2SLGBTQ+ health services

  The pharmacy says it wants to take an inclusive approach, opening the doors to all backgrounds and gender identities and making sure they feel welcome.

  Health

  Mar 2, 2021
• ‘Hot Cocoa Boys’ raise money to pay for new community basketball court

  The new north-end Halifax basketball court was recently installed, but that doesn’t mean the young entrepreneurs’ initiative is finished yet.

  Canada

  Dec 31, 2020
• Art depicting Viola Desmond displayed on building where she was arrested in 1946

  Desmond's story went largely untold for a half-century, but in recent years she has been featured on a stamp, and her name graces a Halifax harbour ferry.

  Canada

  Oct 3, 2020
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• Arson investigation underway after fire displaces 4 families in north-end Halifax

  Barrington Street between Duffus and Richmond streets was closed for much of Tuesday as crews inspected the building for hot spots and investigated the fire’s cause.

  Canada

  Aug 4, 2020
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• Arrest made after stabbing in north-end Halifax

  Halifax Regional Police say they were called to the stabbing on Richmond Street at 4:30 a.m.

  Crime

  Jun 14, 2020