Port Of Halifax

• Port of Halifax grain elevator to keep running until at least the end of 2028

  The operations of the elevator, which opened in 1924, had been in doubt because of plans for an ambitious expansion to grow the port's cargo and cruise ship businesses.

  Canada

  May 19
  
• CBSA seizes 801 kilograms of cannabis in Halifax destined for U.K.

  'A total of 1,479 packages of vacuum-sealed dried cannabis were seized, weighing 801.5 kilograms,' CBSA wrote in a Friday release.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2025
  
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• Future undecided for grain elevator as Port of Halifax expands

  The future of the grain elevator at the Port of Halifax remains murky as the port continues with an ambitious expansion aimed at growing its cargo and cruise ship businesses.

  Canada

  Sep 17, 2025
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• Cocaine worth $194M seized at Port of Halifax after tip from U.S. Homeland Security

  The cocaine hit the scales at more than 1.5 tonnes and was found in a marine shipping container that originated in California and was destined for Europe.

  Crime

  Mar 19, 2024
• Man taken to hospital after workplace injury at Port of Halifax

  In a release, Halifax police said that a 61-year-old man fell off a ladder and was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries.

  Canada

  Mar 6, 2024
• Suspected cannabis destined for Caribbean stopped at Halifax port: authorities

  CBSA officers examined a marine container on Aug. 29 at the port, and discovered 345 bags of cannabis 'concealed throughout the container,' according to the agency.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2023
• All ashore: Cruise season coming to an end for Maritime ports

  Following two years of cancellations, ports across the region recorded strong rebounds, with boatloads of optimism for the 2023 cruise ship season.

  Canada

  Oct 31, 2022
• First deployment for American aircraft carrier includes visit to Halifax this weekend

  One of the world's largest aircraft carriers, the USS Gerald R. Ford, is scheduled to visit Halifax this weekend as part of its first deployment.

  Canada

  Oct 26, 2022
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• Oasis of the Seas, world’s 4th-largest cruise ship, sails into Halifax

  Dozens of people gathered to see Oasis of the Seas arrive in Halifax Tuesday morning, the largest cruise call the city's port has seen to date.

  Canada

  Jun 7, 2022
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• Ottawa announces COVID-19 rules for return of cruise ships to Canadian ports

  The federal government is announcing strict COVID-19 rules for the return of cruise ships to Canadian ports next month for the 2022 season.

  Canada

  Mar 7, 2022