New COVID-19 retail restrictions came into effect Thursday and will limit the number of shoppers allowed in retail stores, a move to try and dampen the second wave of COVID-19.

Kevin Riles, board chair for Habitat for Humanity, says they can provide 80 affordable units by the spring, if they’re given the right funding.

The new clubhouse will be constructed at the Graves-Oakley Memorial Park in Spryfield.

Halifax Regional Police say the car was travelling eastbound on Leiblin Drive when it left the road.

For students who don’t have computers or tablets at home, staying in touch with fellow classmates and teachers is a challenge, and keeping up with schoolwork is next to impossible.

The NSHA says anyone exposed to the virus on the dates noted should self-monitor and contact 811 if two or more symptoms develop.  

Halifax Regional Police said the crews responded to the fire at 32 Quartz Drive at around 1:15 a.m. on March 22.

Investigators have been deployed to the scene at 32 Quartz Drive.

No one was injured in the spree, believed to have taken place around 4:20 a.m.

In an effort to save his seven children Ebraheim Barho suffered severe burns to 80 per cent of his body. He remains in hospital recovering to this day.