Halifax Latest News
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Concerns raised about snow removal response times; HRM asks for patienceSome in the Halifax region are questioning the speed and efficiency of the snow removal response in the Halifax region, but the municipality says it's doing its best.CanadaJan 15
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Acadie-Bathurst Titan are up for sale, but QMJHL team wants to stay in townThe owner of the Acadie-Bathurst Titan says despite financial hardships, the team intends to stay in the region, but couldn't make any long-term commitments.SportsJan 15
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Atlantic, federal housing ministers agree factory-produced homes offer way forwardThe federal and Atlantic provinces' housing ministers say they're looking at ways to boost more factory-built housing for the East Coast, as the region's population keeps rising.CanadaJan 15
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Health-care workers offer ‘common sense ideas,’ province promises to prioritize themThe suggestions put forth my heath-care workers and voted on by the public revealed most people want simple technology and communication upgrades.HealthJan 15
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Judge rules lockdowns due to staff shortages at Nova Scotia jails are unlawfulA Nova Scotia Supreme Court judge has ruled it is illegal to lock down inmates in provincial jails because of staffing shortages.CanadaJan 15
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Halifax police investigating after woman struck by vehicle on Gottingen StreetA 23-year-old woman was taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle while crossing a Halifax street at a marked crosswalk, police said.CanadaJan 14
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Power restored to most in Atlantic Canada after messy winter stormThe region faced powerful blasts of wind and major tidal surges along the coast Saturday, and at a peak more than 5,000 homes lost power.WeatherJan 14
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Woman dies after hitting a deer, colliding with transport truck on N.S. highwayA 42-year-old New Glasgow woman is dead after striking a deer while driving on Nova Scotia's Highway 104. Following the collision, a transport truck hit the vehicle from behind.CanadaJan 13
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Nova Scotia Power gives details of application to pass on Fiona damage to customersThe filing before the provincial regulator says the utility wishes to defer passing along operational costs until 2025 after the expiry of a provincially legislated rate cap.CanadaJan 13
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Halifax Mooseheads players look to bounce back after time with Canada at World JuniorsHalifax Mooseheads goaltender Mathis Rousseau and captain Jake Furlong are looking to apply some recent lessons learned with Team Canada towards a Memorial Cup push in 2024.SportsJan 13
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Atlantic coast faces powerful winds, tide surges in storm bringing rain, some snowWind warnings for gusts over 80 km/h are in effect for all of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and parts of western Newfoundland.WeatherJan 13
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Trans Mountain pipeline project clears another major hurdle toward completionCanada's energy regulator green-lit a last-minute change to the Trans Mountain pipeline methodology, paving the way for the $35-billion project to finally get fully built.EnvironmentJan 12
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He started out washing cars at 12. Now, this N.S. car detailer has his own businessEver since his days detailing cars as a kid, Revello Smith has dreamed of opening his own shop. That dream became a reality when he opened his first storefront in Dartmouth.CanadaJan 12
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Nova Scotia’s single-paramedic ‘SPEAR’ program seeks to tackle emergency response pressuresIn an effort to better meet demands on paramedics, Nova Scotia's ground ambulance operator is integrating new programs into its emergency response services.HealthJan 12
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Trans Mountain given more billion-dollar lifelines as debt costs, risks to taxpayers soarTrans Mountain quietly received another $2B loan while it wrote off another $1B off its balance sheet. This, as the project's cost and risk to taxpayers, soars.InvestigationsJan 12
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Halifax group working to help people earn university degrees from prisonThe 'prison access to education' program, founded by El Jones, made Halifax's Mount Saint Vincent University the only degree-granting university for incarcerated people in Canada.EducationJan 11
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Feed Nova Scotia director calls food insecurity a ‘political choice’The executive director of the food bank provider stood before provincial MLAs, asking for increased support as demand for food banks increasesCanadaJan 11
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Jordan Dumais, Blue Jackets prospect and Mooseheads forward, to have abdominal surgeryJordan Dumais of the Halifax Mooseheads will have surgery on Jan. 19, the Columbus Blue Jackets announced on Thursday, and will miss about 6 weeks.SportsJan 11
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Rise in fishing-related shark deaths worldwide despite more anti-finning laws: studyShark deaths due to fishing have increased in recent years despite an international effort to reduce the harvesting of their fins, according to a new study.CanadaJan 11
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‘Wait-and-see’ approach in N.S. as probe into RCMP actions in Assoun case is stalledJustice Minister Brad Johns says he has adopted a "wait-and-see" approach on what to do about an investigation into potential RCMP wrongdoing that has been stalled for nine months.CanadaJan 11
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Attacked N.S. constituency worker says second staffer would create safer officesKelly Gomes said a man whom she had assisted over the past four years entered a constituency office and held her by the throat against a hallway wall.PoliticsJan 11
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Nova Scotia Health changes COVID-19 rapid test supplier over expiry datesNova Scotia Health says recent controversy over the accuracy of BTNX's rapid tests 'did not factor' into the decision to change suppliers.CanadaJan 11
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3 people wanted after ‘targeted’ stabbing at Nova Scotia motelThe Nova Scotia RCMP is looking for three suspects after a stabbing in a Pictou-area motel Tuesday night that sent a 28-year-old man to hospital.CrimeJan 11
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Nova Scotians frustrated with province’s decision to lower heating rebate amountThe maximum payment used to be $200, but the province decided to increase its rebate to $1,000 in 2022-23. This year, that rebate dropped to $600.CanadaJan 11
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First of 200 emergency shelters for Nova Scotia homeless expected later this monthThe first of 200 single-unit pallet shelters purchased to help Nova Scotia’s homeless population are expected to be ready for occupancy sometime next month.CanadaJan 10