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If you had an appointment set at the Bayers Road blood collection clinic on Monday, you will be heading to another building. Nova Scotia Health says it is "due to water-related issues, which that impacted the property Thursday," according to a news release. They say any appointments scheduled for Monday will ...

First responders are on the scene after a collision on Lawrencetown Road between Ross Road and Parkcrest Drive. In a social media post, the RCMP says it is closed in both directions as emergency crews work. Details are few, but drivers should avoid the area and expect delays, they say.

RCMP are on the scene of a crash along Hammonds Plains Road at Nottingham Drive in Stillwater Lake. Details are few, but they say the road is closed in both directions at the moment, according to a social media post from RCMP. They say drivers should expect delays and to try and find another way to get where you are go...

The redevelopment of the Halifax Forum will not be deferred after a tie vote during the budget committee, Tuesday. It was tabled by Mayor Andy Fillmore weeks ago as one of the strategies to tackle a ballooning budget and a threat of an 11.2 per cent property tax increase. The project was originally slated to be finishe...

Halifax Water's customer portal will remain offline after a data breach exposed information. The utility says someone or some group had "unauthorized access" to their Customer Connect online portal. In an update Monday evening, Halifax Water says they as well as an external vendor that owns and operates the p...

Free street parking downtown on Saturdays will soon be a thing of the past, and not everyone is happy about it. The move by the city's budget committee comes as council tries to avoid an 11 per cent property tax hike. Jennifer's of Nova Scotia is a well-known local gift shop located on busy Spring Garden Road in the he...

The head of a national movement that encourages youth to ride the bus is pushing for the community to share their experiences about transit, now that the student pass program is at risk of being cut. Free bus passes are supplied to 30,000 students from Grades seven to 12 but as part of the spring budget, only those on ...

Five men are facing obstructing justice charges after a shooting in Dartmouth. It was late Thursday morning when a man with gunshot wounds was found near Wright Avenue and Garland Avenue. The 23-year-old was taken to hospital with serious injuries. Police say it was just before 3 p.m. that day when an officer noticed a...

Public Works Minister Fred Tilley insists the long-awaited high-speed electric ferry connecting Mill Cove and downtown Halifax remains firmly on track, even as Bedford residents question why construction hasn't started. Tilley says the province has already made "significant investments" and is moving ahead wi...

The Halifax fire union is disappointed the city's budget committee only approved 10 new firefighter positions as opposed to the original request of 20. In a statement, Halifax Professional Fire Fighters say as far as they understand they will be assigned to Station 11 in Upper Sackville which will have a "meaningf...