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It's been one week since Halifax Water asked more than 100,000 in the Dartmouth area to do things like take shorter showers and run a full dishwasher - and a local company says it has been a nightmare. A voluntary conservation noticed was issued November 14 for Westphal, Dartmouth, Cole Harbour, Burnside, North Preston...

On Wednesday afternoon, a school bus hit parked vehicles and pushed one into a home on Executive Drive in Middle Sackville. RCMP say the collision happened after the driver experienced a medical emergency. The male driver was taken to the hospital, but police did not have an update on his condition. No children were on...

Emergency crews are in Middle Sackville after a school bus crashed into a vehicle parked outside a home. Video on social media shows the bus rammed into an SUV in a residential neighbourhood. It's not known if any children were on the bus or if there are injuries. Another vehicle nearby is badly damaged. No official wo...

A huge milestone for a community hub in the town of Antigonish that has been entertaining audiences for decades. Theatre Antigonish is celebrating its 50th Anniversary. To celebrate this achievement, the company is gearing up for their first show for this season, Hector the Spectre Steals the Show. It's a new comedy co...

No charges will be laid after a 24-year-old woman died when she was hit by a Halifax Transit bus in downtown Halifax. It happened just before 7 a.m., October 31, on the corner of Spring Garden Road and South Park Street. The woman was trying to catch that particular bus, when she was hit by it, then died at the scene. ...

Season tickets are now available for the inaugural season of Halifax's first pro women's soccer team. The membership package for the Halifax Tides will let you pick your own seats for 12 home games at the Wanderers Grounds. The team says there will be extra perks and benefits along with the package, but they'll reveal ...

A heads up if you park on the street in the Halifax peninsula and downtown core. HRM says city crews will be collecting and removing fallen leaves starting next week. You are asked to not park on the street, signs will be posted as a reminder. Different areas will be the target each week. The city says it will help kee...

If you take Halifax Transit, watch for adjustments taking effect Monday. The city is implementing bus service changes to two routes and introducing a new express route. They're part of the Moving Forward Together Plan rolled out in 2016 to make transit more efficient and improve ridership. In a release, Halifax Transit...

Halifax council wants staff to take an in depth look into collisions involving transit buses in HRM, just two weeks after a tragic death. Councillor Kathryn Morse put forward the motion Tuesday who says it was triggered after a 24-year-old woman died when hit by a bus on the corner of Spring Garden Rd and South Park St...

Part of Highway 2 in Enfield has reopened after it was closed this morning. It was closed between Alderney Drive and White Road while the RCMP searched a home. It was part of an ongoing drugs and firearms investigation. According to a social media post, the road reopened at about 7:45 a.m.