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If you have information about three stolen side-by-side vehicles, Halifax police want to hear from you. Officers got a call on Oct. 29 about a break and enter at the Rallye Motoplex in Bayer's Lake. Investigators say three suspects broke in shortly after midnight and drove off on three stolen side-by-sides. One suspect...

Downtown Halifax is expected to be filled with tens of thousands of spectators Saturday evening as the annual Holiday Parade of Lights gets underway. Each year, Santa Claus leads a procession of floats from community groups and corporate partners as it winds through the downtown core to help get the holiday season star...

The government is still reviewing a by-law to protect Dartmouth Cove. Halifax council recently voted to ban infilling at the site. But the Premier says they are still trying to understand it. "There are some ambiguities and there's a lot of questions. [We] even continue to get different information, kind of daily,...

Information is being sought on a shooting in Cole Harbour. RCMP say it happened around 3:45 Thursday morning in the parking lot of a store in the Forest Hills Parkway. When police arrived, they found an injured man, who told officers he'd been shot. The 31-year-old from Cole Harbour has non-life-threatening injuries. R...

A new long-term care home in Westphal will strengthen the community and create opportunities. That's according to the CEO of Northwood, the not-for-profit organization partnering with the province and Akoma Holdings Inc. to build the new facility. "The Akoma Campus will provide a home where seniors can live with d...

One person has been taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries after a shooting in Cole Harbour. RCMP are investigating in the area of Forest Hills Parkway on Thursday morning. The Mounties say there is no risk to public safety, but residents will see a large police presence in the area as the investigation c...

About 60 people gathered outside One Government Place early Wednesday afternoon to protest the province reviewing a municipal by-law to protect Dartmouth Cove from infilling. The premier recently said the by-law was ambiguous and the province may review the by-law passed by the municipal council. Jill Brogan, one of th...

The mandatory water restrictions for those whose water supply is Lake Major, is over. Halifax Water says recent rainfall has replenished, increasing the supply by 70 cm. Effective Wednesday, the utility says, users are asked to voluntarily conserve water. Pockwock Lake also remains under a voluntary conservation order.

Crews will soon begin work to add another lane to the Highway 102 off-ramp in Bedford. The province says they will start Thursday, and the project includes improving sightlines by reducing blind spots for the southbound off-ramp to Hammonds Plains Road, according to a news release from the province. Work will take abou...

A man has been arrested in a scam targeting seniors. Halifax police say it was between May and June 2025, when there were five incidents where a person would call a senior pretending to be a family member who needed bail money. Another person on the call would pretend to be a person of authority, giving instructions on...