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Part of Robie Street is closed after a car crashed into a building. A spokesperson from the Halifax Fire Department said they got the call around 7:40 p.m. They said a car hit a business at the corner of Robie Street and Demone Street, about a block from the intersection of Robie Street and Young Street. Multiple peopl...

A child was approached by a stranger while waiting at a bus stop in Clayton Park. Police say it happened Thursday morning around 8:13 a.m. on Langbrae Drive. A white vehicle, described as a smaller SUV, pulled up in front of the child. The driver said he was an Uber, ordered by the child's parents, but the child refuse...

RCMP say a man they believed was in a mental health crisis has been found safe. At about 7 a.m. Friday, police received a report of an arson attempt at a gas station in Hammonds Plains near the intersection of Kingswood Drive, according to a news release. Through the investigation, they started looking for the 40-year-...

The Armdale Roundabout has fully reopened after an early morning shooting. In a social media post shortly after 6:30 a.m. Friday, they asked people to avoid the area. As of 9 a.m., police say St. Margarets Bay Road from Fenerty Road to the Armdale Roundabout remains closed to vehicle and pedestrian traffic. By 12:30 p....

A long-time Halifax councillor has passed away. Russell Walker represented the Fairview and Clayton Park area for nearly three decades. MLA Brad Johns gave him tribute at legislature Wednesday and said Walker died after a long battle with cancer. He was first election in 1994 and served as Deputy Mayor in 2005 and 2006...

Fire crews have contained a fire in a portable classroom at a Clayton Park high school. Firefighters say they got the call just after 11 a.m. on Thursday. When first-responders arrived on scene, they found an active fire in a single room. Crews upgraded the response to a structure fire and requested a second alarm. But...

The RCMP have reopened Willis Lane in North Preston near Halifax after it was temporarily closed earlier Thursday morning during police searches. Officers remain on-site in both North Preston and Paris Lane in Westphal as part of an ongoing investigation, according to an updated social media post by the RCMP around 8:0...

A car was lit on fire in Upper Tantallon. RCMP are looking for details on the incident, which happened around 2:30 in the morning Tuesday on Hemlock Drive. Police say it was a 2016 Ford Mustang. They believe a woman lit it on fire and fled in a nearby sedan or small SUV. There were no injuries, and police are asking an...

Police are asking for the public's help to find a suspect after a fake bomb was left in the Grand Parade park in downtown Halifax. There was a heavy police presence in the area Wednesday morning around 10 a.m. But by 11:30 a.m., officers determined it was a "hoax improved explosive device" and was designed to...

Three people who were shot in Dartmouth are expected to live. Police say it was on Monday at about 11:35 p.m. when officers responded to a weapons call on Ruben Court. They found a man and two women who had been shot. The three victims were taken to the hospital. Police say their injuries are not life-threatening and d...