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An electrical issue inside the J.D. Kline Pockwock water treatment plant has 200,000 on a boil water advisory. Areas include Halifax, Beaver Bank, Middle and Lower Sackville, Upper Hammonds Plains, Bedford, Fall River, Timberlea, Spryfield and Herring Cove. It happened after a planned power outage in the area Monday ni...

A boil-water advisory has been issued for several neighbourhoods in the Halifax Regional Municipality following a power interruption at the JD Kline (Pockwock) Lake Water Treatment Facility. Halifax Water stated that while water treatment continued during the outage, there was a lack of chlorine disinfection for approx...

Three hundred private sector cleaners employed by GDI Integrated Facilities Services in Halifax could be on strike starting next Monday if a new contract is not reached. The Service Employees International Union Local 2 (SEIU) has announced that these workers, who have been without a contract since last September, are ...

The sudden death of a man in Dartmouth has been ruled a homicide. Halifax police say they responded to multiple reports of shots fired on Lahey Rd and Clarence Street in Dartmouth just before 3 a.m., Sunday. They found two people with gunshot wounds. A 30-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman were taken to hospital, the...

The acting CEO and General Manager of Halifax Water has now taken on the role permanently. Kenda MacKenzie was selected out of more than 95 applicants from across the country after already having been in the position for one year. In a news release from the utility, she says she is honoured to accept the position and i...

Halifax Regional Police are investigating a suspicious death after an incident that occurred in Dartmouth. Police responded to reports Sunday morning of gunshots fired in the area of Lahey Road and Clarence Street. Officers found a man and a woman suffering from gunshot wounds at the scene and were transported to the h...

Halifax police and the RCMP are warning people of a chimney and roofing repair scam. Police say they received 4 calls about the scam between Jan. 5th and 10th, according to a news release. A group of four men were allegedly going door-to-door and offering to repair chimneys. Some homeowners paid for the service and the...

Halifax Regional Police have upgraded charges to second-degree murder against a man involved in a fatal assault at the East Coast Forensic Hospital in Dartmouth. On May 9, 2024, police were called to the hospital following a report of an assault between two patients. A 69-year-old man suffered serious injuries and was ...

A Halifax Police officer accused of sexual assault will not be charged. The Serious Incident Response Team conducted an investigation of an arrest last June, where a woman claimed she was sexually assaulted during the incident. In a report released Wednesday, SiRT says they found no reasonable grounds to lay charges. T...

A missing 14-year-old girl from Halifax has been found. Police say she was last seen Tuesday around 7:45 p.m. near Summer Street in Halifax They thank the public for their assistance.