Halifax Regional Municipality News

For 35 years, Judy Dauphinee has looked out her window and onto one of the country's most recognizable maritime icons.

A David and Goliath contest in Nova Scotia, pitching an ingenue inventor against the towering figure of Canada's industrial science complex, may highlight the folly of leaving innovation to chance.

Nova Scotians have long been an inventive bunch. Not all of the creations have been memorable and not all have stuck around, but those that top the list and continue to have an impact on our daily lives are worthy of note.

Halifax's fourth shooting in three days left a 19-year-old man in hospital Saturday night after he was shot in the back in what police say could be a random act.

Gospel blues legends the Blind Boys of Alabama will be appearing as the special guest of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers at the Halifax Metro Centre on Thursday, after scheduling conflicts required Jimmy Cliff to drop out of the band's Atlantic Canadian dates.

Cole Harbour RCMP said the fatal accident involved only the dead man's car. It happened at about 6:45 p.m., on Ridding Road near Shore Road.

The Secret Codes, a major new exhibition of contemporary quilts by African-Nova Scotian quilt makers, opens Saturday, 1 p.m., at Chase Gallery, Public Archives of Nova Scotia, 6016 University Ave, Halifax.

Kenneth Gerald Knight, 43, poses a "high risk to reoffend in a sexual manner," said Const.

RCMP in the Halifax area are asking for the public's assistance in locating a missing 23-year-old woman.

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 23-year-old East Dover woman who has been missing for two days.

MacKay was in Dartmouth on Wednesday to unveil $12 million in funding under the Atlantic Innovation Fund for research and development projects, mostly based in the Halifax Regional Municipality.

On May 24, at approximately 3 a.m. Halifax District RCMP officers responded to a call of a break and enter in progress on Poplar Drive.

The federal government announced today that changes will be made to the way Employment Insurance is handed out, and the changes are expected to hit seasonal workers the hardest.

The early arrival of a tropical storm off the U.S. east coast does not mean Eastern Canada should brace for a particularly active hurricane season, Canadian forecasters said Thursday.

Halifax Regional Police blocked off part of Quinpool Road on Thursday afternoon after reports of a shooting in the area.

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A case of road rage escalated from horn honking to yelling and eventually a physical altercation between two drivers, one of them behind the wheel of a Metro Transit bus.

Flooding from Tropical Storm Alberto closed roads, created sinkholes, delayed school buses and complicated commutes in western Prince William County on Tuesday.

Communities Culture and Heritage Minister David Wilson, a former paramedic, handed out the awards on behalf of Health and Wellness Minister Maureen MacDonald.

The premise of the program follows home owners as they choose between renovating their existing home with the help of designer Robin Lewis, or using Vanessa's help to find a new home.