The MacKay Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 4:00am Saturday, June 13 until 10:00pm Sunday, June 14.

**** Traffic Advisory via HHB: The MacKay Bridge will be closed to all traffic from 4:00am Saturday, June 13 until 10:00pm Sunday, June 14. The closure is needed to install a platform and set up equipment to inspect the main cable this summer.While the bridge is closed other maintenance work will also be done.

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Nova Scotia Reports One More Death, One New Case of COVID-19

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Nova Scotia Reports One More Death, One New Case of COVID-19 —————————————————————– Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health, will provide an update today, June 9, at 3 p.m. ​ This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . Data sources are being reconciled and consolidated to […]

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Police are investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision – Bedford Hwy

**** HRP Media Release Police are investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision Police investigated a vehicle/pedestrian collision in Bedford. Traffic was diverted for 90 minutes as the Bedford Highway was closed between Lindsay Hill and High Street. ​ ​ On June 8th, 2020 at approximately 9:49 p.m. police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of […]

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Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident

**** CAF Release Directorate of Flight Safety releases initial report on CH-148 Cyclone accident ​National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces ​ The Department of National Defence’s Airworthiness Investigative Authority has issued its From the Investigator (FTI) report in relation to the accident involving a Royal Canadian Air Force CH-148 Cyclone helicopter on Wednesday, 29 April 2020. The […]

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Stunting driver charged: 78 km/hr over the limit / Stunting driver also arrested for impaired driving

**** RCMP Media Release Stunting driver charged: 78 km/hr over the limit ​On June​ 6 at​ 5:04 p.m.,​ a member of the RCMP’s Southeast Traffic Services in Halifax​ was on patrol on Hwy. 102 near Exit 2B and​ spotted a car travelling at a high rate of speed. He activated the RADAR and measured the […]

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Correctional officer’s badge reported stolen

**** HRP Media Release Correctional officer’s badge reported stolen ​ Halifax Regional Police is investigating the theft of a correctional officer’s badge and work-related equipment from a vehicle over the weekend in Halifax. ​ On June 7 at approximately 7:20 a.m. police received a report of a theft from a motor vehicle in the Cowie […]

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Police have charged a man for a stabbing in Halifax

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man for stabbing ​ Police have charged a man for a stabbing in Halifax this morning. ​ At approximately 8 a.m. this morning police responded to a report of an injured person. Police located a 34-year-old Halifax man who had a non-life-threatening-injuries. The victim had been stabbed by a […]

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No New Cases of COVID-19

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————– There will be no COVID-19 media briefing today, June 8. Data sources are being reconciled and consolidated to ensure all publicly reported data comes from a single source, Panorama, the province’s public health reporting system. Updated data will be reported this week. —————————————————————– As of […]

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