Police on scene of a homicide in Dartmouth.

**** HRP Media Release Police on scene of a homicide in Dartmouth. At 4:07 p.m. today, Halifax Regional Police responded to a call related to a shooting that had just occurred in the 0-1000 block of Windmill Road in Dartmouth. A young boy was transported to the hospital with life-threatening injuries where he died from his injuries. The […]

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Response to COVID-19: Parks & Recreation Update

**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Parks & Recreation Update The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. The following is an update on municipal services.​ ​ As directed by the province, the following public health restrictions will take effect in the Halifax Regional Municipality as of Wednesday, […]

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Further Provincewide Restrictions to Slow Omicron Variant

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Further Provincewide Restrictions to Slow Omicron Variant ——————————————————————————————————————— The Province is strengthening restrictions around masking, gatherings and physical distancing to protect the healthcare system and other critical workforces from the threat of the Omicron variant of COVID-19. “We did not want to impose more restrictions on Nova Scotians leading into the […]

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522 New Cases of COVID-19, Long-Term Care Outbreak, Two Hospital Outbreaks

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 522 New Cases of COVID-19, Long-Term Care Outbreak, Two Hospital Outbreaks —————————————————————- Today, December 21, Nova Scotia is reporting 522 new cases of COVID-19. There are 382 cases in Central Zone, 59 cases in Eastern Zone, 38 cases in Northern Zone and 43 cases in Western Zone. Due to delays with […]

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Municipal service level adjustments for the 2021/22 holiday season

**** HRM Media Release Municipal service level adjustments for the 2021/22 holiday season The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following municipal program and service level adjustments for the upcoming 2021/22 holiday season: ​ Solid Waste Collection and Facility Hours ​ Garbage, organics and recyclables collection services will not be affected by the […]

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Police investigating break and enters into jewelry store

**** HRP Media Release Police investigating break and enters into jewelry store ​ Police are investigating two break and enters into a jewelry store in Halifax. ​ On November 30 at approximately 4 a.m., police responded to a report of a break and enter into a jewelry store located in the 1000 block of South […]

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Herbal Essences and Pantene Aerosol Dry Conditioner Spray products and Aerosol Dry Shampoo Spray products Recalled Due to Detection of Benzene

**** Recall via Health Canada Herbal Essences and Pantene Aerosol Dry Conditioner Spray products and Aerosol Dry Shampoo Spray products Recalled Due to Detection of Benzene Affected products This recall involves Herbal Essences and Pantene Dry Shampoo and Dry Conditioner Spray Products that are packaged in aerosol cans.   Product Name UPC (Item) Production Code […]

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Police investigate weapons complaint

**** HRP Media Release Police investigate weapons complaint Halifax Regional Police are investigating a weapons complaint that occurred Monday December 20th 2021. A member of the public reported to police that at 6:47 P.M. they heard what they believed was gunfire in the area of 0-100 Farrell Street in Dartmouth. When police arrived onscene, the suspect(s) […]

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Potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Eastern and Northern Zones

**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Eastern and Northern Zones Potential exposures to COVID-19 at locations in Central, Eastern and Northern Zones. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here:​ http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. ​ As Nova Scotia moves into a stage of living with COVID-19 as we go about […]

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