Shubie Park Beach, Lake Echo Beach and Saunders Beach reopen to swimming

**** HRM Media Release Shubie Park Beach, Lake Echo Beach and Saunders Beach reopen to swimming The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Shubie Park Beach in Dartmouth, Lake Echo Beach in Lake Echo and Saunders Beach in Bedford have all reopened to swimming. These are all supervised beaches. Municipal staff regularly test the water […]

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A 2014 Wilderness 3150DS travel trailer was stolen from a parking lot on Westville Road in Pictou County

**** RCMP Media Release Have you seen this travel trailer? On July 24, 2023, a 2014 Wilderness 3150DS travel trailer was stolen from a parking lot on Westville Road in Pictou County. A heavy duty pickup truck was last seen with the trailer in tow, leaving the parking lot between 6 and 6:30 p.m. Anyone […]

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Nova Scotia Health extends virtual urgent care service

**** NSHA Media Release Nova Scotia Health extends virtual urgent care service   Due to the overwhelming success of the launch this week of a province-wide free virtual urgent care service, Nova Scotia Health is extending the service indefinitely. The service will be available weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and starting tomorrow on […]

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The Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating a homicide

**** RCMP Media Release Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit investigating homicide The Southwest Nova RCMP Major Crime Unit is investigating a homicide. On July 26, 2023, at approximately 2:45 p.m., Lunenburg District RCMP responded to a report of human remains being located in Parkdale, Lunenburg County, near New Ross. Investigators have determined that the […]

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Municipal update on flood impacts – July 28, 1:40 p.m.  

**** HRM Media Release Municipal update on flood impacts – July 28, 1:40 p.m.  The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents of the following updates and impacts to municipal services as a result of the flood. Road Safety Motorcyclists and cyclists should use extra caution with debris on the road and should not drive on the […]

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Halifax Regional Police has laid charges in relation to an assault that occurred this morning in Dartmouth

**** HRP Media Release Police lay charges in assault Halifax Regional Police has laid charges in relation to an assault that occurred this morning in Dartmouth. At approximately 9:40 a.m. police responded to the 0-100 block of Primrose Street for a report that a man was threatening a group of people with a bat. A […]

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The search for the youth, who went missing on July 22 in West Hants during extreme flooding, is continuing

**** RCMP Media Release UPDATE: Search for missing youth in West Hants continues The search for the youth, who went missing on July 22 in West Hants during extreme flooding, is continuing. On July 22, a man, a youth and two children, were reported missing after the vehicles they were travelling in were caught in […]

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Halifax Regional Police is investigating a sexual assault that occurred yesterday in Halifax

**** HRP Media Release Police investigate sexual assault Halifax Regional Police is investigating a sexual assault that occurred yesterday in Halifax. At approximately 6:15 p.m., police received a report of a sexual assault that had occurred in the area of the Camp Hill Cemetery 1600 Summer Street. While at in the area, a man approached […]

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