Update on school bus safety initiative

**** HRP Media Release Update on school bus safety initiative Halifax Regional Police issued three summary offence tickets this morning at the intersection of Victoria Road/Thistle Street in Dartmouth for drivers illegally passing school busses. Officers were in the area as part of an ongoing school bus safety initiative launched in October. The public was […]

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Yarmouth Rural RCMP investigates fatal crash in Eel Brook

**** RCMP Media Release Yarmouth Rural RCMP investigates fatal crash in Eel Brook Yarmouth Rural RCMP is investigating a fatal crash that occurred in Eel Brook. On November 20, at approximately 4 p.m., Yarmouth Rural RCMP, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a vehicle that had crashed in the 6800 block of […]

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Truro Police Service conducted a traffic stop which resulted in a 53-year-old female being charged with impaired driving

**** Truro Police Release Truro Police Service conducted a traffic stop which resulted in a 53-year-old female being charged with impaired driving Yesterday afternoon at approximately 2:30 pm, the Truro Police Service conducted a traffic stop near the Esplanade and Young St, which resulted in a 53-year-old female being charged with impaired driving. The driver […]

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RCMP charge new driver for stunting after report of online posts

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charge new driver for stunting after report of online posts Yarmouth Town RCMP charge driver with stunting and other offences after receiving a report of concerning posts on a social media platform. On November 19 at approximately 11:00 p.m., Yarmouth Town RCMP received a report of online posts that showed […]

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New street names coming to the Cogswell District 

**** HRM Media Release New street names coming to the Cogswell District The Halifax Regional Municipality is announcing three new street names in the Cogswell District: Reconciliation Way, Dr. Alfred Waddell Street and Amalamek Way (see attached map, which reflects the final road network configuration at completion of the project in Dec. 2025). These names were […]

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Halifax Regional Police has charged a driver for stunting

**** HRP Media Release Police lay stunting charges Halifax Regional Police has charged a driver for stunting. On November 18 at approximately 9:20 a.m., a member of the Traffic Unit observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 118 inbound near the intersection of Woodland Avenue. The officer observed the vehicle’s […]

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Update: Police investigate vehicle-pedestrian collision

” ** HRP Media Release Update: Police investigate vehicle-pedestrian collision On October 31, approximately 6:50 a.m., officers responded to a vehicle-pedestrian collision on the corner of South Park Street and Spring Garden Road. The pedestrian, a 24-year-old woman, was struck by a Halifax Transit bus that she was attempting to catch up to. The woman […]

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