Category: Traffic & Weather

**** Truro Police Release On March 20, 2025, at approximately 11:30pm, Truro Police Service responded to the area of Willow Street in relation to a motor vehicle collision. The investigation led to the arrest of a 36-year-old Salmon River resident. The male has been charged with the offences of impaired operation of a conveyance section […]

**** HRM Media Release Before You Burn: A new online tool to check for daily burn restrictions in the Halifax region The Halifax Regional Municipality has launched Before You Burn, a new online tool that provides residents and visitors with up-to-date information on whether burning is allowed in the Halifax region. Before starting an open-air […]

Weekly Traffic Advisories (21 Mar)  Note: Each week the local listings are expanded and updated. During the week new and updated tasks are added. Every week a new post is started with fresh info but previous posts may be still valid **** Municipal Release Street Closure – Almon Street Location: Almon Street, from Agricola to Robie […]

Todays weather for the Halifax area Showers or drizzle this morning changing to periods of rain this afternoon with a high of 8c Periods of rain continue tonight and breezy with a low of 4c –

**** RCMP Media Release Traffic stop leads to impaired driving and drug trafficking charges A traffic stop by the Digby RCMP Detachment has resulted in impaired driving and drug trafficking charges. On March 14, at approximately 10:30 p.m., an RCMP officer observed a vehicle driving erratically on Hwy. 101 in Brighton and conducted a traffic […]

**** Via HHB Macdonald Bridge Closure Alert Reminder The bridge will be closed to vehicles from Friday, March 21 at 7PM until Monday, March 24 at 5:30AM. This planned closure will complete the toll plaza removal. A single shared lane will remain open for cyclists and pedestrians but delays are possible. Please use caution and […]

Todays weather for the Halifax area on this first day of spring  Mostly cloudy today with a high of 9c and moderate UV A chance of showers tonight with a low of 3c Happy first day of spring! Environment Canada is calling for a soggy day in HRM tomorrow but a nice looking weekend with […]

Traffic Advisory via HRP Update – The collision has been cleared and traffic inbound on Windmill Rd has resumed. – Traffic Advisory via HRP Police are on scene of a multi-vehicle collision in the 700 block of Windmill Rd in Dartmouth.  Southbound traffic coming off the Magazine Hill (Inbound to Dartmouth) is being redirected East on […]

**** HRP Media Release Driver arrested for impaired driving after collision into building in Dartmouth  On March 15 at approximately 11:25 p.m., officers responded to a single vehicle collision into Sam’s restaurant, located at 10 Gordon Avenue in Dartmouth. The driver, who was also the lone occupant at the time, was arrested at the scene without incident […]

This screenshot from a dashcam (poor quality, the sender apologises) shows a white VW SUV pass a school bus earlier on Windmill Rd. The bus had lights and stop sign activated and the bus driver also blasted their horn. It is illegal and dangerous to pass school buses with lights and signs activated. There us […]