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Posted: July 23, 2018 - 1:13 pm

Mayor Mike Savage is going back to school this summer to study leadership and management practices, as one of 40 mayors chosen for an intensive education program with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative.

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 11:33 am

Three people face drug and weapons charges as a result of an impaired operation of a vehicle investigation that took place yesterday in Halifax.

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 11:03 am

In relation to last night’s theft of lumber, a 34-year-old man and a 21-year-old man were arrested at the scene. They have been released to appear in Halifax Provincial Court at a later date.

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 10:43 am

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Government Wharf Beach in Musquodoboit Harbour is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water.

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 10:43 am

The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that Government Wharf Beach in Musquodoboit Harbour is closed to swimming until further notice due to high bacteria levels in the water.

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 10:24 am

Police have teamed up with the Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia to remind people about the importance of cleaning out their medicine cabinets.

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 10:23 am

At 10:21 a.m. on July 22, Halifax Regional Police received a report of a robbery that occurred in the area of Church Street and Morris Street in Halifax. 

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 10:12 am

On July 22 at 11:35 a.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to a report of a single motor vehicle crash in the 500 block of Pleasant Street in Dartmouth. A motorist attempted to avoid a raccoon who was crossing the street and in doing so lost control and struck a power pole. There were no injuries, including the raccoon. 

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 10:04 am

At 10:40 p.m. on July 21, an officer observed a vehicle travelling above the speed limit inbound on Bayers Road. The officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop but the driver of the vehicle refused to stop. When the vehicle reached Rocky Lake Drive the pursuit was discontinued. The vehicle was located unoccupied and a search of the area could not locate the driver. Investigators were able to identify him and charges are expected once he is located and arrested.  

Posted: July 23, 2018 - 10:00 am

At 5:13  p.m. on July 21, police responded to Chadwick Place in Halifax to a report of a robbery. Three men, one believed to be armed with a firearm, pushed their way into an apartment and assaulted the male resident. The suspects are described as three black males in their mid-twenties and they fled with an undisclosed amount of money in a newer model dark grey sedan.