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HRM mayor responds to homelessness update
Mayor Mike Savage responded to questions about the latest homelessness report on Thursday but wouldn’t discuss new possible sites for designated encampments. After his annual state of the municipality speech on Thursday, Savage was asked about the ...
Savage’s swan song includes advice for next mayor and what’s ahead for Halifax
It wasn’t until he reached the end of his last state of the municipality speech to a sold-out crowd of business leaders on Thursday that Mayor Mike Savage was overcome with emotion. That’s the part when he talked about his family. He said his family ...
Two 14-year-olds charged with murdering boy, 16, in Halifax mall parkade
Two teenagers have been charged with second-degree murder in the death of a 16-year-old boy who was stabbed in a parkade at the Halifax Shopping Centre on Monday. Halifax Regional Police announced the charges Thursday afternoon, saying two ...
Would you buy an ugly apple? Big stores may reject imperfect produce — and that's wrong, locals say
A lemon takes four to seven months to go from flower to fruit. Not to mention the hours taken to tend to the plant, water it and eventually pluck the fruit from the tree. Getting the perfect food picture for social media has cultivated a desire to ...
Halifax man accused of attacking mother with machete appears in court
A man accused of attacking his mother with a machete made his second appearance in Halifax provincial court Thursday. Satrajpal Singh Rai, 56, faces three charges from an April 3 incident at his Halifax apartment building: attempted murder, ...
Plea set on drug and weapon offences; Cape Breton court report for April 24, 2024
A Louisbourg man has been assigned a plea date after being charged with a drug offence. Calvin Barter, 60, is charged with two counts of possession for the purpose of trafficking (cocaine and oxycodone), and single counts of possession of a .12-guage ...
Pallet shelter plan: A year late and 90 per cent short
Twenty tiny shelters are on the way to Kentville. In a couple of weeks, they’ll be up and ready for people to move in, according to Suzanne Ley, executive director of employment supports and income assistance at the Department of Community Services.
Roll Up to Win confusion: Cape Bretoners disappointed after Tim Hortons email mistake
Paula Cleveland cried when she read the prize recap email from Tim Hortons. The email came before lunch on April 17, the day the Roll Up to Win contest closed, which listed the prizes she won for 2024. The 2024 Tracker Targa 18 WT Boat and Trailer ...
AMANDA MCDOUGALL-MERRILL: Homelessness in CBRM reason for concern
“Safe, sustainable, and affordable housing is a basic human need and a requirement for good mental health. When housing is inadequate or unavailable, personal as well as community well-being suffers.” This is the first paragraph of a council ...
Former CBRM mayor to announce political plans in mid-May
A former Cape Breton Regional Municipality mayor is hoping to soon address rumours of whether he will run in the upcoming Cape Breton Regional Municipality election this fall. Cecil Clarke, who served as CBRM mayor between 2012 and 2020, said an ...