Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating after the second death of a man who was Tasered by Halifax police in less than a week.

For the by-election now under way in Halifax (Nova Scotia), Elections Canada encourages electors to plan early a

Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating after the death of a second person Tasered by Halifax police in less than a week.

Nova Scotia's police watchdog is investigating after the death of a second person Tasered by Halifax police in less than a week.

An advocate for homeless people in downtown Halifax says a case in which a young homeless woman with a history of mental illness allegedly stabbed a six-year-old boy underscores the need for more robust mental health supports in Nova Scotia.

CNW/ - The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that a by-election will be held on April 14, 2025, in the electoral district of Halifax, in Nova Scotia.

Nathan MacKinnon’s childhood idol and role model has turned into a training partner and an offseason neighbor back home in the Halifax area of their native Nova Scotia. One of his closest friends, too.

Five people have now been charged in an assault that happened last summer in downtown Halifax. Two women, 21 and 23, were assaulted on June 23, 2024, at around 1:50 a.m. by a group of people not known to them, Halifax Regional Police said Friday in a news release.

The deaths are a reminder that police are rarely the appropriate people to respond to mental-health crises, and that conducted energy weapons can be lethal, criminologists say

Unifor is celebrating the federal government's signing of the River-class destroyer (RCD) contract with Irving Shipbuilding – the largest and most significant "Buy Canadian" procurement program, and largest shipbuilding effort since WWII.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that a byelection is to be held in Halifax on April 14. The Halifax seat has been empty since Aug. 31, when longtime member of Parliament Andy Fillmore resigned to run for Halifax mayor. A byelection must be called within six months of a new vacancy in the House of Commons.