Halifax

A Halifax Regional Fire captain who risked his own life to rescue an elderly man from an active wildfire zone says he was just doing his job — and doesn't consider himself a hero.A wildfire in the Upper Tantallon and Hammonds Plains areas,…

<!-- -->Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the wildfires ''incredibly serious.''Raging wildfires burning through the Canadian province of Nova Scotia have destroyed several houses and forced more than 16,000 Canadians to…

A mother of three children currently in a refugee camp who was supposed to be moving to Halifax is now stranded due to the ongoing war in Sudan. On May 3, the Open Harbour Refugee Association posted on Facebook that it had received…

An evaluation of a Halifax program that prescribes alcohol to people who have struggled with homelessness and alcohol dependency is showing positive results — but it's had a surprising side effect.Participants were bored."They didn't need…

Decades on from the Halifax music scene's heyday in the mid-90s, those involved in that era are reflecting on how it came to be, who was left out of the spotlight, and what its legacy is.Among the guitar-based bands that helped define the…

Wednesday was the last day to attend a mass mpox immunization clinic in Nova Scotia’s capital city, but the Halifax Sexual Health Centre is still taking appointments for those who need it. Although Nova Scotia has only had one…

Professional soccer returns to Halifax this weekend when the Halifax Wanderers play their home opener Saturday afternoon against Vancouver FC.The Wanderers kicked off their fifth season in the Canadian Premier League on April 15 and have…

It was a dream come true for a Grade 5 student in Halifax, who never imagined his project on Toronto Raptors Superfan Nav Bhatia would result in the meeting of a lifetime. “It was like, ‘Wow he’s actually doing this with me,” said…

While the NHL playoffs kicked off this week, LGBTQ hockey players from all over North America are beginning to gear up for a hockey tournament of their own in Halifax.For the first time, a group called Queer Hockey Nova Scotia is organizing…

Nova Scotia’s wine industry is worried the province is not acting fast enough to bring in a new policy to replace a special tax break for local growers. They’re calling for answers, saying that losing the Nova Scotia Liquor…