Every two years the Uteck Bowl is played at Saint Mary's University. It's usually well attended, especially when the home team ends up on the grid-iron, but the game might be outgrowing it's venue.
The identity of the woman who died in yesterday's fiery crash on the Forest Hills Extension is not being released at this time. More is being learned about the victims from the military bus - who were transported to hospital after the collision.
One year after the Pendleton Place homeless shelter closed in Halifax, another facility will be opening its doors. The out-of-the-cold shelter is holding an open house on Sunday.
Another pre-dawn raid by the police child exploitation unit is believed to have turned up pictures of kids being sexually abused. This time a 51-year-old Dartmouth man had officers at his door on Cloverfield Court. Police left with five computers including two laptops.
A Halifax university student is facing charges in a counterfeit identification card operation. The regional police liquor enforcement unit arrested the 19-year-old suspect Thursday.
Saint Mary's University campus and fans are all getting ready as the hometown Huskies take on the Calgary Dinos in the Uteck Bowl. Crews spent Friday afternoon put the finishing touches on some extra seating and the beer tents at the stadium for Saturday's big game.
One woman is dead after the SUV she was driving crashed into a military bus on the Forest Hills Extension Friday morning. The two vehicles caught fire and became engulfed in flames after the head-on crash, off Main Street around 9:45 a.m..
About 70 people were waiting in line outside an Agricola Street H1N1 vaccination clinic when it opened its doors to the general public Friday afternoon.
The Olympic flame is taking another trip through Metro. The flame left Citadel Hill, just after 7 a.m., Friday, heading past the Commons, then up Windsor, Almon and Agricola Streets. The relay ended on Lady Hammond Road, near Kempt, just after 8 a.m.
A major closure, at the Fairview overpass tonight. Both lanes of Joseph Howe Drive, below the overpass, will close at 7 p.m. The lanes will remain closed until 5 a.m., Monday.
As predicted, the price of gas will be steady as she goes for the next week. Regular self-serve will stay at 104 .1 cents a litre in Metro. If you think you're paying more for gas now, than you were this time last year -- you're right. Gasoline is almost 23 cents a litre more.
It's about to be thrown wide open to the general public. A staffer at the vaccination clinic on Agricola street told News 95.7 just before 6 p.m. Thursday, the clinics have been told that effective immediately, anyone who wants the shot will be allowed to get it.
If you feel the earth move tomorrow in the Rockingham-Bedford area of HRM, don't fret. The city is letting area residents and businesses know blasting operations will start tomorrow to clear out rock for another phase of the Bedford South subdivision by the new Larry Uteck interchange.
Raising Nova Scotia's taxes to cover hard times, may be easier said than done says Nova Scotia's finance minister.
A bitter-sweet birthday celebration for the Halifax Regional Police force as the area's bullying hotline turns 10-years-old. Sgt. Scott MacDonald says frankly they'd like there not to be a need for the bully hotline, but since there is police are using the milestone to kick-off a new program.
A decision is expected some time in the next few days on when the province will be able to open up its H1N1 vaccination clinics to seniors, and the general public.
A tall ship is sailing into Halifax harbour. The world's largest three-masted barque will arrive this afternoon. The Norwegian Navy's tall ship HNoMS Statsraad Lehmkuhl (STATS-RAD LEM-COOL) is visiting Nova Scotia for the first time as part of its annual Transatlantic sail training voyage.
Sidney crosby says getting to hold the Olympic flame Wednesday night was a huge honour. The hockey star passed the flame over to snowboarder Sarah Conrad, at the corner of Brunswick and Carmichael Street.
For the first time ever, Nova Scotia's annual Christmas gift to Boston has been shipped partly by sea. The huge tree was put on board the Princess of Acadia ferry Tuesday afternoon and headed off to Boston by truck yesterday morning with its government escort.
Jimmy Melvin Jr. has more jail time to do. He's been sentenced to three months for being in a car that had a prohibited weapon -- a push dagger -- which has a blade sticking out between the holder's fingers.