haligonia.ca https://haligonia.ca Halifax's most followed info source Thu, 01 May 2025 19:10:56 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.5 https://haligonia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg haligonia.ca https://haligonia.ca 32 32 ALL Dartmouth-bound lanes on MacKay Bridge CLOSED tonight (May 1 2025) https://haligonia.ca/all-dartmouth-bound-lanes-on-mackay-bridge-closed-tonight-may-1-2025-310860/ Thu, 01 May 2025 18:49:23 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=310860 From HHBridges: ALL Dartmouth-bound lanes on the MacKay Bridge will be closed from 7 pm TONIGHT until Friday morning at 5:30 am. Dartmouth to Halifax lanes will continue without interruption. The overnight closure will accommodate bearing replacement work delayed last summer, and work associated with the continual removal of the MacKay toll plaza. Please plan […] More]]> Stunting: 167 km/h on Burnside Connector https://haligonia.ca/stunting-167-km-h-on-burnside-express-way-310856/ Thu, 01 May 2025 18:35:21 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=310856 HRP release: On May 1, at approximately 11 a.m., a member of the Traffic Unit observed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed, inbound on the Burnside Express Way, heading toward Sackville. The officer observed the vehicle’s speed at 167 km/h in a 100 km/h zone. A 25-year-old man was ticketed for stunting […] More]]> Macdonald Bridge closed this weekend (Friday May 2) https://haligonia.ca/macdonald-bridge-closed-this-weekend-friday-may-2-310853/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 18:37:32 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=310853 Release: Halifax Harbour Bridges advises that the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge will be closed tovehicle traffic from Friday, May 2 at 7:00 p.m. until Monday, May 5 at 5:30 a.m. This closure is necessary to allow work on the platform above the bridge deck and ispart of Project LifeSpan – a two-year, $70-million project to […] More]]> Hospital parking now free for visitors, staff and patients https://haligonia.ca/hospital-parking-now-free-for-visitors-staff-and-patients-310850/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:44:34 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=310850 Provincial release: Patients, healthcare workers and other visitors to Nova Scotia hospitals and healthcare facilities no longer have to pay for on-site parking, effective Thursday, May 1. “We committed to eliminating fees for everyone parking at a Nova Scotia Health or IWK Health facility, and that’s exactly what we’re doing,” said Premier Tim Houston. “I […] More]]> Police investigate fatal vehicle crash near intersection https://haligonia.ca/police-investigate-fatal-vehicle-crash-near-intersection-310846/ Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:38:04 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=310846 Generic Scene Police TapeRCMP release: RCMP Halifax Regional Detachment is investigating a vehicle crash involving a fatality in Hammonds Plains. On Sunday April 27th, at approximately 8:40 p.m., RCMP officers, fire services, and EHS responded to a report of a vehicle crash at the intersection of Kingswood Dr. and Terradore Ln. Investigators learned that a Ford Edge travelling […] More]]>