https://haligonia.ca Halifax's most followed info source Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:23:14 +0000 en-CA hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.10 https://haligonia.ca/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-favicon-1-32x32.jpg https://haligonia.ca 32 32 https://haligonia.ca/speaker-lifts-province-house-gallery-bans-issued-after-march-24-disruption-322340/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:22:51 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322340 Provincial release: –—————————————————-–NOTE: The following is a statement from Danielle Barkhouse, Speaker of the House of Assembly.—————————————————— Since the spring sitting of the legislature, I have been speaking with constituents and interested persons from around the province who have offered their opinions on the temporary bans issued following the March 24 disruption in the gallery. […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/watchdog-fines-nova-scotia-gaming-corporation-for-anti-money-laundering-violations-322332/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:57:44 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322332 Release: FINTRAC announced today that it has imposed an administrative monetary penalty on Nova Scotia Gaming Corporation. Following a compliance examination, this reporting entity in the casino sector, headquartered in Halifax, Nova Scotia, was imposed an administrative monetary penalty of $231,826 on July 23, 2026, for non-compliance with Part 1 of the Proceeds of Crime […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/heavy-rainfall-warning-50-to-80mm-posted-9am-sep-24-322329/ Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:18:54 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322329 Via Environment Canada: Environment and Climate Change Canada has issued a rainfall warning covering Halifax Metro and Halifax County West, Hants County, Colchester County – Cobequid Bay, and Cumberland County – Minas Shore. Total rainfall of 50 to 80 mm is expected from now until Saturday. A developing and slow-moving weather system is bringing periods […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/whats-open-whats-closed-in-halifax-on-labour-day-weekend-2026-322306/ Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:53:05 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322306 Labour Day lands on Monday, Sept. 7 this year, and it’s one of the few holidays Canada can actually take credit for inventing. It grew out of an 1872 printers’ strike in Toronto and became an official national holiday in July 1894, signed into law by Prime Minister John Sparrow David Thompson, a Halifax boy, born here in […] More]]> https://haligonia.ca/free-transit-pass-program-continues-for-this-school-year-322290/ Wed, 02 Sep 2026 19:29:14 +0000 https://haligonia.ca/?p=322290 HRM release: The Halifax Regional Municipality is announcing that the Student Transit Pass Program will continue for the 2026/27 school year. Eligible students in grades 7 through 12 will receive a free annual transit pass for the 2026/27 school year, providing unlimited travel on all Halifax Transit services, including bus, Access-A-Bus and ferry. Passes are valid from […] More]]>