Halifax Regional Municipality News

N.S. facing class-action lawsuit over immigration program U.K. man says he lost $130,500; 200 others may be eligible to sue By MELANIE PATTEN The Canadian Press Thu.

Search officials hope to be able to resume aerial surveillance at first light as they scour waters off Nova Scotia for a missing fishing boat and its captain.

Halifax West MP Geoff Regan is urging the Halifax Regional Municipality to include more land in a protected wilderness area.

The conference, which runs from Dec. 7-18, sets the stage for the international response to climate change and includes the development of a framework to take effect in 2013 when the Kyoto Protocol expires.

The Halifax Regional Municipality is getting $710,000 from the federal government for improvements to to a number of recreation venues.

Spending cuts and tax hikes could be coming as the Halifax Regional Municipality faces a bleak financial year.

Last year, Halifax city hall's long-awaited anti-crime study didn't mince words when it criticized the municipality's race relations advisory committee for being ineffective.

Home : Top Stories : Police arrest man after 4-hour standoff outside Halifax Police arrest man after 4-hour standoff outside Halifax The Canadian Press Date: Monday Dec.

McKelvie's is one of Halifax's most coveted seafood restaurants. Located in an old firehouse in the heart of downtown Halifax, McKelvie's menu offers a bevy of fresh seafood dishes including Digby Scallops, Nova Scotian Seafood Chowder, Crab Bisque, Lyme Thyme Mussels, Crunchy Haddock and "Tall Ships" fish and chips.

Provided by: The Canadian Press Written by: Michael Tutton, THE CANADIAN PRESS HALIFAX, N.S. - In one case a mentally disabled resident at a Nova Scotia residential centre is described in government reports as being dragged by a worker down a hall by her leg.

Home : Top Stories : Young boy dies after being found in N.S. woods Young boy dies after being found in N.S. woods Viewer CTV News Channel: Melanie Sampson, family friend A friend of the family of the autistic boy who died after spending two days in the cold describes how the community came together to support the family.

Charges have been dropped against a young Dartmouth, N.S., man who was involved in a deadly street fight last summer.

James Delorey, a 7-year-old autistic boy, had not been seen since leaving his home in South Bar, N.S. on the afternoon of December 5th Worry gripping a tight-knit Cape Breton community turned to hope on Monday after an autistic boy who spent two freezing nights alone in dense woods near his home was found alive.

Organized labour in Atlantic Canada is marshalling resources to fight the proposed sale of NB Power to Hydro-Quebec, arguing it will kill jobs and stifle development of new power projects.

In recent weeks, iMac buyers have complained of cracked screens, flickering displays, and even machines that turned up dead on arrival.

Salty's on the Waterfront is a restaurant with a view. Located on the Halifax waterfront in the revered Halifax Historic Properties patrons can enjoy an incredible meal while watching the boats and tall ships in the Halifax Harbour.

Home : Canada : Search underway in Cape Breton for missing autistic boy Date: Saturday Dec.

An elderly woman with a cane and a heart condition was told to bring her husband into a Nova Scotia hospital on her own or call 911 after he suffered a heart attack 10 metres from the facility's front door, the couple's son said Friday.

After spending a lot of time in the U.S. this year Drew Bezanson is back in Halifax, Nova Scotia hanging out near his hometown.

The first track on Ghettosocks' " Treat of the Day " is entitled "Rappin' for Fun," bookended by dialogue snippets from "Gremlins" and "The Goonies." It not only lives up to its title, but also sets the tone for a smooth, bouncy record.