Chris Halef

Halifax

News Editor and Anchor at CityNews Halifax

Afternoon news editor/anchor with @CityNewsHFX by day, Stand Up Comic by night (Follow IG for comedy related stuff) Proud Assyrian/Aramean.

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Halifax police arrest 5 people with stolen alcohol

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

By Chris Halef Halifax Regional Police say they've arrested five people in connection to stolen alcohol. On Wednesday at roughly 5 a.m., officers searched a home on Allan Street in Halifax in connection to an ongoing weapons investigation. As a result, five people were arrested and police seized property but no weapons were found. HRP says the investigation is ongoing and charges are anticipated.
Halifax gets failing grade for fiscal accountability in national report

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

Halifax scores poorly in municipal fiscal accountability ranking: C.D. Howe InstituteHalifax has received a D grade in a national ranking of fiscal accountability among Canadian municipalities. The report from the C.D. Howe Institute assessed the timeliness and clarity of city budgets, including whether municipalities conformed to public sector accounting standards.
Halifax police charge two drivers with stunting

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

Regional police have laid stunting charges against two different drivers following separate incidents earlier this week. On Sunday morning, an officer caught a vehicle heading inbound to Halifax on the MacDonald Bridge at a speed of 110 km/h in a 50 km/h zone. Police said a 37-year-old man was ticketed for stunting under the Motor Vehicle Act. Then on Monday afternoon, an officer caught a vehicle on Victoria Road at Highway 111, going 119 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.
Nova Scotia RCMP investigates lobster thefts in Mavillette

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

Nova Scotia RCMP is asking for the public's help in finding who is responsible for some recent lobster thefts over the weekend. On Sunday, police responded to a report of a break and enter at a a commercial building on Peter Dugas Road in Mavillette. Mounties said that sometime between 5 p.m. on April 12 and 8:30 a.m. on April 13, someone damaged a garage door, accessed the building, and stole two crates of live lobsters. The value of the lobsters is over $2000.
N.S. offers up to $150,000 for information on murder of 23-year-old Truro man

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

The murder of a 23-year-old Truro man has been added to the province's rewards for major unsolved crimes program. On Jan. 16, 2024, police received a report that Zachery Vaughan Kellock went missing and was last seen at a home on Millbrook First Nation. Police believe criminality was involved in his disappearance, as his body has not been recovered. Charges have not been laid. "Someone may have the missing piece that investigators need," said Becky Druhan, Attorney General and Minister of Justice.
HRM residents still open to welcoming to U.S. tourists despite political tensions: poll

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

A new study shows Haligonians are still welcoming to American tourists despite political tensions between the two countries, though some concerns remain. The new survey from Narrative Research shows 83 per cent of Haligonians are still open to welcoming American tourists. Narrative Research says most respondents say they are welcoming - or even likely to increase their level of hospitality - toward neighbours from south of the border.
Search underway for man after boat capsizes in rural HRM

1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

A search is underway for a man after a boat capsized in rural HRM on Thursday night. At roughly 8:15 p.m., emergency crews responded to a report of a capsized boat on Cousins Lake in Devon. Mounties said two men were travelling on the lake in a small pleasure craft when it capsized. A 50-year-old man, who swam to the shore and called for help, suffered non-life threatening injuries and was transported to hospital by EHS. But the second passenger, a 58-year-old man from Truro, is still missing.
New rules clarify conditions for ending a tenancy in Nova Scotia

2 weeks ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

New rules and changes under the Residential Tenancies Program will provide clearer conditions for ending a tenancy. That's according to the Nova Scotia government. Some of the changes include new timelines and clearer conditions for ending a tenancy, including three late rent payments, criminal behaviour, disturbing another tenant or the landlord, or causing extraordinary damage to a rental unit.
Minimum wage hike puts pressure on struggling N.S. restaurants, group says

2 weeks ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

Not everyone is happy about the province's move to increase minimum wage, as Restaurants Canada says it will pose significant challenges for the industry. Earlier this month, the province increased minimum wage from $15.20 to $15.70 - the first of two increases this year, with another 80-cent raise coming Oct. 1. Janick Cormier, vice-president for Atlantic Canada at Restaurants Canada, tells 95.7 NewsRadio the wage increase threatens job stability for the 32,000 Nova Scotians they employ.
Four people face multiple weapons charges following searches in Dartmouth

2 weeks ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Chris Halef

Regional police have charged four people with a slew of weapons related offences. On Thursday at roughly 8:15 p.m., officers searched a home on Fernhill Drive in Dartmouth in connection to a firearms investigation. Police say they arrested a man and a woman, seizing a firearm in the process. Later that evening, police searched another home on Newcastle Street where they arrested another man and woman while seizing another firearm.