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Dan Ahlstrand

Halifax

News Director and Morning News Anchor at CityNews Halifax

@CityNewsHFX News Director/Morning Anchor. Two time National RTDNA Award winner. Proud Evertonian, Leafs Nation member. I catch fish too. Tweets are mine.

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Articles

  • SailGP to return to Halifax in 2026

    1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Dan Ahlstrand

    The very popular SailGP circuit will make a stop in HRM next year. SailGP has announced the Canada Sail Grand Prix will return to the city in June 2026, following the success of the sold-out event in 2024. Halifax is one of several global stops confirmed so far for the 2026 season, which begins in Australia and wraps with a grand final in Abu Dhabi.

  • Mortgage 101 April 12-13, 2025

    1 week ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Dan Ahlstrand

    This month, Clinton Wilkins and Todd Veinotte take a look at the local real estate market and what to expect when it comes to financing or refinancing your home in turbulent times.

  • Lobster industry somewhat relieved by U.S. tariff exclusion but uncertainty remains

    2 weeks ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Dan Ahlstrand

    The Lobster Council of Canada says it was relieved after the seafood industry was spared from U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff announcement last week, but uncertainty still looms. It's been an unpredictable time for many industries amid Trump's trade war, and the lobster industry isn't immune. Last week, seafood exports were excluded from a new round of U.S. tariffs, but Geoff Irvine with the Lobster Council of Canada says that doesn't mean the industry is out of the woods yet.

  • Snow, ice pellets on the way for HRM

    2 weeks ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Dan Ahlstrand

    It seems winter isn't done with Nova Scotia just yet. Tuesday's forecast for Halifax is calling for up to 5cm of snow mixed with ice pellets throughout the day, with another two to 4cm expected tonight, creating messy driving conditions for commuters. 95.7's weather specialist, Allister Aalders, says snowfall amounts that actually accumulate on the ground are tricky to predict and will vary depending on the surface they fall on.

  • HRCE closes schools due to expected weather

    2 weeks ago | halifax.citynews.ca | Dan Ahlstrand

    It's a snow day for thousands of students in Nova Scotia, including all students under the Halifax Regional Centre for Education. HRCE says all of its schools are closed today.

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Dan Ahlstrand
Dan Ahlstrand @danahlstrand
21 Jul 24

JUST IN: US President Joe Biden announcing he will not seek reelection saying he wants to “focus solely on my duties as President for the remainder of my term”@CityNewsHFX https://t.co/76BPLvIc96

Dan Ahlstrand
Dan Ahlstrand @danahlstrand
4 Jul 24

HAPPENING NOW: HRFE called after smoke is seen on Agricola street in the North End. @CityNewsHFX @jack929hfx https://t.co/8SC0cRypVV

Dan Ahlstrand
Dan Ahlstrand @danahlstrand
11 May 24

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