Monday February 25th 2019
Today: Rain changing to flurries. Windy. Temperature will drop to zero this afternoon.
Tonight: Chance of flurries & wind chill -22.
Emergency officials responded to a fire at the CHKN Chop restaurant on North Street last night. The fire happened at the back of the building but was quickly brought under control. No injuries were reported.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-fire-chkn-chop-north-st-1.5031906
2 women have died in Dominion, Cape Breton after their house caught on fire on Saturday. The women, ages 83 & 51, have not yet been identified. It’s unclear at this time why the 2 women were not able to escape the home.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/fatal-fire-senior-investigation-1.5031782
Police have arrested a 24 year old Bedford man who was involved in a fatal collision with a pedestrian on Friday morning in Dartmouth. Police made the arrest after someone observed a parked vehicle left unattended and thought it might have been involved in the incident. The 57 year old male pedestrian died at the scene, near 350 Pleasant Street.
Over 2000 people attended the funeral for the 7 Barho children at the Cunard Centre in Halifax on Saturday. The 7 children died in their home on Quartz Drive in Spryfield last Tuesday morning after their house caught on fire. The decision to make the funeral public came after seeing so much support and compassion for the Barho family from the community. The funeral service was in both English and Arabic.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/halifax-fire-victims-barho-family-1.5030677
In Sports,
In the NHL,
Arizona beat the Jets 4-1
Flames had a 2-1 win over the Senators
…And yesterday your Halifax Mooseheads beat the Armada 4-0