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CTV News
3 days ago
- CTV News
Closures on MacKay bridge this week affects Dartmouth-bound traffic
The MacKay Bridge in Halifax is pictured. (Stephanie Tsicos/CTV Atlantic) The MacKay bridge in Halifax will be closing all Dartmouth-bound traffic for two nights this week. Halifax Harbour Bridges says the MacKay bridge will be closed for nine hours overnight on Wednesday and Thursday. The closure will happen between 8 p.m. on Wed. July 2 and 5 a.m. on Thurs. July 3. and again 8 p.m. on Thurs. July 3, to 5 a.m. on Fri. July 4. Halifax-bound traffic will not be affected by the closures. The Macdonald bridge will remain open with usual weight restrictions. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
6 days ago
- Sport
- CTV News
SailGP confirms dates for Halifax event in 2026
SailGP boats from the U.S. team are pictured in the Halifax Harbour on May 29, 2024. (Jonathan MacInnis/CTV Atlantic) A global sailing event will return to Halifax next June, two years after it drew tens of thousands of people to the waterfront. SailGP unveiled its full schedule for the 2026 season on Thursday, promising events in Brazil, New York and Halifax, among others. The Halifax event, which will be the only Canadian stop on SailGP's schedule, will run on June 20 and 21. SailGP debuted in Halifax (and Canada) last year, bringing in more than 80,000 fans and generating more than $14 million in revenue for the city. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CTV News
05-06-2025
- CTV News
Halifax's MacKay Bridge closed Friday, Monday nights
Halifax's Mackay Bridge is seen from the Bedford Basin in an undated file photo. (CTV/Dave Ead) The MacKay Bridge in Halifax will be partially closed for four hours on Friday and Monday nights. Halifax Harbour Bridges says the bridge will be closed to all Dartmouth-bound traffic from 8 p.m. to midnight on Friday. It will then be closed to all Halifax-bound traffic from 8 p.m. to midnight on Monday. 'The closures will allow crews to lower the Windmill Road Overpass after bearing replacement work is complete,' a news release from Halifax Harbour Bridges says. The Macdonald Bridge will be open to traffic during these closures. For more Nova Scotia news, visit our dedicated provincial page
CBC
04-06-2025
- Business
- CBC
More prohibited vehicles using Halifax bridge after tolls removed, commission says
With less concern of getting stuck, large commercial vehicle drivers might be getting more brazen about what bridge they use in Halifax. Halifax Harbour Bridges said in a social media post Wednesday that there's been an increase in the number of overweight vehicles using the Angus L. Macdonald Bridge since the toll plaza was removed. "Just because the tolls are gone doesn't mean the rules are gone," said Steve Proctor, communications manager at the bridge commission. Vehicles that weigh more than 3,200 kilograms are not allowed to cross the Macdonald Bridge. Instead, they have to use the A. Murray MacKay Bridge. Enforcement staff have been ticketing between two and four commercial vehicles a day recently, which is double the number they typically hand out, Proctor said. Ten tickets were issued to drivers of prohibited commercial vehicles for using the Macdonald last weekend when the MacKay was closed, he said. "I can't say we get every truck that goes through," said Proctor, though he added "enforcement is pretty consistent." Tickets start at $230 and become more expensive for repeat offenders. Proctor said Halifax Harbour Bridges has been working with the Nova Scotia Trucking Safety Association on awareness campaigns to make sure drivers know even though the tolls are gone from the Macdonald Bridge, they're still not allowed to cross. "It's about the safety of the bridge and the future and longevity of the bridge," he said. Toll plazas for both bridges were removed earlier this year, bringing to an end 70 years of paying to cross Halifax harbour.
CTV News
15-05-2025
- General
- CTV News
HMCS William Hall deploys on counter-narcotics operation in the Caribbean
HMCS William Hall is pictured in the Halifax Harbour on May 14, 2025. (Source: Royal Canadian Navy/Facebook)
