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Halifax, NS

· Population 503,000 · Atlantic Uplands · Atlantic Time

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Population 503,000 · Atlantic Uplands · Atlantic Time

Halifax is the capital of Nova Scotia and the largest city in Atlantic Canada, with a metropolitan population of approximately 465,000. Situated on one of the world's largest natural harbors, Halifax has been a vital port city since its founding in 1749. The Halifax waterfront...

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📊 City Stats

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Population (2021)439,819
Metro population465,703
Area5475.57 km²
Density80.3/km²
Time zoneAST (−04:00) / ADT (−03:00)
Postal codeB0J, B3A to B4G
Area code902, 782

📰 Halifax News

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📅 Halifax Events

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🎵 Halifax Live Music

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🎵 Patio Night Out
Downtown, Halifax · Mon, Aug 10 at 3:00 AM
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🎵 Max McNown - The Summer Vacation Tour
Scotiabank Centre · Thu, Aug 13 at 10:30 PM
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🎵 Deep Purple with Special Guest Kansas
Scotiabank Centre · Sat, Aug 15 at 9:45 PM
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🎵 The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus Live In Halifax NS
Downtown, Halifax · Fri, Aug 28 at 2:30 AM
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🎵 The Australian Pink Floyd Show
Scotiabank Centre · Thu, Sep 3 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 Trooper
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Thu, Sep 3 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 Trooper
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Fri, Sep 4 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 Halifax Colour Festival - 2026
Downtown, Halifax · Sat, Sep 5 at 6:00 PM
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🎵 Toque
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Sat, Sep 5 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 Detty & Wuk PT2
Downtown, Halifax · Sun, Sep 6 at 3:00 AM
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🎵 The White Buffalo: Canada 2026
The Marquee Ballroom · Sun, Sep 20 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 The High Kings
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Tue, Sep 22 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 Sabaton: Legends on Tour
Scotiabank Centre · Wed, Sep 23 at 10:00 PM
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🎵 SOS - The Abba Experience
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Fri, Sep 25 at 10:30 PM
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🎵 SOS - The Abba Experience
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Sat, Sep 26 at 10:30 PM
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🎵 The Martin Boys
Seahorse Tavern (below The Marquee Ballroom) · Fri, Oct 9 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 The Black Keys: PEACHES 'N KREAM
Scotiabank Centre · Wed, Oct 14 at 10:30 PM
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🎵 Styx
Scotiabank Centre · Wed, Oct 21 at 10:30 PM
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🎵 Prozzak
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Wed, Oct 21 at 11:00 PM
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🎵 CLASSIC ALBUMS LIVE - SUPERTRAMP - Breakfast in America
The Bruce Guthro Theatre at Casino Nova Scotia Halifax · Thu, Oct 22 at 11:00 PM
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🦋 Bluesky

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🦋 FuturesRob @futuresrob.bsky.social
Heading to #Halifax Nova Scotia tomorrow. Any tips, #BlueSky?
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🦋 KillBait Canada 🇨🇦 @killbaitcanada.bsky.social
Suspect wanted in Bedford after alleged shooting connection 🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️ 👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️ #policeemergency #shootinginvestigation #bedfordn.s. View full AI summary:
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🦋 Rich Lafferty @rich.lafferty.ca
Both just outside of Dartmouth Cove so you can see them well on the waterfront webcam! www.novascotiawebcams.com/webcams/hali...
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🦋 Shirley Tillotson @stillots1.bsky.social
I just saw a post of a lobster roll and now I have to go to Fredie's Fantastic Fish House. share.google/hhN2OAKBZAyZ... At least it's closer than Captain Kat's in Barrington Passage, home of the ver…
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🦋 Stoo Metz 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @stoometz.bsky.social
Suspect arrested. #Halifax #HaliSky #NovaScotia
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🦋 🇨🇦 HalifaxTrails.ca @halifaxtrails.ca
Sandy beaches, and hidden coastal hikes ☀️ Find maps and trail breakdowns for Martinique, Taylor Head, Crystal Crescent, and more: 🔗 halifaxtrails.ca/tag/beach/
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🦋 Castanet.net @castanet.net
Recent rash of copper wire thefts causes outages, damage in rural Nova Scotia: RCMP #Halifax
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🦋 Dr. Jen M @awesomebiota.bsky.social
Hey Halifax (specifically Bedford): get inside and lock thy doors. Man with a gun in the woods behind Sunnyside Mall.
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🦋 Stoo Metz 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 @stoometz.bsky.social
#Halifax #HaliSky #NovaScotia
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🦋 Unofficial TorontoStar (All News) @torontostar-rss.bsky.social
Recent rash of copper wire thefts causes outages, damage in rural Nova Scotia: RCMP
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🦋 The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social
Discount grocer FreshCo to open stores on Aug. 20 in Bedford and Lower Sackville www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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🦋 USLUCK - USLUCK.COM [Unofficial] @usluck.com.web.brid.gy
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🦋 RCasey @rmcaseyhfx.bsky.social
Halifax, Nova Scotia. I don't get a lot of them, but planted plenty of swamp milkweed hoping to attract more
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🦋 MarketWire 📡 @marketwire.bsky.social
📋 #Earnings "NOT FOR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES OR FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWSWIRE SERVICES  HALIFAX, Nova Scotia, Aug. 07, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — NOVA LEAP HEALTH CORP. (TSXV: NLH)…
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🦋 Cheryl in Nova Scotia 🇨🇦🍁🍁 @minibubbly.bsky.social
#NovaScotia ‘I love a challenge:’ N.S. chef brings vegan Caribbean cuisine to Halifax But it was a challenge Pamela Leonford was more than happy to take on. Originally from St. Lucia, she wanted a…
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🦋 🇨🇦 Tony MacIntyre 🇺🇦 @poohbear1985.bsky.social
UPDATED — ‘I love a challenge:’ N.S. chef brings vegan Caribbean cuisine to Halifax By Vanessa Wright www.ctvnews.ca/atlantic/nov...
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🦋 EH! @eh-now.bsky.social
Atlantic Canada waited a long time for a pro women’s soccer club. 🇨🇦 Now the Halifax Tides are rewarding that patience with a rebuilt roster, a real playoff push, and packed stands in Nova Scotia.…
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🦋 TT 🇨🇦 @ttomlin.bsky.social
Get back inside on your screens you damn noisy kids!! www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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🦋 Tim Bousquet @timbousquet.bsky.social
Nova Scotia SPCA now has control of enforcement, compliance of farm animals as it cuts back on contracts for dogs, cats reported by Suzanne Rent @suzannerent.bsky.social
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🦋 The Chronicle Herald @thechronicleherald.bsky.social
Local hockey association starts petition to pause redevelopment of Halifax Forum www.saltwire.com/nova-scotia/...
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💬 r/halifax

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Nova Scotia SPCA restarts feral cat neutering program after $1.1M donationWent to my favourite place in Nova Scotia todayHappy 104th Birthday Gus!Today on the 67 busRCMP, helicopter and swat in Bedford.Two Warships docked in Halifax HarbourRCMP ALERT: DANGEROUS MAN with firearm near Sunnyside Mall102/101 Bedford exitMomma her babies.Emergency alert ended as shooting suspect arrested in HRM‘I love a challenge:’ N.S. chef brings vegan Caribbean cuisine to HalifaxBacklot, Stardust & RumoursWhy it’s hard to find a public water fountain in HalifaxReport says Nova Scotia far behind in providing adequate housing for people with disabilities31-year-old faces child sexual abuse charges after home searchedBooks, beer and gentle shushing: Halifax brewery marks 11th year of silent reading eventsEbike definition?How Many Dartmouth Geese?HRM public hearings and community engagement: August 2026Found timex at Zatsmans

🎥 Halifax Videos

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perfume recommendation from Nest? #perfume #fragrance @Sephora
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perfume recommendation from Nest? #perfume #fragrance @Sephora
AtlantiScent · just now
Dangerous impossible act ⛔️‼️ halifax #halifax #canada #fyp #2026 #novascotia
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Dangerous impossible act ⛔️‼️ halifax #halifax #canada #fyp #2026 #novascotia
HalifaxCanada · just now
#Halifax #novascotia #2026
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#Halifax #novascotia #2026
Le Croissant Travel · just now
POV: trying to do renovations with kids #diy #parenting #3kids
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POV: trying to do renovations with kids #diy #parenting #3kids
MJ&3 · 1 hour ago
ZW picks it at the hot corner
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ZW picks it at the hot corner
A. Z. Wells · 1 hour ago
ZW hustles to score
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ZW hustles to score
A. Z. Wells · 1 hour ago
🇨🇦Імміграція в Канаду стає дорожчою. Нова Шотландія вводить збір за NSNP #nsnp #канада #prcanada
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🇨🇦Імміграція в Канаду стає дорожчою. Нова Шотландія вводить збір за NSNP #nsnp #канада #prcanada
Канадіана · 1 hour ago
6 Weeks of ADHD Containment 😂 #shorts
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6 Weeks of ADHD Containment 😂 #shorts
Di Making it everyday · 2 hours ago
It’s been a very long time since I have laughter in the house like this!
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It’s been a very long time since I have laughter in the house like this!
John and Heather's Dementia Journey · 2 hours ago
Momma feeding her babies.
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Momma feeding her babies.
Slick Rick · 2 hours ago
I Am Getting Well. 😇 #keanureeves #successmindset #viral #viralvideo #fyp
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I Am Getting Well. 😇 #keanureeves #successmindset #viral #viralvideo #fyp
Lewis Dean · 3 hours ago
RIDGID’s New NUKE Saw Is Tiny… But Can It Replace a Full-Size Saw?
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RIDGID’s New NUKE Saw Is Tiny… But Can It Replace a Full-Size Saw?
Shop Talk With Dan The Man · 3 hours ago
visit to Sephora, stretching those dollars #perfume #fragrance #indieperfume #perfumecollection
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visit to Sephora, stretching those dollars #perfume #fragrance #indieperfume #perfumecollection
AtlantiScent · 3 hours ago
Sailing on the Halifax Harbour
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Sailing on the Halifax Harbour
JSYK Halifax · 4 hours ago
Happy Saturation Saturday y’all. Don’t have too much fun in the Sun ☀️
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Happy Saturation Saturday y’all. Don’t have too much fun in the Sun ☀️
God's Saltwater Cowgirl ™️©️ · 4 hours ago
#R1 #Pennywise #Back In Derry
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#R1 #Pennywise #Back In Derry
JL2face · 5 hours ago
Hope In The Word: Wisdom from the Lord-James 1:2–4
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Hope In The Word: Wisdom from the Lord-James 1:2–4
Ophir Tayo · 5 hours ago
My Halifax beach rotation 🌊
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My Halifax beach rotation 🌊
Hey Teo · 5 hours ago
Hope In The Word: Let God Hold You-Psalm 55:22
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Hope In The Word: Let God Hold You-Psalm 55:22
Ophir Tayo · 5 hours ago
#Yamaha #YZFR1 #90's Mashup #Austin Williams
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#Yamaha #YZFR1 #90's Mashup #Austin Williams
JL2face · 5 hours ago

🎧 Halifax Podcasts

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This is Nova Scotia
How Annapolis Royal is staying alive through history ·
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All Hands on Tech with Digital Nova Scotia
Rethinking risk with Turtle Island Technology Solutions ·
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This is Nova Scotia
Making queer history ·
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Icebox Sessions Podcast
Ep 11 - Will Sarty - Wrestling Demons & Granite Chameleons ·
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All Hands on Tech with Digital Nova Scotia
Inside Canada's NG9-1-1 transformation with Capstone Project Solutions ·
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Nova Scotia Today with Dan Ahlstrand
Nova Scotia Today | July 7, 2026 ·
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Nova Scotia Today with Dan Ahlstrand
Nova Scotia Today | July 6, 2026 ·
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Atlantic News Halifax
HRM roundtable June 26, 2026 ·
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Icebox Sessions Podcast
Ep 10 - Parvin Jahan - Persian Dreams & Halifax Alpine Starts ·

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💡 Did You Know?

Trivia
“Halifax's population surpassed 500,000 for the first time in 2024.”
Source: Statistics Canada