A 57-year-old man is in hospital with life-threatening injuries after being struck by a vehicle&nbsp;in Dartmouth.

Halifax Regional Police said the collision happened around 7:45 p.m. Tuesday on the 300 block of Windmill Road.&nbsp;

They are still investigating what happened.&nbsp;

In Nova Scotia, anyone can call themselves an acupuncturist

Some acupuncture practitioners are calling for greater government oversight for their profession, saying the fact it's not regulated in Nova Scotia is a public safety issue for patients.

How acupuncture practitioners are currently overseen in N.S.

Acupuncturist Christa Angell inserts a needle into a patient's hand. 

Acupuncture

Vessel shortage forces Canada to scrap key climate change research mission

Fisheries and Oceans Canada was forced this fall to cancel a core oceanographic survey to monitor climate change because it could not find a ship capable of handling ocean conditions in the North Atlantic.

Hudson ship docking

The 56-year-old Hudson normally carries out offshore Atlantic Zone Monitoring Program surveys, but Canadian coast guard science ship was unavailable this year because a vessel life extension refit had to be extended.

Relatives remember Sydney murder victim as well-loved family man

Relatives are remembering Stephen Richard Rose, 41, as a well-loved family man a week after he was found dead in an apartment in Sydney, N.S. Police have charged two suspects with first-degree murder in Rose's death.

A man wearing a black ballcap and silver earring with a long salt-and-pepper beard and thin moustache looks at the camera.

The family of Steve Rose, who was brutally killed nearly five years ago in Sydney, N.S., is upset over the use of a virtual hearing for victim impact statements.

Stephen Richard Rose

Cape Breton regional police say Steve Rose, 41, was murdered. Relatives say Rose was well loved everywhere he went and leaves behind a wife and four children.

Short-term rentals in Halifax making it harder for locals to find housing, report finds

Short-term rentals fuelled by sites such as Airbnb in the Halifax region are negatively impacting people's ability to find affordable housing — particularly in downtown Halifax — a study by researchers at McGill University has found.

Lower Water Street in downtown Halifax on May 1, 2018.

Lower Water Street Halifax

'We have to get control': Halifax council requests staff report on houseboats

Halifax regional council asked staff on Tuesday to look into creating new rules for floating homes. The motion called for a report on "both houseboats and docked structures to regulate land use and building standards to ensure fair and safe use of the buildings."

Building permits were not required to build this micro home that floats on Lake Micmac in Dartmouth.

Floating home Lake Micmac Dartmouth

Building permits were not required to build this micro home that floats on Lake Micmac in Dartmouth in 2018.

Halifax Regional Police say the man was struck around 7:45 p.m.

Pedestrian seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Dartmouth

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