Three people are safe after an early-morning fire tore through a Halifax-area garage and jumped to a nearby house.

At 4:45 a.m., Halifax Fire responded to a blaze at 2000 Cow Bay Rd., not far from Rainbow Haven Beach.

Acting District Chief Ben David said it wasn't yet clear&nbsp;exactly how and when the fire started, but it appears to have begun in the garage.

"The garage was fully engulfed and then it spread over to the house," David said.

All three adults living in the home were able to get out safely.

Firefighters&nbsp;remained on scene for a few hours Monday morning. David said since there are no hydrants in the area, firefighters had to bring in&nbsp;tanker shuttles to provide water.

Cow Bay Road was blocked off between Dyke Road and Bissett Road for several hours while firefighters worked.&nbsp;

3 people ticketed for failing to self-isolate after arriving in Nova Scotia

Three people from New Brunswick have been ticketed for breaking public health rules after they were found shopping in Amherst, N.S., rather than self-isolating.

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The shooting happened at around 2 p.m. on Monday

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Amherst police issued three summary offence tickets on Monday for people breaking COVID-19 health orders. 

Marine Atlantic job cuts gone too far, ferry workers' union says

Union president Brian Jobes says staff cuts are understandable with Marine Atlantic ferry passenger counts way down, but public health requirements have imposed extra duties on employees and the company has cut too many jobs.

The union representing Marine Atlantic ferry workers says staff cuts are understandable with passenger counts way down, but the pandemic is creating extra work and job cuts have gone too far.

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Plan to designate future Cogswell energy system a utility faces opposition

Halifax Water wants to use its sewage treatment plant to heat six developments that are planned nearby and could house up to 7,500 people.

Halifax plans to redevelop the Cogswell Street Interchange. That demolition will displace major routes bringing traffic onto the peninsula.

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Halifax plans to redevelop the Cogswell Street interchange.

How one library's 3D printer is helping doctors prepare for COVID-19 patients

A library in Nova Scotia has used a 3D printer to create plastic models of a human airway for a local doctor who wanted to practise inserting a ventilator through the trachea.

Christina Pottie with South Shore Public Libraries holds a 3D-printed plastic model of a human airway in her hand. The model is intended to be used by doctors preparing for the sickest COVID-19 patients. 

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COVID-19 prompts ban on at-sea observers from Canadian fishing vessels

The federal government has temporarily set aside its requirement for at-sea observers in Canadian commercial fisheries because of COVID-19.

Fishing boats loaded with lobster traps head out from Eastern Passage, N.S., in 2012.

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The Department of Fisheries and Oceans says the at-sea monitoring program poses a public health risk for both observers and crews on board.

Halifax Fire crews responded to an early-morning fire at 2000 Cow Bay Rd. on Tuesday. 

3 escape after Halifax-area garage fire jumps to home

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