Police are asking for the public's help in finding&nbsp;a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a girl on a Halifax Transit bus.

On Tuesday, Halifax police received a report of a sexual assault that had happened earlier in the day on the Route 60 bus traveling from Eastern Passage to the Bridge Terminal on Wyse Road in Dartmouth. &nbsp;

A Halifax Regional Police release said a man got on the bus, sat down beside a girl&nbsp;he did not know&nbsp;and touched her in a "sexual manner."

The girl left the bus and told an adult about the incident.

Police did not provide the age of the girl.

The suspect is described as a black man in his 30s, with average build, "scruffy" facial hair&nbsp;and medium-length tight curly black hair.&nbsp;

At the time of the incident, he was wearing grey sweatpants. He may also have been wearing&nbsp;flip-flops.

Police are asking anyone with information about the man&nbsp;or the incident&nbsp;to call police at 902-490-5020.&nbsp;

Anonymous tips can also be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling toll-free 1-800-222-TIPS (8477).

Why this 10-year-old wrote a short story imagining what it's like to have COVID-19

Eliza Rasmussen, a Grade 4 student at Sir Charles Tupper Elementary in Halifax, N.S., wanted to understand the virus that's turned her world upside down.

Eliza Rasmussen

Eliza Rasmussen is staying at her grandparents farm in Cape Breton during the pandemic. 

Forest fire in Chester Grant now contained

A forest fire near Chester Grant, N.S., that erupted Friday evening is now contained. The fire reached about 27 hectares in size by Saturday and razed at least two buildings to the ground.

A Nova Scotia Lands and Forestry helicopter flies over a forest fire in the Chester Grant-area on Friday evening.

lands and forestry helicopter forest fire chester grant

Nova Scotia's Department of Lands and Forestry said the fire started around 4:30 p.m. on Friday. RCMP, 20 fire departments and two Lands and Forestry helicopters responded to the blaze. Two unknown structures were destroyed in the fire.

Two structures destroyed by forest fire in Chester Grant, N.S.

Nova Scotia updates COVID-19 symptoms list, discourages wearing gloves

Nova Scotia is confirming two new cases of COVID-19 and is expanding the list of symptoms being screened for the virus. Nova Scotia's top health official is discouraging people from using gloves and says "good, frequent handwashing" is a better option.

Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang at the Friday, May 22, 2020, COVID-19 briefing.

Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang

Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang said the decision to expand the COVID-19 symptom list is being adopted by all provinces and territories.

The art of finding new homes for hard-to-adopt dogs

Nova Scotia artist Haley MacLean has painted portraits of hard-to-adopt dogs to help the animals find new homes.

Waffles basks in the sun in the painting above, and the original photo below.

Dog portraits stir up online interest in adopting special canines Image 1

The N.S. inventor who found a way to cut down on yardwork

To spare himself the task of pushing a lawn mower, an industrial mechanic spent six months building a labour-free alternative.

Russel McCallum is seen with his invention, a remote control lawn mower he dubbed Roger.

Remote control lawn mower

A Nova Scotia man shows off the  remote-control device he built himself.

A labour-saving lawn mower

Halifax police are looking to identify a man involved in an alleged sexual assault on a Dartmouth bus on May 19.

Police search for suspect after report of sexual assault on Halifax Transit bus

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