Firefighters extinguished a fire that sent heavy black smoke billowing through Halifax's north end&nbsp;on Wednesday morning.

Fire crews were called to a&nbsp;building under construction at Massachusetts Avenue and Columbus Street around 9:10 a.m.

Jeff Gooch, a worker at the site, said some roofing primer fell off a&nbsp;crane while it was being hoisted up, and some propane below "instantly caught on fire with the primer."

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Gooch was on a lift when the fire broke out below him.

"We have a lot of flammable stuff here on site and it just lit up everything," Gooch said. "There was a river of fire flowing right underneath us. It was something I never saw before."

Fire tears through a building under construction in north end Halifax on Tuesday morning.

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No one was injured in the fire, which was under control within about half an hour.

Firefighters extinguish hotspots at a blaze on Tuesday morning.

Massachusetts Avenue fire 

Deep water temperatures hit 'scary' highs in Gulf of St. Lawrence

A decade-long warming trend in the Gulf of St. Lawrence continued in 2020 with deep waters reaching record highs, according to ocean climate data released Tuesday by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Jean-Michel Leblanc said people want to move to the Magdalen Islands for its beauty and quality of life, but one family had to leave because they couldn't find a daycare for their child.

Magdalen Islands

Deep water in the Gulf of St Lawrence reached record highs last year, according to new data released by the Department of Fisheries and Oceans.

Temperature changes in Gulf of St. Lawrence 'a big deal,' says scientist

N.S. doctor 'pondering his options' after false child porn allegations

The registrar for the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia says the case of a Halifax-area doctor wrongfully accused of accessing and distributing child pornography is a "terrible story."

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The registrar of the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Nova Scotia called the case a 'terrible story.'

Why do people lie to COVID-19 contact tracers? Often, because of stigma and shame

Contact tracers in all of the Atlantic provinces have recently reported the same problem: people are lying to them about COVID-19 and their behaviour. Being honest is critical to stopping the spread of the virus, Mary Jane Hampton writes, but the stigma attached to it may lead people to lie.

A laboratory technologist holds a genome cartridge while working to sequence the genome of the SARS-CoV-2 virus at the BCCDC in Vancouver, British Columbia on Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021.

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The stigma attached to testing positive for COVID-19 may lead some people not to be fully honest with contact tracers, Mary Jane Hampton writes.

Strang says Nova Scotia's COVID-19 vaccine supply is 'fragile'

Nova Scotia Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang said planning the COVID-19 vaccine rollout beyond two-week blocks is challenging because the vaccine supply is "fragile" and "ultimately out of our control."

Premier Stephen McNeil, left, and Dr. Robert Strang during Nova Scotia's COVID-19 briefing Friday. McNeil confirmed Friday that two earlier cases have now been identified as variants. 

Stephen McNeil and Robert Strang

Chief Medical Officer of Health Dr. Robert Strang, right, says amid low COVID-19 numbers and warring variants, people must remain vigilant in following public health guidelines.

Halifax to hold consultations on using parkland for new Clayton Park school

Halifax regional council will hold public consultations on a request from the province to buy parkland to build a new school. The parkland is located next to Park West, an existing school in Clayton Park West that's overcrowded.

A school sign is shown in front of a school building.

One case of COVID-19 has been reported at Park West School as of Dec. 4, 2020.

Park West School Halifax

Park West School in Clayton Park was designed for 560 students — it now has 900.

Flames engulf part of a construction site in north-end Halifax on Wednesday morning. 

Worker saw 'river of fire' below him during blaze in Halifax

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