The death of a Halifax man who was found in an apartment hallway on Sunday has been ruled a homicide.

 after Halifax Regional Police responded to a weapons complaint around 8:50 p.m. AT in the 600 block of Washmill Lake Drive.

Police have identified the victim as 26-year-old Brandon Polegato of Halifax.

An autopsy completed Tuesday determined the death to be homicide, according to a news release from police.

Anyone with information about this incident has been asked to contact police at&nbsp;902-490-5020. Anonymous tips can be sent to Crime Stoppers by calling 1-800-222-TIPS (8477), submitting a 

Travellers arriving in N.S. from N.L. must now quarantine for 14 days

Travellers coming to Nova Scotia from Newfoundland and Labrador will now have to isolate for 14 days upon arrival after Canada's most easterly province announced 30 new cases Tuesday of COVID-19.

Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang reported 1 new case of COVID-19 on Tuesday for a total of 9 active cases in Nova Scotia.

McNeil and Strang

Father spent two days on floor after fall says family suing N.S. home-care company

A Nova Scotia family suing a home-care company for missing two scheduled visits with their father say they were shocked to learn the company says the man's adult children are partially to blame for what happened to him when he fell in his home. 

It took days for John Slaunwhite to eat solid food again after the fall. He was in hospital for two months after the incident. 

John Slaunwhite

It took days for John Slaunwhite to eat solid food again after a fall at his Terence Bay, N.S. home in 2019, his family says. They are suing the home-care company that was expected to do daily check-ins at the home. The company says the adult children are partly responsible for what happened. 

Snowed-in strangers surprised with shovelled driveways in Halifax

Jake MacKinnon, a Halifax man who shovels driveways to make some extra cash, has been trying to keep up with requests for his service after one woman decided to pay for a stranger's driveway to be cleared.

Jake MacKinnon and his dog Max have been shovelling snow to make some extra money this winter.

Jake MacKinnon

Jake MacKinnon has been shovelling snow to make some extra money this winter. He says his dog, Max, mostly just watches the action. 

N.S. RCMP charge 2 Enfield men with child porn offences

Nova Scotia RCMP are investigating child pornography offences allegedly involving two Enfield, N.S., men. Police said they believe one of the men is part of several community groups that gives him access to youth.

The RCMP logo seen outside one of their offices.

RCMP Exterior Logo Window

RCMP have charged two Enfield, N.S., men with child pornography-related offences.

N.S. government purchases site of former Halifax RCMP headquarters for $25M

An order in council on Friday announced plans to spend $25 million on the site of a former RCMP headquarters and forensics lab at the corner of Oxford Street and Bayers Road. The buildings on the site were demolished last year.

This 1.9-hectare site at Bayers Road and Oxford Street in Halifax used to be home to an RCMP headquarters and forensics lab. The Nova Scotia government is buying it for a future public use.

Former RCMP site halifax

Halifax Regional Police responded to a weapons call in Clayton Park on Feb. 7 and found a man dead in the hallway of an apartment building when they arrived.

Death of Halifax man found in apartment hallway ruled a homicide

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