Police are investigating a shooting incident in a residential part of Halifax on Friday night.

At about 11 p.m., Halifax Regional Police responded to reports of shots fired in the 100 block of Larry Uteck Boulevard, according to a release.

Shots were fired at a residence, but there were no reported injuries.

The street was&nbsp;closed to all traffic between Starboard Drive and École Beaubassin&nbsp;for a few hours.

By 4 a.m. Saturday, police said the road had&nbsp;reopened to traffic but officers remained at the scene.

Anyone with information is asked to call police at 902-490-5016. Anonymous tips can also be sent to Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477.

Plans for affordable housing project in Halifax cut in half

After a decade-long push to build two apartment buildings with affordable units in north-end Halifax, a non-profit group has cut its vision in half in order to keep it alive.

The Housing Trust of Nova Scotia wants to develop the former site of the Metropolitan department store into an apartment building with 50 per cent affordable units.

2183 Gottingen St.

The remaining plan is for a building with 117 housing units, about half of them affordable, and some commercial space.

2183 Gottingen St. design rendering

Immigrating to Nova Scotia, and the sometimes slow journey to call it home

New immigrants to Nova Scotia have to establish social and institutional connections to develop a sense of belonging. Moving to a new country can be a daunting, and sometimes traumatic, experience.

Joshua Addo and his wife, Jacqueline Addo, are shown during the first birthday of their daughter, Naa Adoley Via-Marie Addo. Joshua Addo arrived in Halifax in 2019, but struggled to find work in his career field.

Joshua Addo and family

Vaccines intended for N.S., N.B. to be diverted to Northern Canada

The federal government is diverting portions of Moderna vaccine shipments from Nova Scotia and New Brunswick to help supply Canada's North, provincial health officials said Friday.

Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health, delivers an update on COVID-19 on Friday, Feb. 12.

Dr. Robert Strang

At a news conference Friday, Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia's chief medical officer of health said the federal government will be diverting nearly half of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine doses planned for Nova Scotia next week to Canada's northern territories.

Coronavirus variant puts N.L. back in lockdown; in-person voting in provincial election suspended

Newfoundland and Labrador is under full lockdown and Saturday's provincial election will continue with only mail-in voting, officials said Friday, as the province battles the B117 variant of the coronavirus.

Newfoundland and Labrador sees spike in COVID-19 cases

Nurses conduct COVID-19 testing at the Mundy Pond location in St. John's on a blustery night with blowing snow and whiteout conditions on Feb. 8, 2021.

covid testing mundy pond blizzard

Newfoundland and Labrador's chief medical officer of health, Dr. Janice Fitzgerald, has returned the province to lockdown as an outbreak of variant B117 snowballs.

janice fitzgerald Dr. Jatin Morkar covid vaccine

Cape Breton to have an 'influx in construction' in the coming years

Cape Breton's construction industry is expected to heat up as several large builds are expected in Sydney and other areas over the next few years.

Provincial infrastructure projects such as the relocation of NSCC's Marconi campus are expected to bring a high volume of constructions jobs to Cape Breton this year. 

NSCC Marconi relocation Sydney

Halifax police investigate the scene of a shooting in the 100 block of Larry Uteck Boulevard late Friday night.

Police investigate after shots fired in Halifax

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