A woman was hurt in a hit and run in Halifax Wednesday night.

The pedestrian was walking near Robie and Pepperell streets in Halifax about 9:30 p.m. when a vehicle struck her.&nbsp;Halifax Regional Police said the driver kept going.&nbsp;

"Police, with the help of witnesses, were able to locate the vehicle involved and the driver a short distance away," police said in a news release.

They have a person in custody. The woman was taken to hospital, but police did not know her condition.

Amid population boom, candidates in new Bedford South riding talk traffic, health care

A ride through Bedford South reveals new homes and apartment buildings, and a school under construction to ease the strains caused by the population boom around Larry Uteck Boulevard and Gary Martin Drive.

Drone image of new riding of Bedford South take on July 20, 2021

Drone footage of Bedford South

This drone image shows the new riding of Bedford South on July 20, 2021.

Why mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers could help Canada fight a 4th wave

The debate over mandatory COVID-19 vaccines for health-care workers is growing louder in Canada as more countries move forward with the controversial approach to safeguard health-care settings and fight the spread of more contagious variants.

Health minister 'extremely' worried about number of Canadians forgoing vaccination

Tamara Dus (left), director of University Health Netwok Safety Services, administers the first Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Ontario to personal support worker Anita Quidangen at a hospital in Toronto on Monday, Dec. 14, 2020. 

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Health Minister Patty Hajdu joined Power & Politics Thursday to discuss the more than 6 million eligible Canadians who have not received their first COVID-19 vaccine dose.

North Sydney woman paying for own testing of once-popular swimming spot

A Cape Breton woman remembers seeing photographs of a local beach from back in its heyday, and wonders what it might take to bring it back to its former glory. Holly Kitamura lives in North Sydney, not far from Indian Beach. She said when her parents were growing up, it was the place for concerts and swimming.

Holly Kitamura takes a water sample from in Indian Beach in North Sydney. She says that so far three samples have come back negative for bacteria related to fecal contamination. 

Holly Kitamura

Holly Kitamura stands in the water at Indian Beach in North Sydney. Kitamura, who is fundraising for water sampling at the beach, says three samples have come back negative for fecal contamination. 

Former Dartmouth South candidate says Liberals dropped her over 'boudoir' photos

The former Dartmouth South candidate for the Nova Scotia Liberals says the party dropped her from the ticket over boudoir photos she had already disclosed, and asked her to lie by citing mental-health concerns instead.

Robyn Ingraham has stepped down as the Liberal candidate for Dartmouth South, less than 24 hours after her candidacy was announced.

Robyn Ingraham

Robyn Ingraham says she was asked to drop out of the race for Dartmouth South by the Liberal party, over concerns of intimate modelling photos.

Rankin tours Cape Breton, Houston to release costed platform

In this instalment of CBC's Election Notebook: A one-time Liberal candidate alleges she was pushed out over boudoir photos, Iain Rankin continues a tour of Cape Breton and the Tories prepare to unveil a costed platform.

Woman hurt in Halifax hit and run

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