A break in a water main shut down parts of Quinpool Road in Halifax Friday, but the road has since reopened.

Jake Fulton, a spokesperson for Halifax Water, said a water main broke around 4 a.m.

Quinpool Road was closed between Quinn Street and Connaught Avenue, although local traffic was&nbsp;allowed in and sidewalks remained open.

Despite the spilled water, Halifax Water said no one lost service.

Shortly after 10 p.m. Friday, a news release from Halifax Water said water service had been restored and local traffic would resume around midnight once street restoration work was completed.

Long-term care minister foresees 'real challenge' finding 2,000 new staff

Barbara Adams, minister of seniors and long-term care, says she believes raising staffing ratios in nursing homes will encourage people to return to the profession, but she acknowledges it will be challenging to deliver on the government's election promise to hire 2,000 new staff in the sector. 

Barbara Adams is the Minister of Seniors and Long-Term Care.

Barbara Adams

Barbara Adams, a trained physiotherapist who has worked in nursing homes, is Nova Scotia's new minister of seniors and long-term care.

United Way project could help Cape Bretoners struggling to access open ERs

United Way Cape Breton says it may be able to help some patients in rural communities with transportation issues that are exacerbated by widespread emergency room closures.

The Glace Bay hospital emergency room, closed until the end of the month, is one of several community hospitals forcing Cape Breton patients to travel to Sydney.

Glace Bay emergency closed

RCMP dispel rumours after man killed in small Cape Breton community

RCMP are trying to ease fears in a northern Cape Breton community after a 77-year-old man was found dead outside a home on Monday.

Shown is a scenic shot near New Haven Cove, which is just down the road from where RCMP say a 77-year-old man was killed in a homicide in Victoria County, Cape Breton.

New Haven scenic

Provincial government reviewing process used to delist Owls Head provincial park

Nova Scotia’s new minister of natural resources and renewables says he wants to know more about the process the former Liberal government used to remove the pending protection status from a piece of Crown land so it could be considered for sale to a private developer.

This picture shows Little Harbour in the upper left, private land in the foreground, and the Owls Head park reserve in the upper right. 

Owls Head provincial park

This Moncton hairstylist led the way by specializing in Black hair

Artist Jon Claytor created a comic sharing Lucinda Butland's life journey.

Life Paths Lucinda 14

Halifax Water crews fix a broken water main Friday. 

Quinpool Road reopens after water main break on Friday

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