Halifax Regional Police are looking for a cellphone that may have been found near a man who was&nbsp;fatally stabbed downtown.

Patrick Wayne Stay died in hospital after being found&nbsp;stabbed on Lower Water Street at 12:35 a.m. AT on Sept. 4.

The Nova Scotia Medical Examiner has ruled the&nbsp;death a homicide.

Friends remember 'gentle giant' Pat Stay, acclaimed battle rapper

Friends of acclaimed Dartmouth, N.S., battle rapper Pat Stay are remembering him for his quick wit and kind and humble nature. The 36-year-old who was internationally renowned for his skills behind the microphone was killed in Halifax early Sunday morning.

Pat Stay was killed in Halifax early Sunday morning, a victim of a stabbing police have deemed a homicide. He was 36 and was internationally renowned for his skills behind the microphone.

Pat Stay

Police say a cellphone might have been found in the area of Prince and Lower Water streets after Stay was killed. They've asked anyone who&nbsp;found a phone, or anyone who has&nbsp;videos or photos from that area and time, to call police at 902-490-5020.

Stay, 36, was a celebrated battle rapper and had caught the ear of Eminem and Drake, along with many local artists.&nbsp;

Nova Scotia posts a $351M surplus in 2021-22 budget, much higher than anticipated

The N.S. government initially projected a $585M deficit in spring 2021.

Allan MacMaster in front of Nova Scotia flags in One Government place, Halifax, N.S.

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Allan MacMaster on Friday, Sept. 9, 2022.

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Allan MacMaster

Nova Scotia Finance Minister Allan MacMaster announced Friday the province has an unexpected $351-million surplus in the 2021-22 fiscal year.

King Charles, with 'profound sorrow,' addresses a nation mourning its Queen

King Charles gave his first speech as the United Kingdom's monarch today after meeting with Prime Minister Liz Truss. The U.K. is in its official mourning period after the death of Queen Elizabeth at age 96.

King Charles makes first public address as monarch

King Charles III, in his first speech as Britain's new monarch, said his mother was known to his family for her love, affection, and guidance.

King Charles III

In his first address to the nation and the Commonwealth, King Charles pays tribute to his 'darling mama' and pledges to serve with 'loyalty, respect and love.'

Nova Scotia to open pre-exposure monkeypox vaccine clinic

The Halifax Sexual Health Centre will host a free pre-exposure clinic as soon as the week of Sept. 19.

A nurse in a black mask prepares a dose of an mpox vaccine.

A registered nurse prepares a dose of a Monkeypox vaccine at the Salt Lake County Health Department Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Salt Lake City. The countryâ€™s monkeypox outbreak can still be stopped, U.S. health officials said Thursday, despite rising case numbers and so-far limited vaccine supplies.(AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Monkeypox Response

A registered nurse prepares a dose of a Monkeypox vaccine at the Salt Lake County Health Department Thursday, July 28, 2022, in Salt Lake City. The Nova Scotia government will release more information on how to book an appointment next week. 

Senior RCMP officer admits he didn't brief Commissioner Lucki about guns or fallout

Deputy Commissioner Brian Brennan of the RCMP, in charge of contract and Indigenous policing, is appearing before the Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry into the April 2020 massacre in Nova Scotia.  

Brian Brennan, former commanding officer of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, speaks to reporters in Halifax on Tuesday, Jan. 23, 2018. Now RCMP deputy commissioner, Brennan will testify before the N.S. mass shooting inquiry on Sept.9, 2022. 

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Brian Brennan, former commanding officer of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, speaks to reporters in Halifax on Jan. 23, 2018. Now RCMP deputy commissioner, Brennan is testifying Friday before the Nova Scotia mass shooting inquiry. 

Church burns to the ground in latest suspicious fire in Cumberland County

River Philip United Church burned to the ground early Friday, marking the sixth suspicious fire in the area since Aug. 5. 

a bright inferno consumes the shell of a wooden church creating silhouettes of gravestones.

The fire illuminates the graveyard on Wyvern Road in River Philip, N.S.

Bouquets and a candle were laid along Lower Water Street in Halifax in memory of Pat Stay.

Halifax police seek cellphone connected to Pat Stay homicide scene

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