Council’s Executive Standing Committee has accepted a report painting a rosy picture of compliance with the city’s campaign finance bylaws. The committee met virtually Monday morning, with a review of its campaign finance bylaw on the agenda. That bylaw was adopted in October 2018, and had its first real test with last fall’s municipal election,...

A citizen committee has approved a proposal for a 12-storey building on the site of the Great Wall Restaurant, despite some concerns about a blank wall on the back of the building. The municipality’s Design Review Committee, which approves downtown Halifax developments, met virtually Thursday night, and unanimously approved the proposal for 1649 Bedford Row....

Calling its signature feature “funky and fun,” if maybe redundant and potentially dangerous, members of a citizen committee are recommending in favour of a development proposal for north end Halifax. Halifax’s Design Advisory Committee, which makes design recommendations on development proposals under the Centre Plan, met virtually Thursday evening with three buildings on the agenda....