'Shocking': RCMP say teen girl charged in stabbing death of Manitoba woman

The RCMP logo is seen on the shoulder of a superintendent on June 24, 2023 in St. John’s, N.L. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

HALIFAX - A 40-year-old man and three young children were taken to a Halifax-area hospital after they were rescued from a house fire that broke out earlier today in Lower Sackville.

RCMP say the fire was reported at 3:10 a.m. from Riverside Drive, where a 37-year-old woman and a two-year-old child managed to flee the burning home.

The Mounties say they were not injured.

Police say the 40-year-old man was rescued by a neighbour, but he was listed in critical condition in hospital.

Firefighters rescued the three other children — ages five, six and nine years old — but there was no word on their condition.

The cause of the fire is under investigation and the province's fire marshal has been called in.

This report by °µÍø½ûÇø was first published Jan. 11, 2025.

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