A passenger ferry, operated by Halifax Transit, makes its way across the Halifax harbour to the Woodside ferry terminal in Dartmouth, N.S., on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2022. Halifax police and volunteer search crews continued searching for a missing newborn after a woman who appeared to have just given birth showed up at a local hospital. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Two charged after human remains of infant found in Halifax search
May 24, 2026 | 2:12 PM
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HALIFAX — Two people have been charged after Halifax police say a missing newborn was found dead Sunday.
The search began after a 23-year-old woman who appeared to have recently given birth arrived at a local hospital in life-threatening condition on Friday night.
Police said she remained in critical condition Sunday and investigators believed she had experienced a medical emergency that was not linked to violence.
The search initially centred on a residence on Willett Street in Halifax’s west end, where officers and volunteer ground search-and-rescue teams searched through the night and into Sunday morning. As new information emerged, the investigation shifted to the Prospect Road area.
