Halifax bar gets penalized for violations after death of patron

A late-night Halifax bar that was the site of the alleged homicide of a patron after an altercation with a bouncer has been ordered to give up its liquor licence for 45 days and improve its surveillance over violations of laws on disorderly conduct.The Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board, a provincial regulatory body, imposed the penalty on Tuesday against the Halifax Alehouse. The bar admitted for the first time that it violated liquor laws for failing to keep orderly control in relation to the alleged homicide and three other violent incidents involving patrons in 2022, and also not reporting to the regulator that police had laid a charge on its premises.