Canada News: Police in Nova Scotia’s Halifax are urgently searching for a missing newborn after officers were called to a hospital on Friday (May 22, 2026) around 9:40 p.m., where a woman was found in life‑threatening condition and appeared to have just given birth, CTV News reported. Authorities stated that the baby has not yet been located. Four people are currently in custody and undergoing questioning, though police confirm no charges have been laid at the time of the filing of this report.At approximately 4:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 23, 2026, Halifax police reported that officers, along with Halifax Search and Rescue, were conducting a search in the area of 214 Willett Street. Authorities are asking members of the public to avoid the location to allow investigators to carry out their work.Police forensic teams were seen combing through several dumpsters outside an apartment complex in Halifax on Saturday evening as the search for a missing newborn intensified, according to CTV News. Halifax Search and Rescue confirmed that 55 people were assisting in the operation, with additional support from a canine unit brought in from Colchester Ground Search and Rescue, the news outlet reported.Investigators are urging residents to check their own properties and to report anything suspicious immediately.