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**** CNS Media Release Changes Will Modernize Provincial Elections ————————————————————— Government is making it easier for Nova Scotians to vote for their Member of the Legislature and better support those who wish to serve their communities and fellow citizens by running for office. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mark Furey, introduced over 40 changes […]
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**** HRP Media Release High Risk Offender Notification In accordance with the Nova Scotia Release of High-Risk Offender Information Protocol, Halifax Regional Police is advising all citizens, particularly those in the Halifax region, that a high-risk offender is residing in our community. John Francis Normand Dionne, 52, was released from Dorchester Penitentiary after completing a […]
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**** NS SPCA Release / Info “Once again we find it necessary to communicate how unnecessary and avoidable this situation is. On February 12th, a call was placed to the SPCA Cruelty investigators about a deceased dog in a crate in a field along the Cheboque Rd Trail in Yarmouth. We find this particularly shocking […]
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**** JUSTICE Media Release Provincial Approach to Address Human Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation ————————————————————— Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are devastating to victims and survivors, families and entire communities. That is why government is investing more into programs, services and supports that will raise awareness, prevention and directly help victims and survivors, with an added focus […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Truck stolen while owner was leaning against it At 3:41 p.m. on February 19, Yarmouth Rural RCMP responded to a 911 call reporting a theft of a truck that was in progress. Two men were leaning up against the side of a truck, when a young male jumped into the driver’s […]
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**** Info via the NS Weather Service It was 16 years ago today that Nova Scotia was slammed with a blizzard/nor’easter dubbed White Juan. The blizzard came five months after Hurricane Juan made landfall in Nova Scotia and many say White Juan was a hurricane in disguise. The storm’s central pressure dropped 57 mb in […]
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**** Recall via Health Canada Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector recalled due to potential failure to operate Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector for Home Common name: Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector for Home Product description: This recall involves the Combination Smoke and Carbon Monoxide Detector for Home. The detector is white, round, with a […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man in relation to fatal vehicle/pedestrian collision Police have charged a man in relation to a fatal vehicle/pedestrian collision that occurred yesterday in Halifax. At approximately 1:20 p.m. police responded to vehicle/pedestrian collision at the intersection of Dunbrack Street and Clayton Park Drive. The pedestrian was crossing Dunbrack Street […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge a man for child pornography-related offences Police have charged a man from Halifax with child pornography-related offences. Yesterday, investigators in the Internet Child Exploitation (ICE) Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division conducted a search of a residence in Halifax after receiving information from the National Child Exploitation Coordination […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police are investigating a vehicle/pedestrian collision. At 4:49 p.m. police investigated a vehicle/pedestrian collision in Halifax and closed a portion of Barrington Street for a 30 minute period. At 4:49 p.m. police responded to a vehicle/pedestrian collision at the 1500 block of Barrington Street. The male pedestrian has been taken to […]
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