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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP role in enforcing the Federal Quarantine Act The RCMP has been asked for assistance in the coordination and enforcement of the March 25, 2020, Quarantine Act Order that, unless specifically exempted, any person entering Canada must isolate or quarantine (self-isolate) themselves for 14 days and monitor for signs and symptoms of COVID-19. The Public Health Agency […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release New Measures for Long-Term Care, Home-Care Workers ————————————————————— Front-line workers in every public and private long-term care home, residential care facility and home-care agency across the province will now be expected to wear masks to help reduce the spread of COVID-19. Distribution to workers began over the weekend. Effective Tuesday, April […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP investigates fatal single vehicle crash RCMP is investigating a fatal single vehicle crash that occurred last night on Hwy. 246, Oliver. At 11:40 p.m., the RCMP, EHS and Tatamagouche Fire Department responded to a single vehicle crash near the 2300 block of Hwy. 246, where a 30-year-old woman passenger, from Westville, died at the […]
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**** HRP Media Release On April, 13, 2020 at 0330 am a call was received of a vehicle fire on the grounds of Dartmouth High School at 95 Victoria Rd, Dartmouth. Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency Service responded. When police and fire arrived the vehicle was fully engulfed and it appeared […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Nova Scotia Reports Third Death, 29 New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— Nova Scotia has recorded its third death related to COVID-19. Today, April 13, a male in his 80’s in Halifax Regional Municipality died as a result of complications related to COVID-19. “Tragically, another family is grieving the loss of a […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police investigating attempted robbery Halifax Regional Police is investigating an attempted robbery that occurred in Halifax. At approximately 8:37 p.m., on April 12th, officers responded to reports of an altercation occurring at the Farm Assist business at 2326 Gottingen Street in Halifax involving several parties including one who was observed with […]
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**** NSHA Media Release NSHA advising of potential COVID-19 exposure at Halifax restaurant NSHA Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at G-Street Pizza, 2302 Gottingen Street, Halifax, on April 4 and April 6. Public Health is directly contacting anyone known to be a close contact of the person(s) confirmed to have COVID-19. […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Seventeen New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— There will be no COVID-19 media briefing today, April 12. ————————————————————— As of today, April 12, Nova Scotia has 445 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Seventeen new cases were identified Saturday, April 11. “On a weekend when many of us would be visiting family and observing […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Stunting violation leads to two people charged under the Health Protection Act On Saturday at approximately 3:00 p.m., a member of the RCMP’s South East Traffic Services observed a white Volkswagen Golf travelling at a high rate of speed on Hwy. 101 in Halifax County. The police officer used RADAR to […]
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**** HRP Media Release Suspicious Fire Just after 12:00 a.m. officers with Halifax Regional Police along with Halifax Regional Fire and Emergency personnel responded to reports of multiple vehicles on fire in the parking lot of a business located in the 800 block of Old Sambro Road in Halifax. No one was injured in […]
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