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**** HRP Media Release COVID-19 enforcement statistics information Halifax Regional Police is providing an update in relation to violations under the Nova Scotia Emergency Management Act and Health Protection Act related to COVID-19 directives. Since our last report on Monday, HRP issued seven tickets for violations of the Health Protection Act and Emergency Management Act, […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Twenty-three New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————- Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update today, April 24, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . —————————————————————- As of today, April 24, Nova Scotia has confirmed 850 confirmed cases of COVID-19. […]
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**** SERVICE NOVA SCOTIA/INTERNAL SERVICES Media Release Temporary Extensions to Driver Licences, Inspections and Vehicle Permit Renewals ————————————————————— Government is extending the deadline for some Registry of Motor Vehicle services until further notice because of COVID-19. Driver licences: All driver licences expiring in March, April, May and June will have a five-month extension from the […]
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**** HRM Media Release Lifting of Spring Weight Restrictions The Halifax Regional Municipality will lift spring weight restrictions on roads it oversees starting at 11:59 a.m. on Sunday, April 26. Spring weight restrictions will also simultaneously be lifted on roads in the municipality maintained by the Nova Scotia Department of Transportation and Infrastructure Renewal. For […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Remembering Constable Heidi Stevenson, Regimental #45161 On April 19, Nova Scotia RCMP lost a hero. Cst. Heidi Stevenson was killed while protecting others during an active shooter incident. Heidi graduated from Depot, the RCMP Training Academy, on February 2, 1996. She spent most of her career in Dartmouth, Cole Harbour, Halifax […]
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**** NPF Release Please Wear Red this Friday, April 24 to show your support for all the innocent lives tragically taken or forever changed by last weekend’s senseless acts of violence. The National Police Federation, working with the RCMP, are organizing events for a day of mourning in the wake of the tragic loss of […]
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**** HRP Media Release RCMP officer’s badge reported lost ** Update: Regarding the release regarding the lost RCMP badge, wallet and identification, the items were turned in to a local detachment moments ago and have been recovered. Halifax Regional Police are investigating a report of a lost RCMP badge. Today at approximately 2 p.m. […]
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**** HRP Media Release After the tragic events that unfolded in our province over the weekend, Halifax Regional Police want to provide some information to members of the community about officer identification. We are reinforcing with our officers the importance of self-identification while approaching citizens. Citizens can also request proper identification. In addition to the […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP launch tip line for the incidents on April 18 and 19 The Nova Scotia RCMP Major Crime Unit has launched a tip line to collect information about the incidents on April 18 and 19. “We’re looking for any information that could help with the investigation,” says Supt. Darren Campbell, Officer in […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS– Nova Scotia Reports Four More Deaths, Fifty-five New Cases of COVID-19 ————————————————————— Premier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update today, April 23, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . —————————————————————- Today, April 23, Nova Scotia is reporting four additional deaths […]
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