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**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Halifax Transit Update The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. Beginning Saturday, Halifax Transit will increase capacity on conventional buses by once again allowing passengers to stand. A maximum of five passengers will be permitted to stand on […]
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**** Statement from the family of Master Corporal Matthew Cousins National Defence / Canadian Armed Forces On April 29, 2020 Matthew Cousins was tragically taken from us during a NATO exercise in the Ionian sea while serving aboard the H.M.C.S Fredericton. Matthew’s career in the Canadian Armed Forces spanned 26 years. His […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————————————————————– LPremier Stephen McNeil and Dr. Robert Strang, Nova Scotia’s chief medical officer of health will provide an update on further steps to reopen Nova Scotia’s economy today, May 29, at 3 p.m. This update will be livestreamed on http://novascotia.ca/stayinformed/webcast . —————————————————————————————————————– As of today, May 29, Nova […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP is reminding the public to be cautious when looking for love online. Romance scams continue to be a way for scammers to take advantage of their victims by taking their money. Recently, police received a report from a victim who lost more than $50,000 over an extended period of time […]
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**** HRM Media Release Response to COVID-19: Halifax Mobility Response – Streets and Spaces The Halifax Regional Municipality continues to monitor and respond to the rapidly evolving effects of COVID-19. The first phase of the Halifax Mobility Response plan began earlier this week with the widening of sidewalks in high traffic areas, traffic signal modification […]
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**** NS SPCA Media Release Mays Performing Virtual Show in Support of the Nova Scotia SPCA Matt Mays, JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter, is hosting a virtual show in support of the Nova Scotia SPCA on Saturday, May 30 at 9:00pm ADT. All personal donations made at www.novascotiaspca.ca/mattmays will be matched by J & W Murphy Foundation from […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man for impaired driving Police have charged a man in relation to an impaired driving incident that occurred in Dartmouth last night. At approximately 10:15 p.m. officers were responding to a report of a disturbance on Roleika Drive in Dartmouth. As they were turning in to a […]
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**** COVID-19/HEALTH/WELLNESS Two New Cases of COVID-19 —————————————————————– There will be no COVID-19 media briefing today, May 28. —————————————————————– As of today, May 28, Nova Scotia has 1,055 confirmed cases of COVID-19. Two new cases were identified Wednesday, May 27. The QEII Health Sciences Centre’s microbiology lab completed 1136 Nova Scotia tests on May 27 […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with weapons offences Police have charged a man with weapons offences in relation to an incident that occurred yesterday in Halifax. At approximately 3:05 p.m., police responded to a report of a man in possession of a firearm on Hartlen Avenue in Halifax. Officers took a man […]
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**** HRP Media Release Pets in parked vehicles With the hot weather today, Halifax Regional Police reminds citizens to not leave their pets in parked vehicles. On a warm day, even with the windows open, a parked vehicle quickly becomes like a furnace and presents potentially fatal conditions for pets left inside. With […]
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