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**** RCMP Media Release Stunting driver charged, second offence: 58 km/hr over the limit On May 20, at approximately 8:30 a.m., a member of Windsor District RCMP was monitoring traffic on Hwy. 215, when he noted a vehicle travelling at 118 km/hr in a posted 60 km/hr zone. There were pedestrians in the area. The […]
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**** HRP Media Release Spring road safety With Spring in full bloom, our neighbourhood streets are busy with people out and about enjoying the warm, sunny weather. Halifax Regional Police is encouraging everyone to do their part to safely share our roadways and comply with COVID-19 provincial emergency directives. Motorists: Avoid distractions and focus on […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge man for drug trafficking Police have charged a man for drug trafficking following an arrest yesterday in Halifax. At approximately 5 p.m. investigators from the Drug Section of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division, assisted by Central Division Patrol members, stopped a vehicle in the 6700 block of Bayers Road […]
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**** HRP Media Release Missing Person: Kopo Heather Blakata Police continue to request the public’s assistance in locating a missing 40-year-old Dartmouth woman. Kopo Heather Blakata was last in contact with her family, who live outside of the province, in August 2019. Her family contacted police last month to request a wellbeing check as it is […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Nova Scotia Reports One More Death, One New Case of COVID-19 —————————————————————- There will be no COVID-19 media briefing today, May 21 —————————————————————- Today, May 21, Nova Scotia is reporting one additional death related to COVID-19, bringing the total to 58. The death occurred at the Northwood long-term care home in […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Kings District RCMP arrest two people and seize guns following complaint to police On the afternoon of May 18, Kings District RCMP were called to an address on Black Rock Road in Waterville, to investigate a complaint of illegal possession of firearms. When police arrived on scene, they saw a man […]
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**** Dalhousie University Release First, let me thank you all for your incredible efforts during an academic term unlike any in our university’s history. Over the next several weeks, we celebrate a graduating class defined by its perseverance and success in the face of adversity. Now, as we look ahead to the upcoming fall semester, our top […]
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**** Statement on behalf of Captain Jennifer Casey’s Family National Defence/ Canadian Armed Forces Captain Jennifer Casey, our beloved daughter lost her life on Sunday, May 17 in Kamloops, British Columbia while supporting an important mission that seemed to be designed for her. Operation INSPIRATION is a mission with one focus, making Canadians happy […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Police continue to investigate the disappearance of Michael Leo Brown Update: Missing person found deceased The 49-year-old person who was reported missing from Tantallon in May has been located deceased. Their remains were found on June 1 in Tantallon and later positively identified. The RCMP would like to thank the public […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police investigate theft of firearm Police are investigating a break and enter where a firearm was stolen that occurred in Halifax. At approximately 3 a.m. on May 18 police received a report of break and enter that had just occurred. A man reported that he heard someone breaking into his garage […]
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