Police are investigating a vehicle/cement truck collision in Halifax

**** HRP Media Release Police are investigating a vehicle/cement truck collision Police are presently investigating a vehicle/cement truck collision on Albert Walker Drive, Halifax. Traffic is being diverted as Albert Walker Drive is closed between St. Margaret’s Bay Road and Dunbrack Street. ​ ​ ​ On June 30th, 2020 at 3:57 p.m. police responded to […]

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Meteghan man charged for mischief and weapons offences

**** RCMP Media Release Meteghan man charged for mischief and weapons offences At 6:42 p.m. on June 29, Meteghan RCMP responded to Multiple calls of a man who was shooting at vehicles on Hwy. 1, from his front porch. The suspect, a 46-year-old man from Meteghan River, was arrested without incident at the home. Police searched the home and […]

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Kings District RCMP, with assistance from Valley Ground Search and Rescue and EHS, located three lost hikers at Cape Split

**** RCMP Media Release Kings District RCMP, with assistance from Valley Ground Search and Rescue and EHS, located three lost hikers at Cape Split. Just after 10 p.m. on June 29, RCMP officers were dispatched to the Cape Split hiking trail after receiving a call from a hiker that their group had become separated and […]

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Police request public assistance identifying suspect

**** HRP Media Release Police request public assistance identifying suspect ​ Police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect in relation to a break and enter in Halifax last month. ​ On May 5, police responded to a report of a break and enter at a home in the Cowie Hill area of […]

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Province Announces Reviews of COVID-19 Response for Northwood, Long-Term Care Sector

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Province Announces Reviews of COVID-19 Response for Northwood, Long-Term Care Sector ————————————————————— Health and Wellness Minister Randy Delorey announced today, June 30, a review of the COVID-19 outbreak at Northwood’s Halifax campus. The Northwood review is being done under the Quality-improvement Information Protection Act. Mr. Delorey has appointed infectious disease consultant […]

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One New Case of COVID-19

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release   One New Case of COVID-19 ———————————————————— As of today, June 30, Nova Scotia has 1,062 confirmed cases of COVID-19. One new case was identified Monday, June 29. The new case is related to travel and the individual had been self-isolating since returning to the province, as required. “While we’ve made […]

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Organ and Tissue Donation Law Comes into Effect in January

**** PREMIER’S OFFICE Media Release Organ and Tissue Donation Law Comes into Effect in January ————————————————————- Government announced on June 30th, the Human Organ and Tissue Donation Act will come into effect on Jan. 18, 2021. The new law will make it possible for more Nova Scotians to donate their organs and tissues at the […]

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Attempted Murder charges laid following disturbance

**** RCMP Media Release Attempted Murder charges laid following disturbance ​ On June 28 just after 9 p.m., members of Annapolis District RCMP responded to a call of a disturbance at a camp ground on Highway 1 in Granville Ferry. Police learned that following a dispute, a man dragged a woman towards a river​ and […]

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