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**** AFRICAN NOVA SCOTIAN AFFAIRS Release African Heritage Month Calls to Listen, Learn, Share and Act————————————————————–Virtual celebrations began today, Jan. 26, for African Heritage Month with a provincial proclamation launch and poster unveiling with Lt.-Gov. Arthur J. LeBlanc, Premier Stephen McNeil, and African Nova Scotian Affairs Minister Tony Ince.“Although we must conduct the launch of […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Can you identify the suspect or SUV in a Head of Jeddore convenience store attempted break and enter? At 10:40 p.m. on January 22, Halifax District RCMP responded to a call of a break and enter in progress at a convenience store on Hwy. 7 in Head of Jeddore. Video surveillance […]
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**** NSHA Media Release Public Health received reports from a community partner that there is a substance being sold as LSD in the Windsor, NS area that is suspected to be contaminated with NBOMe (N-Bomb), in the form of a paper blotter an image of The Beatles. NBOMe is a synthetic hallucinogenic that is more […]
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**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 on WestJet flight from Toronto to Halifax Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 on a WestJet flight from Toronto to Halifax. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures. As a precaution, although the 14-day self-isolation […]
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**** NSHA Media Release Public Health received reports from law enforcement that a substance seized in Cumberland County was tested at the National Drug Analysis Service laboratory was positive for Isotonitazene. Isotonitazene is a synthetic opioid with a potency similar to fentanyl. With the possibility of substance contamination, it’s important to reduce the risk of […]
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**** HIAA Media Release 2020 Passenger Traffic at Halifax Stanfield Hit 50-Year Low Walking through Halifax Stanfield these days feels a bit like you’ve stumbled onto the set of a post-apocalyptic movie. Escalators are turned off, lights are dimmed, stores are shuttered, and traveller sightings are few and far between. The pandemic, which has created […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19—————————————————————-NOTE: An error was made in yesterday’s daily case release regarding the number of resolved cases since Oct. 1. As of Jan. 24, the correct number of resolved cases since Oct. 1 was 463, not 466 as reported.—————————————————————-Nova Scotia has 15 active cases of COVID-19. No new […]
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**** COMMUNITY SERVICES Release Program to Help Young Adults Get Jobs Expanding—————————————————————-The opportunity to build community and peer connections, develop life and leadership skills and gain practical work experience positions young adults for career success and independence.That is why the EDGE pilot program – which provides eligible Employment Support and Income Assistance clients aged 18 […]
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**** MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS/HOUSING Release Commission Gathering Public Comments on Affordable Housing—————————————————————-Finding and keeping an affordable home is a struggle for too many Nova Scotians, and no one person or plan will be able to address this complex situation. That is why the Nova Scotia Affordable Housing Commission wants to hear from people and organizations across […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police seek owner of found money Police are seeking the public’s assistance in returning found money. On December 31, 2020 police received a report of money found at the Tim Hortons located at 7010 Mumford Road in Halifax. A man left behind a significant amount of money after he […]
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