Month: March 2021

Five New Cases of COVID-19

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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Five New Cases of COVID-19 ———————————————————- Five new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, March 24. ​ The cases are in Central Zone. Three of the cases are close contacts of previously reported cases. The other two cases are related to travel outside Atlantic Canada. The people […]

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Driving complaint leads to multiple charges, recovery of stolen vehicle

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**** RCMP Media Release Driving complaint leads to multiple charges, recovery of stolen vehicle ​ Digby RCMP responded to a driving complaint, which lead to the discovery of a stolen vehicle, three persons arrested and multiple charges. ​ On March 20, at 9:18 p.m., Digby RCMP responded to a complaint that a vehicle was being […]

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Antigonish County District RCMP is investigating after anti-Indigenous graffiti was discovered on Highway 104

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**** RCMP Media Release Antigonish RCMP investigating graffiti incident Antigonish County District RCMP is investigating after anti-Indigenous graffiti was discovered on Highway 104 near Heatherton. Yesterday morning, RCMP received a complaint from a passing motorist alerting them to the graffiti. The offensive graffiti was removed from the roadway by the Department of Transportation and Infrastructure […]

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Police issue 61 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences

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**** HRP Media Release Police issue 61 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences ​ Halifax Regional Police issued 61 tickets for speeding and other motor vehicle-related offences throughout the region yesterday. ​ The HRP Traffic Unit was monitoring traffic on many of our roadways yesterday. Over a period of a couple of hours, the […]

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Public Health received a report from a community-based organization regarding a fatal overdose in the Halifax area last week related to the use of Ecstasy suspected to have been contaminated with opioids and/or benzodiazepines

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**** NSHA Media Release #DrugAlert Public Health received a report from a community-based organization regarding a fatal overdose in the Halifax area last week related to the use of Ecstasy suspected to have been contaminated with opioids and/or benzodiazepines. With the possibility of substance contamination, it’s important to reduce the risk of overdose: — Don’t […]

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Changes to Biodiversity Act

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****  LANDS/FORESTRY- Media Release Changes to Biodiversity Act —————————————————————- The province is introducing changes to the Biodiversity Act to address concerns from provincial stakeholders and ensure collaboration remains a key focus, as was always intended. The changes remove biodiversity emergency orders, offences and fines from the act, and limit the scope to Crown lands unless […]

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