Police seek public’s assistance locating man with warrant for criminal harassment

**** HRP Media Release Police seek public’s assistance locating man with warrant for criminal harassment Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a man with an arrest warrant for criminal harassment that spans a 12-year period. Investigators in the General Investigation Section of the Criminal Investigation Division have obtained an arrest warrant for Neil Alfred Brown, 70, in […]

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Seventy New Cases of COVID-19

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Seventy New Cases of COVID-19 ———————————————————- Seventy new cases of COVID-19 are being reported in Nova Scotia today, April 29. Fifty-nine cases are in Central Zone, nine cases are in Eastern Zone, and two cases are in Northern Zone. Due to an increased number of investigations in recent days, the exposure […]

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Police charge man for drug trafficking and dangerous driving​ ​

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man for drug trafficking and dangerous driving​ ​ ​ Police have charged a man for drug trafficking, dangerous driving and fleeing police after a brief pursuit in Halifax earlier this morning. ​ At approximately 3:45 a.m., police attempted to stop a vehicle on Inglis Street in Halifax. The officer […]

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Police charge man with weapons offences after search in Halifax

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with weapons offences after search in Halifax ​ Police have charged a man with weapons offences in relation to a search in Halifax yesterday. ​ Investigators in the Guns and Gangs Unit of the Integrated Special Enforcement Section obtained a warrant, and along with Emergency Response Team members […]

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UPDATE: Summer registration for programs in municipally-operated facilities scheduled for Wednesday, May 5 is postponed due to current COVID-19 restrictions.

**** HRM Media Release UPDATE: Summer registration for programs in municipally-operated facilities scheduled for Wednesday, May 5 is postponed due to current COVID-19 restrictions. A new registration date is expected to be announced later in May following updates from public health. As with all aspects of COVID-19, timelines are subject to change. ​ Public Service […]

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NSHA – Please be kind. We are here to help.

**** NSHA Media Release Please be kind. We are here to help. Every day, Nova Scotia Health team members work to support patients and families. This includes providing care and services, working to keep our patients, teams and facilities safe, responding to many questions regarding COVID-19 or other important health matters, and so much more. […]

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Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and Air Canada flight

**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and Air Canada flight Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations across the province and one Air Canada flight. In addition to media releases, all potential exposure notifications are listed here: http://www.nshealth.ca/covid-exposures.​ ​ Anyone […]

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Child Care Centres Remain Open, Receive Financial Support from Province During Shutdown

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Child Care Centres Remain Open, Receive Financial Support from Province During Shutdown —————————————————————- Nova Scotia’s regulated child-care centres and licensed Family Home Child Care Agencies will remain open during the province-wide shutdown. This is necessary to support health-care and other pandemic workers who require child care in order to work. Families […]

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Atlantic Travel Bubble Discussions Deferred

**** CAP Media Release Atlantic Travel Bubble Discussions Deferred Premier Blaine Higgs chaired a teleconference of the Council of Atlantic Premiers to discuss COVID-19 outbreaks now under way within the region. He was joined by Premier Dennis King of Prince Edward Island, Premier Iain Rankin of Nova Scotia and Premier Andrew Furey of Newfoundland and […]

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RCMP Name the Puppy 2021: Announcing the winners

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP Name the Puppy 2021: Announcing the winners The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 Name the Puppy contest. The winning names will be given to the first 13 puppies born at the Police Dog Service Training Centre in 2021. We received over 20,000 online entries, which was very exciting as […]

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