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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Moving to Nova Scotia, Travelling from Prince Edward Island —————————————————————- The Nova Scotia government is expanding the criteria for people who are moving to the province and adding flexibility for travel from Prince Edward Island. “We are responding to concerns we have heard from people who are moving here,” said Premier […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP fines ten people for violating Health Protection Act Halifax District RCMP has charged ten people for violating Nova Scotia’s Health Protection Act in two separate instances. At 1:50 a.m. on May 20, police were on patrol and stopped a vehicle on Highway 7 in Port Dufferin. Police learned that three […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Two Deaths, 84 New Cases of COVID-19, 197 Recoveries ———————————————————- Today, May 21, Nova Scotia is reporting two deaths related to COVID-19. Two men in their 70s have died in Central Zone. There have now been 76 COVID-19 related deaths in Nova Scotia. Nova Scotia is also reporting 84 new cases […]
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**** HRP Media Release Caller ID spoof scams Halifax Regional Police remind citizens to stay alert to caller ID spoofing scams. Police are continuing to receive reports caller ID spoof calls, a scam where fraudsters try to trick you into answering your phone by using technology to modify the information that appears on your call […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police issue 84 tickets for speeding and other vehicle offences Halifax Regional Police issued 84 tickets for speeding, stunting and other motor vehicle-related offences over the last three days. Members from the HRP Traffic Unit issued 84 summary offence tickets: 55 for speeding; 2 for stunting; and 27 for […]
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***’ RCMP Media Release RCMP charges business for violating Health Protection Act Yarmouth Municipal RCMP has charged a business for violating Nova Scotia’s Health Protection Act. At approximately 12:45 p.m. yesterday, police received a complaint of food truck employees in Yarmouth not wearing masks, as required by the Health Protection Act. Police attended and confirmed […]
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**** NSHA Media Release Potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central and Eastern Zones, several Halifax Transit bus routes and one flight. Nova Scotia Health Public Health is advising of potential exposure to COVID-19 at various locations in Central and Eastern Zones, several Halifax Transit bus routes and one flight. In addition to […]
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**** NOAA Release NOAA predicts another active Atlantic hurricane season NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is predicting another above-normal Atlantic hurricane season. Forecasters predict a 60% chance of an above-normal season, a 30% chance of a near-normal season, and a 10% chance of a below-normal season. However, experts do not anticipate the historic level of storm […]
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**** EARLY CHILDHOOD Development Media Release Emergency Funding for Child-Care Centres —————————————————– More than $1.75 million in emergency funding will be deposited in the bank accounts of child-care centres across the province by Friday, May 21, to ensure centres remain viable while capacity is capped at 60 per cent under COVID-19 restrictions. The money covers […]
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**** RCMP Media Release An off-duty RCMP officer and a retired RCMP officer rescued a fisherman from St. Margaret’s Bay after the fisherman’s boat capsized. On May 15, 2021, shortly after 1 p.m., Sgt. Rick Plume and his wife, Cst. Lisa Spracklin, who is a retired member of the RCMP, were out on their sailboat […]
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