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**** NSHA Media Release #DrugAlert for July 15, 2021 NSHA received reports from community partners that an unknown substance is circulating in the Halifax area and has led to a number of overdoses, including two deaths. The only description we have is that the drug may be being sold on a blotter (small squares of […]
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**** DND Media Release Second new Arctic and Offshore Patrol Ship delivered to Canada Today on behalf of Defence Minister Harjit S. Sajjan, the Honourable Bernadette Jordan, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, and Andy Fillmore, Member of Parliament for Halifax, celebrated another milestone in the arrival of the RCN’s future fleet […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release No New Cases of COVID-19, Six Recoveries —————————————————————- Today, July 15, Nova Scotia is reporting no new cases of COVID-19 and six recoveries. All four health zones continue to be closely monitored for community spread. “Yesterday we entered Phase 4 of our reopening plan and things are headed in the right […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police charge woman for stunting Police have charged a woman with driving in excess of 50 km/h over the posted speed limit in Dartmouth this morning. At approximately 7:05 a.m. a member of the Traffic Unit observed a car travelling at a high rate of speed on Highway 111 […]
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**** CNS Media Release Fleet of Electric Transit Buses First in Atlantic Canada —————————————————————- The Nova Scotia government is investing more than $37 million to help bring 60 new battery-operated, electric buses to Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM). Once in service they are expected to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 3,800 tonnes annually by 2030. The […]
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**** Justice Media Release Province, Police Make Changes to Alert Ready System —————————————————————- Emergency situations can unfold quickly and, in some instances, alerts can help people protect themselves and their families. That is why the province and police work together to ensure consistency and protocols are in place for issuing police-related alerts, including a recent […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP issues over 500 Motor Vehicle Act charges and arrest 24 drivers for impaired driving in June The Halifax District RCMP laid over 500 Motor Vehicle Act charges and arrested 24 drivers for impaired driving during the month of June 2021. Halifax District arrested 19 drivers for Impaired Operation […]
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**** HRP Media Release Weapons Complaint At 00:40 A.M. Halifax Regional Police patrol officers were called to the area of Barrington Street and Richmond Street in Halifax for multiple concerned citizens reporting hearing multiple firearm discharges. It was reported that several shots were fired and suspects fled in vehicles and or on foot. Police […]
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**** Canadian Anti-Fraud Release The Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre and United States Secret Service stop $750,000 fraud transfer On July 6, the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre (CAFC) shared a notification about a possible Business Email Compromise (BEC) scam with the United States Secret Service (USSS) Ottawa Field Office that resulted in saving a U.S. based company from losing almost $750,000 (U.S.) […]
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**** Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs Release Assembly’s Concerns on Avon River Continue to Grow The Assembly of Nova Scotia Mi’kmaw Chiefs (Assembly) is calling on Nova Scotia to ensure that any long-term or interim plans being put into place on the Highway 101 twinning project, focus on unimpeded fish passage, for all species. […]
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