COVID Cases Reported at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility

**** Justice Media Release COVID Cases Reported at Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility ——————————————————————————————————————— Thirty-one adults in custody at the Central Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Dartmouth tested positive for COVID-19. None of the confirmed cases are in hospital. Several staff at the facility have also tested positive and are self-isolating. Correctional Services are working […]

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618 New Cases of COVID-19, Hospital Outbreaks

**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 618 New Cases of COVID-19, Hospital Outbreaks ——————————————————————————————————————— NOTE: Nova Scotia is not issuing a COVID-19 news release on New Year’s Day. Abbreviated COVID-19 news releases will be issued on January 2 and 3. The online dashboard will not be updated again until Tuesday, January 4. ——————————————————————————————————————— Today, December 31, Nova […]

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Police charge man in yesterday’s homicide

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man in yesterday’s homicide ​ Police have charged a man in relation to the homicide that occurred in Halifax yesterday and are releasing the victim’s name. ​ At approximately 9:15 a.m. officers responded to a weapons call at a business in the 1500 block of Brunswick Street. A man […]

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Police issue summary offence ticket for failing to follow Health Protection Act

**** HRP Media Release Police issue summary offence ticket for failing to follow Health Protection Act ​ Halifax Regional Police issued a summary offence ticket for failing to comply with the regulations set out in the Health Protection Act. ​ On December 30 at approximately 3:50 p.m., police responded to an outdoor skating park in […]

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Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Dartmouth

**** HRP Media Release Police investigate robbery ​ Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Dartmouth last night. ​ At approximately 6:35 p.m. Halifax Regional Police responded to a call for a robbery in progress at the Triple N Convenience & Kitchen located at 187 Windmill Road in Dartmouth. A man came into the […]

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Police charge man with criminal harassment

**** HRP Media Release Police charge man with criminal harassment ​ Police have charged a man with criminal harassment after investigating an incident that occurred earlier this week in Halifax. ​ On December 29 at approximately 11:30 p.m. police responded to a report of a man following a woman, who was not known to him, […]

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Police continue to investigate disappearance of Zachery Lefave

**** RCMP Media Release Police continue to investigate disappearance of Zachery Lefave Tomorrow will mark one year since the disappearance of Zachery Lefave of Hebron. On January 1, 2021, 21-year-old Zachery Lefave was last seen walking on Hwy.​ 334​ in Plymouth at approximately​ 12:15​ a.m. He was seen talking on a phone at the time. […]

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RCMP charge man with firearms offences

**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charge man with firearms offences Inverness/Richmond RCMP Street Crime Enforcement Unit has charged a man with firearms offences after executing a search warrant at a residence in Grand River. On December 20 at approximately 4:20 p.m., police received a report of shots being fired near a residence on West Bay […]

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Hope for Wildlife to close education tours for the months of January and February due to COVID-19

**** Hope for Wildlife Release Unfortunately due to increasing covid cases, we have made the decision to close our education tours for the months of January and February to keep the public, our team, and our animals safe. Our wildlife drop off centres will remain open 24/7. We will still have our annual Christmas tree […]

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