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**** HRP Media Release Police continue to investigate three assaults with a sensory irritant Police are continuing to investigate three separate assaults where a man sprayed three different women with a sensory irritant in Halifax last year. On December 8, 2021 at approximately 5:30 p.m., police received a report of an incident that […]
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**** HRP Media Release Update on suspicious envelopes investigation Halifax Regional Police is providing an update on the investigation into suspicious envelopes that were located at Halifax City Hall earlier this week. Members of the Forensic Identification Section have completed forensic testing and no substances were detected in relation to the envelopes. […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police issue summary offence ticket for failing to follow Health Protection Act Police issued a summary offence ticket for failing to comply with the regulations set out in the Health Protection Act in relation to an incident that occurred yesterday in Halifax. On February 8 at approximately 9:15 a.m., […]
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**** NSHA Media Release N.S. participates in Wear Red Canada event to raise awareness about women’s heart health On Sunday, Feb. 13 Canadians are invited to wear red in recognition of the national Wear Red Canada campaign aimed at raising awareness about women’s heart health. To celebrate this national event and learn more about women’s heart health […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release New Guidance on COVID-19 Boosters for Adolescents, Third Doses for Children, Vaccine for People who Test Positive —————————————————- The Province is recommending a booster dose of COVID-19 vaccine for Nova Scotians ages 12 to 17 at higher risk of severe illness. The age of booster eligibility has lowered following a recent […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP has arrested a man for Impaired Operation of an ATV on Hammonds Plains Rd. in Upper Tantallon. On February 7, at 3:53 p.m., an RCMP officer observed an ATV without a license plate in a parking lot on Hammons Plains Rd. in Upper Tantallon. The officer approached the […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Police charge Lunenburg County man with drug trafficking The South Shore Integrated Street Crime Enforcement Unit has charged a Middlewood man after an investigation into cocaine trafficking in Lunenburg County. On February 5, 2022, at 2 p.m., following an investigation into cocaine trafficking in Lunenburg County, police executed a search warrant […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release 12 New Hospital Admissions, Nine Discharges —————————————————————- Today, February 8, Nova Scotia is reporting 12 new hospital admissions and nine discharges. There are 91 people in hospital who were admitted due to COVID-19 and are receiving specialized care in a COVID-19 designated unit. That includes 14 people in ICU. The age […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada —- ENDED Wind warning in effect Strong winds that may cause damage are expected or occurring. Maximum gusts: southeasterly 90 km/h Locations: Halifax County and eastern Nova Scotia. Time span: this afternoon and evening. High winds may toss loose objects or cause tree branches to break. Wind warnings are issued […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charge man after violent incident in Malagawatch Inverness County District RCMP has charged a man after a violent incident in Malagawatch. On February 7 at approximately 10:25 a.m., police responded to a complaint of two men having been held at knifepoint in their vehicle by an unknown man. Police learned […]
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