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**** NS SPCA Release Helping pets can be extremely rewarding but also emotionally taxing. Animal lovers enter this field because they adore pets and want to help. But the work is never done, and we can’t always win. To help, the Nova Scotia SPCA is offering a free five-week Resilience Support Group to any veterinary […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release COVID-19 Weekly Data Report for May 19, 2022 ——————————————————– Nova Scotia is reporting 2,513 new lab-confirmed cases of COVID-19, 59 hospitalizations and 24 deaths during the seven-day period ending May 16. The number of new cases – including those linked to long-term care facility outbreaks – and the number of new […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Inverness County District RCMP investigating serious vehicle collision Inverness County District RCMP is investigating a serious vehicle collision that occurred on Hwy. 19 in Craigmore. On May 18, at approximately 3:10 p.m., Inverness County District RCMP, fire and EHS responded to a collision between two SUVs on Hwy. 19 in Craigmore. […]
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**** HEALTH/WELLNESS Media Release Mask Requirement Removed in Public Schools ——————————————————– The Department of Education and Early Childhood Development will remove the mask requirement in Nova Scotia’s public schools beginning Tuesday, May 24. Becky Druhan, Minister of Education and Early Childhood Development, said today, May 19, that masks will continue to be recommended and that […]
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**** Info via Halifax SAR Halifax Search and Rescue Dog Jet Hangs up his Search Harness For over 11 years a highly energetic black Labrador Retriever known to his friends as “Jet” was a common sight at Halifax Search and Rescue missing person and evidence searches. Search and Rescue dogs in Nova Scotia are required […]
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**** Info via Environment Canada State of Global Climate for 2021 Today, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released its report on the State of Global Climate for 2021, which draws attention to key climate trends and weather events that affected our planet over the last year. The report mentions rising global annual mean temperature, rising global […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMPNS Open House Thurs, May 19, 4-8 p.m. All welcome! Drop by the RCMPNS HQ in Dartmouth to see displays by Traffic Services, Emergency Response Team, Police Dog Services, Safety Bear & many more. We look forward to seeing you! #PoliceWeek2022 80 Garland Ave, Dartmouth, NS
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**** Info via Environment Canada —- ENDED Frost advisory in effect Frost may damage frost-sensitive fruit trees and vegetable plants. Frost tonight. Locations: Most of mainland Nova Scotia. Time span: Overnight tonight, dissipating shortly after sunrise. Remarks: Clear skies and light winds will allow temperatures to fall overnight to near the freezing mark. The […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Halifax District RCMP encourage the public to call 911 when they suspect impaired driving after arresting six drivers Halifax District RCMP has arrested six drivers for impaired driving in the Halifax Regional Municipality since Saturday. On May 17, at approximately 10:40 p.m., Halifax District RCMP observed a Mitsubishi Outlander […]
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**** HRP Media Release Police investigate robbery Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Halifax early this morning. At approximately 1:45 a.m. officers responded to a robbery that had just occurred in the area of Cavendish Road. A man presented a gun and demanded cash and property from a delivery driver. The […]
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