Police respond to suspected drowning​

**** HRP Media Release Police respond to suspected drowning​ On Wednesday, July 6, 2022, at​ 8:02​ pm, Halifax Regional Police and Halifax Fire and Emergency​ responded to King’s Wharf,​ Dartmouth,​ for a report of a missing swimmer.​ Witnesses reported​ an​ adult male had gone under water and could not be located. A joint response was quickly conducted by officers and firefighters, but unfortunately […]

Continue Reading

Police investigate weapons complaint – Shooting

**** HRP Media Release Police investigate weapons complaint – Shooting 0n Wednesday July 6, 2022, at 8:30 pm, Halifax Regional Police received a report of gun shots in the 5000 block of Cunard Street. Officers responded to the area and located a male victim w/ gunshot wounds. Crime scene also located. Emergency Health Services transported […]

Continue Reading

This year’s parade will begin at 12:00PM on Saturday, July 16 – PARADE ROUTE

**** Info via Halifax Pride This year’s parade will begin at 12:00PM on Saturday, July 16. PARADE ROUTE Due to the Cogswell Interchange construction taking place this summer, Halifax Pride and the Halifax Regional Municipality have created a new parade route that will start at Citadel High and avoid construction near Upper Water Street. The […]

Continue Reading

Over the past two days, the Halifax Regional Police Traffic Unit issued 42 tickets in relation to speeding and other motor vehicle-related offences

**** HRP Media Release Police issue 42 tickets for speeding and other vehicle-related offences Over the past two days, the Halifax Regional Police Traffic Unit issued 42 tickets in relation to speeding and other motor vehicle-related offences. Since Monday, members of the HRP Traffic Unit issued 42 summary offence tickets: 12 for speeding, six for […]

Continue Reading

Pictou County District RCMP has arrested a man for firearms offences

**** RCMP Media Release Pictou County District RCMP arrest man for firearms offences Pictou County District RCMP has arrested a man for firearms offences after being called to an incident on Gairloch Rd. in Rocklin. On July 5, 2022, at approximately 10:50 p.m., Pictou County District RCMP were called to a home on Gairloch Rd. […]

Continue Reading

Emergency Health Services to Hire 100 Transport Operators

**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release   Emergency Health Services to Hire 100 Transport Operators ———————————————————————- Emergency Health Services (EHS) is hiring 100 more transport operators across the province to handle routine patient transfers. These new, non-paramedic staff will help reduce pressure on the ambulance system and allow paramedics to focus on responding to emergency […]

Continue Reading

(Update) Charges Laid in Case of Five Dogs in Distress

**** NS SPCA Release Charges Laid in Case of Five Dogs in Distress Tyler Bezanson, 29, from Annapolis County, has been charged with five counts of permitting an animal to be in distress, contrary to Section 26 (2) of the Animal Protection Act of Nova Scotia. On June 7, 2022, Nova Scotia SPCA Enforcement Officers […]

Continue Reading

New Glasgow Regional Police arrest two people for stealing copper wire from Nova Scotia Power stations in Trenton

**** New Glasgow Police Release New Glasgow Regional Police arrest two people for stealing copper wire from Nova Scotia Power stations in Trenton. On June 29, 2022, New Glasgow Regional Police have arrested two people in relation to reports of thefts of copper wire from Nova Scotia Power (NSP) substations and power poles in Trenton […]

Continue Reading