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**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release Monkeypox Case Confirmed in Nova Scotia —————————————————————- Nova Scotia has its first confirmed case of monkeypox in a resident in the province. The person got the illness while travelling outside the province. Symptoms appeared after the person’s return to Nova Scotia. Public Health has been following this case closely […]
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**** HRM Media Release Swimmer’s Itch reported at Birch Cove Beach The Halifax Regional Municipality is advising residents that several cases of swimmer’s itch have been reported at Birch Cove Beach in Dartmouth. Birch Cove Beach will remain open, but residents are advised to rinse well with water after using the lake. The presence […]
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**** RCMP Media Release RCMP charge two men and a woman with Attempted Murder The Kings District RCMP General Investigative Section has charged two men and a woman with attempted murder after a stabbing on Bishopville Rd. in Bishopville. On August 16, at approximately 8:30 a.m., West Hants District RCMP responded to a report of a stabbing […]
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Fun fact via the HHB The Dominion Public Building on Lower Water Street/Bedford Row could almost fit under the bridge!
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**** HRP Media Release UPDATE – Inmate missing from correctional facility located Ryan Taylor Wilband whom police requested the public’s assistance in locating today has been arrested by RCMP in Greenwood, Nova Scotia. HRP thanks the public and media for their assistance. Police request public assistance in locating man missing from correctional facility Police are […]
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**** RCMP Media Release Missing person: Help the RCMP find Christine Ross Cumberland County District RCMP is asking for the public’s assistance in locating 36-year-old Christine Ross, who was reporting missing on August 23, and was last seen on Hwy. 2 in Upper Nappan on August 18. Ross is described as 5-foot-6, 90lbs, has red hair […]
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Municipality invites residents to Grand Oasis Grand Reunion Finale Weekend The Halifax Regional Municipality is inviting residents to attend the Grand Oasis Grand Reunion Finale Weekend. Festivities begin on Friday, August 26, with Matt Anderson and the Big Bottle of Joy performing on the Grand Oasis Stage in Grand Parade, at 7 p.m.. The Carson Downey […]
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**** Recall via Health Canada Tootsie Baby Water-Filled Teethers and Teether Keys recalled due to microbial contamination Issue Under the Canada Consumer Product Safety Act, teether fillings must not contain any living micro-organisms. Health Canada’s sampling and evaluation program has determined that the liquid filling is contaminated with the bacteria Bacillus cereus, Candida parapsilosis, and Omithinibacillus californiensis. These […]
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**** HEALTH / WELLNESS Media Release Province Funds Internationally Educated Nurses Licensing Review —————————————————- The government has provided one-time funding of $340,000 to the Nova Scotia College of Nursing to support the ongoing and comprehensive review of the registration and licensing process for internationally educated nurses. The review will look at how the existing process […]
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**** Corrections Services Release Seizure of contraband and unauthorized items at Springhill Institution On August 11, 2022, as a result of the vigilance of staff members, packages containing contraband and unauthorized items were seized on the perimeter of Springhill Institution, a medium-security federal institution. The contraband and unauthorized items seized included 244 grams of hash, […]
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