RCMP are shining a light on the crime where human beings are sold for profit
**** RCMP Media Release RCMP are shining a light on the crime where human beings are sold for profit. The Nova Scotia RCMP is committed to holding human traffickers accountable to the full extent of the law while connecting victims with the resources and supports they need. There is a Nova Scotia Human Trafficking Team...
Man taken to hospital after stabbing in Dartmouth
**** HRP Media Release On February 22, 2020 at approximately 3:00 a.m. Halifax Regional Police received a 911 call from a witness who reported observing a male in the area holding a knife. The male appeared to be in a verbal dispute with another male in the area of True North Crescent and Highfield Park...
Government Addressing Gender Wage Gap
**** LABOUR/ADVANCED EDUCATION Media Release Government Addressing Gender Wage Gap ————————————————————— Nova Scotians deserve the opportunity to grow and thrive in workplaces that value fairness and equality. That is why government is taking action to address the gender wage gap. Amendments to the Labour Standards Code introduced today, Feb. 20, will help ensure that the...
Kyle Maas wanted by police on province-wide warrant
**** RCMP Media Release Kyle Maas wanted by police on province-wide warrant Digby RCMP have obtained a warrant for the arrest of a man who has been charged with a number of offences in the Digby area. Kyle Timothy Maas, 30, who has been known to live in various locations between Yarmouth and Digby, has...
Police are investigating a robbery that occurred in Halifax
**** HRP Media Release Police investigate robbery Police are investigating a robbery that occurred yesterday in Halifax. At Approximately 5 p.m. yesterday police responded to a robbery that had just occurred at the Superstore Smokeshop located at 6141 Young Street in Halifax. A man armed with a knife entered the store and demanded money from...
Police charge five people for drug trafficking offences
**** HRP Media Release Police charge five people for drug trafficking offences Police have charged four men and a woman with multiple offences in relation to a drug trafficking investigation. Over the past two weeks, investigators in the Guns and Gangs Unit of the Integrated Criminal Investigation Division, assisted by members from the Drug Unit...
Changes Will Modernize Provincial Elections
**** CNS Media Release Changes Will Modernize Provincial Elections ————————————————————— Government is making it easier for Nova Scotians to vote for their Member of the Legislature and better support those who wish to serve their communities and fellow citizens by running for office. Attorney General and Minister of Justice Mark Furey, introduced over 40 changes...
High Risk Offender Notification
**** HRP Media Release High Risk Offender Notification In accordance with the Nova Scotia Release of High-Risk Offender Information Protocol, Halifax Regional Police is advising all citizens, particularly those in the Halifax region, that a high-risk offender is residing in our community. John Francis Normand Dionne, 52, was released from Dorchester Penitentiary after completing a...
On February 12th, a call was placed to the SPCA Cruelty investigators about a deceased dog in a crate in a field along the Cheboque Rd Trail in Yarmouth
**** NS SPCA Release / Info “Once again we find it necessary to communicate how unnecessary and avoidable this situation is. On February 12th, a call was placed to the SPCA Cruelty investigators about a deceased dog in a crate in a field along the Cheboque Rd Trail in Yarmouth. We find this particularly shocking...
Provincial Approach to Address Human Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation
**** JUSTICE Media Release Provincial Approach to Address Human Trafficking, Sexual Exploitation ————————————————————— Human trafficking and sexual exploitation are devastating to victims and survivors, families and entire communities. That is why government is investing more into programs, services and supports that will raise awareness, prevention and directly help victims and survivors, with an added focus...