Halifax Street Check

• Halifax police apologize to black community for street checks

  Chief Daniel Kinsella says police are sorry for actions that have caused pain, mistreatment and victimization.

  Canada

  Nov 29, 2019
  
• Will banning street checks be enough? Concerns heard as Halifax community meetings get underway

  Roughly a dozen people attended the meeting at the Black Cultural Centre in Cherrybrook, N.S., on Tuesday.

  Politics

  May 21, 2019
  
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• Halifax council passes budget, approves purchase of armoured police vehicle

  The vehicle is expected to cost between $350,000 and $500,000.

  Politics

  Apr 16, 2019
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• Report on Halifax street checks delayed until March

  The Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission confirmed the news in an email to Global News, saying that the report will be released March 27.

  Crime

  Feb 5, 2019
• Concerns over street checks fielded by Halifax police chief, panel

  Marcus James said he's been arrested three times while locking up the library where he works in Halifax's historically black north end - twice by police officers he had trained about diversity.

  Canada

  Mar 17, 2017
• Halifax RCMP conduct street checks on black people more than Halifax police

  A report released by RCMP show street checks are being administered on black people at a slightly higher rate than by Halifax Regional Police.

  Canada

  Jan 11, 2017