Alert Ready

• Man taken into custody after shots fired in Central Blissville, N.B.

  New Brunswick RCMP attending a report of shots fired said nobody was injured during the incident Friday evening, but some residents were asked to evacuate.

  Canada

  Oct 9
• Policing communications varies between Nova Scotia and New Brunswick: expert

  In N.B., RCMP have first-person access to the system that can send out alerts, while Nova Scotia does not. One policing expert says the differences in communication are striking.

  Crime

  Jun 25
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• New timeline shows what RCMP knew — and didn’t share — about the Nova Scotia shooting spree

  An affidavit filed with Nova Scotia's Supreme Court outlines the RCMP's response to a proposed class-action lawsuit filed by victims' families.

  Crime

  Jun 16
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• Suspect at centre of extensive police manhunt in northwestern N.B. arrested in Fredericton

  A man who was at the centre of an extensive police manhunt in northwestern New Brunswick following two shooting incidents has been arrested by police in Fredericton.

  Crime

  Jun 13
• Environment Canada changes its national alert system for extreme storms

  Environment and Climate Change Canada has changed how it alerts Canadians to potentially lethal weather. The weather agency said it now has a more precise way of issuing warnings.

  Weather

  Jun 2
• Episode 9: Too Little, Too Late

  Episode 9 of 13 Hours: Too Little, Too Late, we explore the RCMP's communication with the public and the fact that no emergency alert was issued.

  Crime

  Feb 15
• Emergency alert timing scrutiny in N.S. regarding N.B. shooting suspect: Here’s what we know

  Global News spoke with Stephen Mills, a retired RCMP officer and retired N.S. Emergency Management Office (EMO) planning officer to try to learn more about emergency alerts

  Canada

  Jan 7
• RCMP responds to delayed emergency alert criticism in Riverview manhunt

  "Public statements being made without fact undermine excellent police work and solid operational decisions," the statement signed by Chief Superintendent Chris Leather read.

  Canada

  Jan 7
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• N.S. premier says RCMP must improve emergency alert protocols after gunman arrested in Amherst

  Premier Stephen McNeil says the Mounties must "fix their protocols."

  Crime

  Jan 7
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• Ottawa Amber Alert message issued day after child found safe, OPP cite technical error

  The OPP said "a system error which is out of our control" was behind the message being reissued.

  Canada

  Dec 19, 2020