The community of North Preston calls for the defunding of RCMP and redirecting $10 million a day into community development across Canada.

The problem dates back to the 1800s when the Nova Scotia government distributed land to white and Black Loyalists.

North Preston, the largest indigenous Black community in Canada, has historically been stigmatized and mistreated by police, media and politicians.

Nova Scotia RCMP say four men were standing in a Cain Street yard when someone inside a vehicle fired several shots at them.

While toxins have been confirmed in Lake Micmac last year and this year, James Campbell with Halifax Water says that is not the case with the blue-green algae in Lake Major.

Police say they responded to the first report of gunshots being heard on Cain Street at around 6:30 p.m. on Monday.

Nova Scotia RCMP say the stabbing in the area of North Preston and Johnson roads happened at around 3:30 a.m. on Friday.

Few details have been released, but Nova Scotia RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Lisa Croteau told Global News there is no threat to the public at this time.

Despite calls from the African Nova Scotian community, Premier Stephen McNeil has yet to apologize for his comments about "partying."

The ban will be enforced from 1 a.m. until 6 a.m. Thursday.