Nova Scotia Crime

• RCMP investigating racist graffiti in Nova Scotia’s Pictou County

  RCMP in Nova Scotia say they take hate-motivated instances very seriously and are asking anyone with information to reach out to police.

  Crime

  Aug 5
  
• Nova Scotia RCMP ditch vehicles after protests, return to find them damaged

  Nova Scotia RCMP say several of their cruisers have been damaged after officers left them behind due to a protest Thursday.

  Crime

  Apr 3
  
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• Nova Scotia man, 74, killed his sick wife after they were evicted, court hears

  Douglas Andrew Smith pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter in Nova Scotia Supreme Court on Wednesday and a sentencing hearing was set for July 3.

  Canada

  Apr 2
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• N.S. MLA says hackers released images of him and his wife after blackmail attempt

  MLA Rick Burns said in a statement this evening that criminals hacked his email this week and requested money, which his family refused to pay. 

  Politics

  Mar 18
• Police foil plans for ‘violent attack’ on Canadian schools, teens facing charges

  Police in Manitoba and Nova Scotia say they’ve foiled plans for “violent,” simultaneous attacks on two schools and arrested two teenagers.

  Crime

  Mar 18
• ‘Slap in the face’: Montreal man set free in Nova Scotia murder case

  Valdo Pauyo's second-degree murder charge has been dropped in the 2021 death of Bert Knockwood of Sipekne'katik First Nation due to an unreasonable prospect of conviction.

  Crime

  Mar 14
• Youth hockey ref ends N.S. game after ‘hate-motivated’ comment, RCMP say

  A youth hockey referee in Nova Scotia ended a game early after a 'hate-motivated' incident occurred earlier this month, the RCMP say.

  Crime

  Feb 25
• Nova Scotia man sentenced to prison for sexually abusing teenage babysitter

  John Alexander Cripps, a former Canadian Armed Forces member, has been sentenced to five years in prison for sexually abusing his 13-year-old babysitter six different times.

  Crime

  Feb 24
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• Another youth arrested in N.S. hockey hazing investigation, RCMP say

  A fourth youth has been charged in connection with a hazing incident involving a Nova Scotia-based hockey team, RCMP announced Friday.

  Crime

  Feb 6
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• N.S. man charged after RCMP discover homemade bombs, firearms

  A 34-year-old man is facing multiple firearms offences, including six counts of the unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon.

  Crime

  Dec 24, 2025