Nova Scotia Emergency Alert

• ‘Why was the road open?’: Family of N.S. flood victim demands answers, questions alert readiness

  Nicholas Holland, 52, was among the four people who died in the historic, inland flooding on July 22, as torrential waters poured over rural Route 14 near Brooklyn, N.S.

  Environment

  Aug 12, 2023
  
• Armed fugitive had help as he evaded police in Meat Cove: N.S. RCMP

  A 49-year-old man from Meat Cove had been arrested for alleged obstruction of justice by appearing to assist Perry MacKinnon.

  Crime

  Jan 21, 2021
  
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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, 2021
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• Amherst police locate suspect after emergency alert issued for person with a possible firearm

  Amherst Police say officers have located a person of interest after receiving a call about a possible sighting of a person with a firearm.

  Crime

  Oct 20, 2020
• Review of Nova Scotia shooting to examine cause, police response and victim engagement

  A final report from the three-person review panel will be provided to the federal and provincial government by Aug. 31, 2021, before it is made public.

  Canada

  Jul 23, 2020
• When do active shooters prompt emergency alerts? Police across Canada offer few details

  Police forces across Canada are reviewing existing strategies or creating new plans for issuing emergency alerts following the Nova Scotia mass shooting.

  Canada

  May 4, 2020
• There is ‘no national RCMP policy’ for when emergency alerts should be issued

  There is no national protocol providing RCMP officers with guidance on when to use the emergency alert system, even in cases involving active shooters.

  Apr 28, 2020
• Security experts say emergency alert could have saved lives during N.S. shooting

  Security experts say RCMP didn't send out emergency alert because it's a tool the detachment have never used before for a shooting.

  Canada

  Apr 25, 2020
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• There was an active shooter. Why didn’t Nova Scotia send an emergency alert?

  There are concerns that no emergency alert was issued warning Nova Scotians of the threat posed by a mass shooter who police allege killed at least 23 people.

  Canada

  Apr 21, 2020