Nova Scotia Police

• N.S. man driving lawn tractor killed after being hit by car crossing roadway

  A 64-year-old Nova Scotia man has died after he was hit by a car while operating a lawn tractor. Police say the investigation is ongoing.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2023
  
• N.S. county where mass shooting occurred to seek proposals for policing alternatives

  Mayor Murray Scott, a former Nova Scotia justice minister, has said he's concerned about the rising costs associated with the Mounties.

  Canada

  Dec 17, 2022
  
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• Man from Massachusetts drowns, another rescued from Cape Breton river

  An American man drowned and another was rescued during an incident while the pair were fishing in a river in Cape Breton Tuesday evening.

  Canada

  Oct 5, 2022
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• Nova Scotia to require the collection of race-based data from police stops

  Nova Scotia says race-based data can help police improve their interactions with African Nova Scotians and Indigenous Peoples in particular.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2022
• Policing advocate says staffing near ‘crisis levels’ as mental health claims rise

  Officer wellbeing is a growing concern at the Halifax Regional Police service, according to the president of the local policing association, and it started before COVID-19.

  Canada

  Apr 14, 2022
• Suspicious packages sent to Halifax City Hall under investigation: police

  The suspicious envelopes were reported to police on Monday, the same day that three Nova Scotia MP offices received envelopes with a "suspected chemical irritant."

  Crime

  Feb 8, 2022
• Nova Scotia police searching for suspect in break-and-enter, assault, arson

  The only person inside the house had already escaped and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. 

  Crime

  Mar 1, 2021
• Police arrest 2 in Truro armed robbery investigation

  The Truro Police Service said shortly after midnight on Friday officers responded to reports of a robbery at a home on Bayview Street.

  Crime

  Aug 14, 2020
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• Officer seriously assaulted while responding to unwanted person call in Great Village: RCMP

  Nova Scotia RCMP say that around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to two calls from the same address along Highway 2.

  Crime

  Jun 17, 2020
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• Death on MacDonald Bridge ruled as suicide by Nova Scotia police watchdog

  The police watchdog concluded that the officer who attempted to stop the man did all that "could be expected of a reasonable person in such circumstances."

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2020