Nova Scotia Street Checks

• Nova Scotia says new directive reinforces existing ban on police street checks

  Since 2019, police in Nova Scotia have not been allowed to conduct street checks.

  Canada

  Dec 2, 2021
  
• N.S. ministers disappointed RCMP won’t apologize to Black citizens for street checks

  The ministers for Justice and African Nova Scotian Affairs say they're disappointed in the recent decision to not apologize for street checks.

  Canada

  Sep 9, 2021
  
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• Halifax police address moratorium on street checks in Nova Scotia

  A street check ban is the first option recommended in the 186-page Street Check Review report issued by Professor Scot Wortley, a doctor of criminology at the University of Toronto.

  Canada

  Apr 18, 2019
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• Police-check numbers have ‘startled’ Nova Scotians, premier says

  On Thursday, both Nova Scotia's premier and Halifax's mayor said they were concerned by the figures.

  Canada

  Jan 12, 2017