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Freeland says Ottawa to 'work harder' to provide relief to victims of N.S. flooding

BROOKLYN, N.S.

Jul 27, 2023 2:49 PM Read more >

Torrential rain, flooding that hit Halifax was one-in-a-thousand-years storm: city

Halifax officials said Wednesday the unrelenting storm that lashed the city and surrounding regions with as much as 250 millimetres of rain on the weekend was a one-in-a-thousand-years weather event.

Jul 26, 2023 2:10 PM Read more >

N.L. police warn of armed and violent person near Swift Current

SWIFT CURRENT, N.L. — RCMP in Newfoundland have issued an emergency alert regarding an armed person near the community of Swift Current. Police say 36-year-old Tony Farrell of Marystown, N.L., is believed to be armed and violent.

Jul 26, 2023 1:20 PM Read more >

Newfoundland police officer found guilty of on-duty rape once again seeking bail

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — A Newfoundland police officer found guilty of raping a woman in her living room while he was on duty is once again seeking bail.

Jul 26, 2023 8:43 AM Read more >

RCMP call off search after 31-year-old man swept out to sea while tubing in N.S.

HALIFAX — The RCMP have called off a search for a 31-year-old man who they believe has been swept out to sea after a tubing mishap on a Nova Scotia river.

Jul 26, 2023 8:40 AM Read more >

N.S. RCMP describe power and height of floodwaters that left three dead, one missing

WINDSOR, N.S. — The Nova Scotia RCMP provided a description Tuesday of the terrifying power of torrential floodwaters that took the lives of a man and two children early Saturday and left a youth missing. Sgt.

Jul 25, 2023 3:09 PM Read more >

Police search for missing man who went tubing on Nova Scotia river

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP reminded people on Tuesday to use extreme caution on the province's waterways, as police continued their search for a man who went missing while tubing down a river about 80 kilometres west of Halifax.

Jul 25, 2023 11:43 AM Read more >

RCMP say body found of one missing in N.S. floods, as well as remains of another

WINDSOR, N.S.

Jul 24, 2023 3:03 PM Read more >

Search continues for four people missing after record rainfall in Nova Scotia

HALIFAX — A flooded Nova Scotia field was the focus of an intense weekend search for four people, including two children, lost after rushing waters caused by torrential rains swamped the vehicles they were travelling in. RCMP Cpl.

Jul 23, 2023 6:32 PM Read more >

New Brunswick RCMP end search for armed man in Minto, one person in custody

FREDERICTON — RCMP in New Brunswick say their police operation in the Minto area is over after searching for a man who allegedly shot a firearm.

Jul 23, 2023 4:32 PM Read more >