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Halifax police chief acknowledges 'shock' Black woman felt when wrongly arrested

Halifax police chief acknowledges 'shock' Black woman felt when wrongly arrested

Halifax's police chief acknowledged Thursday that a Black woman whose car was mistakenly stopped by police late at night experienced a "shock factor" as she was arrested and handcuffed.
N.S. committee recommends raising minimum wage to $15 an hour six months earlier

N.S. committee recommends raising minimum wage to $15 an hour six months earlier

HALIFAX — A Nova Scotia legislature committee is recommending that the province raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour six months earlier than planned. The committee says the minimum wage should rise to $14.
Nova Scotia recruits 65 continuing-care assistants from Kenyan refugee camp

Nova Scotia recruits 65 continuing-care assistants from Kenyan refugee camp

HALIFAX — Nova Scotia says it has made conditional offers for work as continuing-care assistants to 65 people from a Kenyan refugee camp.
Police say a green laser was pointed at an airplane landing in Halifax

Police say a green laser was pointed at an airplane landing in Halifax

Halifax RCMP say a green laser was pointed at the flight deck of a plane landing at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport. Mounties say they are investigating the incident, which happened before 7 a.m. Monday as a flight was preparing to land.
Nova Scotia court says arrest of couple in park was 'cookie-cutter' policing

Nova Scotia court says arrest of couple in park was 'cookie-cutter' policing

HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has upheld a Police Review Board ruling that said an officer went too far when he arrested a couple who had stopped in a city park after hours in 2018.
Omicron-targeting vaccine now available for Nova Scotia children aged five to 11

Omicron-targeting vaccine now available for Nova Scotia children aged five to 11

HALIFAX — The Omicron-targeting COVID-19 booster shot is now available to children between the ages of five and 11 in Nova Scotia.
Man dies after attempted home invasion in Halifax, police say

Man dies after attempted home invasion in Halifax, police say

HALIFAX — Police say they are investigating after an attempted home invasion at a Halifax home, which investigators determined was not random.
Nova Scotia names first member of panel studying environmental racism in province

Nova Scotia names first member of panel studying environmental racism in province

HALIFAX — Augy Jones, the first member named to a Nova Scotia government panel that will examine how racism affects a community's natural environment, says he hopes the panel's work gets national recognition for the way it approaches the problem.
N.S. university limits foreign student enrolment after recruitment too successful

N.S. university limits foreign student enrolment after recruitment too successful

SYDNEY, N.S. — Cape Breton University says it's limiting enrolment to a popular business program following concerns the school is not equipped to handle the recent influx of international students.
Trucks, buses must have electronic logging devices to track driving hours by Jan. 1

Trucks, buses must have electronic logging devices to track driving hours by Jan. 1

HALIFAX — Trucks and buses that travel between Canada’s provinces and territories will be required by Jan. 1 to be equipped with electronic devices that log the number of hours drivers spend on the road.
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