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Nova Scotia

Man arrested in Cape Breton following emergency alert

Nova Scotia Cape Breton Regional Police say they have arrested a 53-year-old man who they believe was armed and dangerous. Police say…

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Nova Scotia

Alert system should have been used sooner for missing senior, says Baddeck official

An official with the Village of Baddeck is calling out the Nova Scotia RCMP and the Municipality of Victoria County…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. fire chief questions lack of emergency support, alert delay in recent flooding

As questions remain about why Nova Scotia municipalities didn’t request an emergency alert during the recent flash flooding, one fire chief says there…

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Nova Scotia

N.S. minister blames municipalities for delay in emergency alert in last week’s flood

The Nova Scotia government is criticizing municipalities for their decision not to request an emergency alert during flooding last week that…

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Nova Scotia

‘We didn’t know about it’: Halifax Water unaware it had access to provincial alert system

Halifax Water may have been able to send an alert about this week’s nearly city-wide boil-water advisory sooner had the utility known…

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Nova Scotia

Emergency alert cancelled after man arrested in Lunenburg County

RCMP say a dangerous man with a firearm has been arrested in Lunenburg County. An emergency alert issued just before 7:30…

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Nova Scotia

Alert delay in Nova Scotia flood highlights benefits of municipal warning systems

Nova Scotia municipalities that control their own emergency alerts say that authority is vital, after a new report on last year’s fatal…

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Nova Scotia

Use of alert system delayed during deadly flash flooding in Nova Scotia: report

A new report on flooding last year in Nova Scotia that killed four people says the municipality of West Hants…

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Nova Scotia

After an emergency alert, how should people be told it’s now safe?

A retired firefighter called to testify at a Nova Scotia legislature committee says agencies that issue emergency alerts, such as warnings about a…

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Politics

Manitoba partners with federal government on Red Dress Alert for missing Indigenous women and girls

Canada and Manitoba are partnering to launch an alert system that would inform the public when an Indigenous woman or…

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