The R-C-M-P have a national Alert Ready policy in place, two years after the police force was criticized for not issuing the system during the 13-hour killing rampage in Nova Scotia.

An eight-page internal policy about Alert Ready came into effect March 1st.

It outlines the circumstances in which a public alert can be used, including active shooter situations, terrorist attacks, riots and natural disasters.

The policy states that supervisors or unit commanders can approve a request for an alert, weighing its urgency and severity, and notes that there will be an increase in calls once the alert goes out.

 

 

Police are telling parents to talk with their kids about online risks following the suicide of a 17-year-old boy in Manitoba.

Cybertip, Canada’s tip line for reporting online child sexual abuse, had an average of 20 reports a month for this type of sexploitation in 2021.

It shot up to 55 a month this year and increased further to 75 reports in May.

R-C-M-P say any sexploitation victim should stop communication with the instigator and notify a trusted adult, Cybertip or police.

 

 

Nova Scotia Health says Public Health mobile units will be offering testing in a number of communities over the next week. Locations include:

River John Legion

2506 River John Station Rd., River John

Monday, June 20 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

 

 

Expectations are high as Defence Minister Anita Anand prepares to unveil the federal government’s plans to upgrade North America’s aging defensive systems.

The announcement at an Air Force base in Ontario Monday morning comes amid warnings from U-S and Canadian military officials and experts about the state of Norad, particularly in light of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The government has said some of the eight-billion dollars in new military funding in April’s federal budget would be spent on Norad.

It is expected to include a new long-range radar system capable of detecting threats coming from the Arctic.

 

 

St. Francis Xavier University has received a five-million-dollar donation.

The money came from the university’s chancellor, John Peacock, and his wife, Adrienne.

The money will be used to upgrade the school’s athletics facilities.

The university’s alumni association has also donated 500-thousand dollars to the same project.