New Glasgow Regional Police along with members of the Pictou County District RCMP, Stellarton Police Service and Westville Police Service and MADD will be hosting law-enforcement members throughout the province for operation Christmas 2024. The provincial initiative aims to eliminate impaired driving by drugs, and or alcohol. Police will be conducting checkpoints throughout Pictou county this morning providing enforcement and education about the dangers and impacts of impaired driving.
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Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says his department is considering expanding the Canada Border Services Agency’s mandate to include patrolling the border. He told a House of Commons committee Tuesday that Canada will beef up its border security in time for the inauguration of U-S president-elect Donald Trump. LeBlanc told the committee he can’t provide specific details yet but they will come before January 20th. Trump threatened Canada last week with hefty tariffs unless border security is improved.
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Liberal Leader Zach Churchill is seeking a judicial recount in the Yarmouth riding. Churchill narrowly lost the riding in last week’s provincial election by just 14 votes to Progressive Conservative Nick Hilton. An automatic recount is also required in the Annapolis riding because the difference between the top two candidates was less than 10 votes. Tory David Bowlby nipped Liberal incumbent candidate Carman Kerr by only seven votes.
New data shows people with disabilities are more likely to experience homelessness because of violence or abuse, and women are particularly at risk.
The figures from the federal housing advocate show 63 per cent of women with disabilities who experienced homelessness in their lifetime said it was because of violence, compared to 54 per cent of women without disabilities.
Overall, 53 per cent of people with disabilities who experienced homelessness said it was because of violence, compared to 36 per cent of people without disabilities.
Atlantic Canada has the highest proportion of people with disabilities among the provinces, and Nova Scotia has the highest at 38 per cent.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has issued a recall warning on Taylor Farms Brand Sweet Kale Chopped Kit due to possible Salmonella contamination. The recalled product was distributed in Nova Scotia, PEI, New Brunswick, Newfoundland and Labrador, Quebec and Ontario. The recalled product comes in a 340 gram package with a best before date of December 6, 2024.
There have been no reported illnesses associated with the product.
