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Halifax police asking for armoured vehicle in upcoming budget
Halifax Regional Police will ask for an armoured vehicle for high-risk situations in the upcoming city budget, but one policing expert is urging restraint when it comes to such tools.
Halifax hopes to launch civilian crisis response team in 2025
The free service would ideally operate 24/7 and be made up of teams of two people in an accessible van. The members would have a variety of training, like non-violent crisis intervention, mental health support and suicide intervention.
Halifax police want funding for new civilian roles in $101M budget
Halifax Regional Police are asking for funding in next year's budget to support more civilian positions, including new roles in domestic violence support.
Halifax likely to close 'tremendously tormenting' pickleball court after years of noise complaints
Halifax is a step closer to shutting down a pickleball court that has drawn noise complaints from neighbours, but players of the growing sport are hopeful another option could open nearby.
N.B. police say a sex assault oversight model makes them better. Halifax police say they can't use it
Some police forces in New Brunswick using a civilian oversight model for certain sex assault cases say it's improving their services — which one Halifax lawyer says makes it especially frustrating the city's police force won't use it.
Halifax police to send certain closed sex assault cases to RCMP review committee
Halifax Regional Police will send certain sexual assault cases to an RCMP oversight committee to be examined, but an advocate for a different review model says she's disappointed and confused by the move.
Halifax council defeats mayor's ask to cut list of possible homeless sites
Halifax council will keep a list of possible sites to use for homeless encampments if needed, with some saying the new mayor's request to scrap the list was premature.
New Halifax organics facility turns food waste into high-grade compost
The food scraps Halifax residents throw in their green bins are now headed to a new facility in Goodwood where the waste is turned into compost, and smells are kept inside the building.
RCMP in Halifax, across Nova Scotia rolling out body cameras
Nearly 20 Mounties are now using body-worn cameras in the Halifax area, with more training rolling out across the region in the coming months.
Halifax looks to improve appeals process for taxi licences
HRM staff say they are working with privacy experts from the province to create a more standardized process to improve how appeals of taxi licences are handled in the municipality.