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Halifax police make arrests at separate gatherings
Halifax police made arrests and issued tickets for violations of the Health Protection Act for gatherings near Saint Mary s University and Citadel Hill.
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Tickets issued under the Health Protection Act for gatherings at Citadel Hill and in city s south end
Posted: May 15, 2021 5:58 PM AT | Last Updated: May 17
Police made arrests at Citadel Hill for violations of the Health Protection Act.(Vernon Ramesar/CBC)
Halifax police made six arrests and issued numerous tickets for separate gatherings in the city on Saturday.
One of the gatherings was at Tower Road and Inglis Street, outside Saint Mary s University in the city s south end. It was the starting point for what was billed as a Free Palestine COVID safe car rally scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.
HALIFAX Premier Iain Rankin says he sought a court injunction to halt plans for an anti-mask rally scheduled to take place on Citadel Hill in Halifax on Saturday and a Nova Scotia Supreme Court Justice granted it ruling that it was necessary to prevent the spread of COVID-19. There was a protest planned for this weekend, a group of people who don t agree with wearing a mask or following restrictions, said Rankin, during a live news conferene on Friday. So, government went to court to seek an injunction, and that was granted today, preventing this group, and any other from organizing, preventing and participating in a gathering against protocols.