Posted: Jun 14, 2021 7:52 PM AT | Last Updated: June 14
RCMP say there s been an increase in remote-access scams, which occur when an individual receives a phone call or an email from someone pretending to be a tech support employee who requests access to their computer to fix an issue. (CBC)
Some computer repair shops in Nova Scotia have been seeing a rise in online scams since the COVID-19 pandemic began and the RCMP is warning the public to be on alert.
Nova Scotia RCMP said Monday there s been an increase in all cybercrime during the pandemic, but especially remote-access scams.
Remote-access scams occur when an individual receives a phone call or an email from someone pretending to be a tech support employee of a large computer or cybersecurity company, like Microsoft or Norton 360.
The public inquiry examining the circumstances of the Nova Scotia mass shooting is calling for Frank Magazine to remove “highly sensitive” audio of 911 calls placed the night 13 residents were murdered in Portapique, N.S., including one by a child who witnessed his parents dying.
RCMP are investigating a fatal crash on Highway 101. Cpl. Lisa Croteau confirms one person has died following the overnight collision near Exit 7. Pol.
Posted: May 29, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: May 29
Nova Scotia RCMP Commanding Officer and Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman at Nova Scotia RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth, N.S., on April 22, 2020. (Tim Krochak/The Canadian Press)
The Nova Scotia government twice refused to pay for a special RCMP team established to respond to the public inquiry into the mass shootings that killed 22 people in April 2020, newly released documents show.
CBC News obtained correspondence between Mark Furey, who was the province s justice minister at the time, and Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman, the commanding officer of the RCMP in Nova Scotia, through freedom of information laws.
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May 26, 2021 | 11:36 AM
Yarmouth Town RCMP block Chester Street in centre Yarmouth during a homicide investigation on May 25, 2021. (Y95 News Photo)
RCMP still aren’t saying much about a homicide investigation in Yarmouth.
Late Monday night, a 41 year old man died of a gunshot wound in centre town.
Police were called to a home on King Street, and found the man outside.
Paramedics tried to treat the victim, but he succumbed to his injuries.
Most of the investigation has been focused on neighbouring Chester Street.
Corporal Lisa Croteau with Nova Scotia RCMP gave an update this morning.