The law that was intended to boost scrutiny of unregulated security guards in Nova Scotia, including bouncers, has never been brought into force by cabinet ministers of any government since the bill passed in 2010
A man who is accused of attacking three women during two separate incidents in Halifax had been released from custody on unrelated charges just days before.
The Nova Scotia Government Employees Union is calling for higher wages for jail workers to address staff shortages in the wake of a Supreme Court judge’s ruling that lockdowns due to such shortages are illegal.