News releases from Justice (Page 1)

Nova Scotia has appointed longtime human rights leader Joseph Fraser as the new director and CEO of the Nova Scotia Human Rights Commission. The appointment takes effect April 19.

Changes to the province’s Parenting and Support Act introduced today, April 7, will provide more clarity and alignment with recent amendments to the federal Divorce Act.

Trials at the first criminal jury courthouse in Atlantic Canada built to be COVID-19 compliant will begin on Wednesday, March 31, in Dartmouth.

The Rankin government is introducing legislation that will help speed up the settling of land claims and address land ownership inequities in five historic African Nova Scotian communities.

New legislation will restrict access to police items, making it more difficult for someone to impersonate a police officer.

Nova Scotia has appointed a new chair and vice-chair to lead the work of the Accessibility Advisory Board and welcomes several new members.

Nova Scotians who use the court system have benefited from technological changes introduced during the pandemic. Now a new task force will explore more ways to use technology to improve access to justice, increase efficiencies and create better outcomes.

Enhanced access to housing and supports can help women overcome barriers and make positive changes in their lives.

Patrick Curran has been appointed Nova Scotia’s new police complaints commissioner.

Government is committed to supporting safer communities. That is why there will soon be more sex offender registration sites to support police in conducting investigations.

Nova Scotians now have improved access to the courts for resolving family legal matters.

The joint public inquiry in response to the April tragedy in Nova Scotia has been established and the commissioners will now begin their work.

Art and pop culture are being used by a Halifax group to fight and address the impacts of crime and violence.

Criminal jury trials will be able to resume safely in Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) with the creation of two new satellite courtrooms for the Supreme Court of Nova Scotia.

Government is offering a reward of up to $150,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or people responsible for the homicide of 45-year-old Jason Andrew Smith.

I have heard from family members and many Nova Scotians who are opposed to a joint review of the tragic events of April 18 and 19 and would prefer a joint public inquiry.

The tragedy that occurred on April 18 and 19 in Nova Scotia left families and communities across the province suffering unimaginable trauma, pain and loss.

NOTE: Photos of the judges are available at https://novascotia.ca/news/photos/2020/07/09/1/

The inmate who escaped from the Northeast Nova Scotia Correctional Facility in Pictou County, Friday, June 5, is now in police custody.

An inmate escaped from the Northeast Correctional Facility near New Glasgow today, at about 8-8:30 p.m.