Halifax has a small reason to celebrate on Friday, as the municipal police force announced officers had not issued a single ticket for violating the province’s COVID-19 restrictions since their last update Monday.
However, as a result of delays in data entry, the number of tickets has actually gone up. On Monday, the Halifax Regional Police (HRP) reported issuing 159 tickets.
But after retallying their totals, HRP say they’ve actually issued 183 tickets since the province declared a state of emergency on March 22.
Tickets are issued under Nova Scotia’s health protection and emergency management laws. [ Sign up for our Health IQ newsletter for the latest coronavirus updates ] In a press release, Halifax police thanked the public for their