Policing

Halifax police board looks to improve its budget process, citing ‘frustration’

by Zane Woodford March 10, 2023March 10, 2023

Halifax Regional Police headquarters on Gottingen Street in June 2021. — Photo: Zane Woodford

Coun. Lindell Smith moved for a staff report on new policies for the budget process.

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2020 MASS MURDERS

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UNCOVER: DEAD WRONG

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder, and served 17 years in prison while maintaining his innocence. In 2019, he was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner’s Tim Bousquet tells Assoun’s story on the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong. Click here to listen to the podcast.

Halifax police board looks to improve its budget process, citing ‘frustration’

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