• Three Nova Scotia communities to launch crime prevention projects

  Source: Nova Scotia - Halifax & Regional News
  Date: 2026-09-17 18:29:37.0
  Tags: [Nova Scotia, Municipal, Public Safety, Justice, Social Services]

  The Nova Scotia government announced it will allocate $550,000 in federal funding from Public Safety Canada to three municipalities to establish tailored crime prevention projects. Provincial Justice Minister Scott Armstrong confirmed the initiative will help communities address complex local challenges such as mental health, addiction, housing instability, and poverty. In New Glasgow, Mayor Nancy Dicks noted the funding arrives as the town addresses escalating public safety issues and debates the future of a local 20-bed emergency homeless shelter.

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• City calls for 'provincial reintegration co-ordination framework' after video surfaces showing inmates dropped off in Chinatown late Friday

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-14 22:02:14.0
  Tags: [Alberta, Municipal, Justice, Public Safety, Social Services]

  Following a viral video showing correctional officers dropping off five men and three women from a shuttle in Edmonton's Chinatown area at approximately 8:45 p.m. on Friday, September 11, 2026, the City of Edmonton is calling for a provincial reintegration co-ordination framework. Mayor Andrew Knack noted that Edmonton houses 3,405 inmates across its eight prisons—representing 72 per cent of the provincial inmate population and 306 per cent more than Calgary—and urged the provincial and federal governments to implement a proper "warm handoff" to social services. O-day'min Councillor Anne Stevenson emphasized that leaving vulnerable individuals in parking lots without services immediately prior to the weekend sets them up to re-offend, while Ministry of Public Safety Director of Communications Sheena Campbell stated that corrections works with community shelters and individuals upon release, though approximately 80 per cent are on remand status with unpredictable release dates.

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• Ottawa invests $2.2 million to give Edmonton youths a literal fighting chance

  Source: Alberta - Edmonton Journal (Legislature & Capital)
  Date: 2026-09-09 23:22:54.0
  Tags: [National, Alberta, Municipal, Justice, Public Safety, Social Services]

  The federal government, through Justice Minister Sean Fraser, announced a $2.2 million investment from the Crime Prevention Action Fund to support the Empire Fighting Chance program in Edmonton. Administered locally through REACH Edmonton and operated out of Brave MMA and Fitness, the program adapts a model from Bristol, England, utilizing non-contact boxing, martial arts discipline, and psychologically informed mentoring to redirect at-risk youth away from crime and gang activity. Local municipal leaders, including Edmonton Mayor Andrew Knack, alongside organizations like Native Counselling Services of Alberta, collaborated on the initiative to provide barrier-free early intervention and mental health resources.

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