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First Nations protest on 3 N.S. highways as tensions escalate over cannabis raids

Millbrook and Sipekne’katik First Nations partially block one of the province’s busiest highways From CBC April 2 2026 More than a dozen RCMP officers were trapped behind a barricade and traffic was rerouted on a major Cape Breton highway Thursday morning as community members protested a police raid on a…

New bill increases fines, enforcement powers for illegal cannabis in Nova Scotia

Justice minister says new bill also allows peace officers to enforce cannabis rule From CBC via The Canadian Press by Lyndsay Armstrong February 25 2026 Nova Scotia’s former justice minister and a legal expert are raising concerns about legislation tabled Wednesday to strengthen enforcement of cannabis rules amid a crackdown…