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Halifax police taking part in federal gun buyback program amid N.S. premier's opposition

February 3, 2026

Halifax’s municipal police chief says the force will participate in the federal government’s buyback program for banned guns, just a week after Nova Scotia’s premier said he believed the province would be “staying out” of the project.



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