On the day Premier Stephen McNeil said it was time to get tougher on anyone ignoring public health rules during the COVID-19 outbreak, Halifax Regional Police issued their first ticket under the Nova Scotia Emergency Measures Act. 23, 2020, the first full day Nova Scotia is under a state of emergency due to COVID-19. "And not only am I upset, and Dr. Strang is upset, your fellow Nova Scotians are upset with you. "On March 27, Truro Police Service received multiple complaints within the community with respect to a gentleman who had just entered the province of Nova Scotia from out west," said Sgt. But this is not going to end anytime soon if you, the reckless few, continue to break the rules," McNeil said.

Source: CBC News March 29, 2020 18:04 UTC