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Nova Scotia youth charged after staff at business shown replica handgun

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HALIFAX - Police in Nova Scotia say a young boy has been arrested and charged after staff at a business in New Glasgow reported being shown what appeared to be a real handgun.

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HALIFAX – Police in Nova Scotia say a young boy has been arrested and charged after staff at a business in New Glasgow reported being shown what appeared to be a real handgun.

Officers were called Sunday about a weapons complaint on George Street in the town roughly 160 kilometres northeast of Halifax.

Police say in a news release that they found the boy at a local restaurant and placed him under arrest.

Police tape is shown at a crime scene in Calgary, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Police tape is shown at a crime scene in Calgary, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Investigators say they searched the youth and seized a replica handgun they described as a BB gun.

The youth has been charged with possession of a prohibited weapon and two counts of possessing a weapon dangerous to the public.

The accused is scheduled to appear in court at a later date.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published April 12, 2026.

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