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N.S. gunman’s frequent trips abroad put him on a border watch list. They found nothing

A newly released document shows the Canada Border Services Agency had grown suspicious about Gabriel Wortman before he murdered 22 people in April 2020. The document is part of a trove of material released by the Mass Casualty Commission last week as it wrapped up its public hearings into the killings and their aftermath. Wortman and …

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Mass shooting inquiry to examine gunman’s family violence, domestic abuse this week

The inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia will learn more this week about the various forms of violence surrounding, and carried out by, the gunman Gabriel Wortman. Emily Hill, counsel for the Mass Casualty Commission leading the inquiry, said they are continuing to learn about what …

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Neighbours tried to warn police about Portapique gunman’s abuse, weapons

Long before he went on his murderous rampage in April 2020, two of Gabriel Wortman’s former neighbours saw “red flags” in his behaviour and were wary of everything he said and did.  “He always put that perception out, ‘Hey, I’m easy going, likable,'” recalled George Forbes in an interview with the …

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