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Jackie McLean and her common-law partner Const. Robb Costello kept location-tracking services active on their phones so they could see where the other was. Often, when Costello was at the Fredericton police station, McLean’s phone would mistakenly tell her he was in the middle of the Saint John River, a …
Read More »Boy, 14, charged with murder after 2 killed in ‘mass shooting’ outside Toronto school
A 14-year-old boy is facing first-degree murder charges after a “mass shooting” outside a Toronto school earlier this month left two people dead and three others hurt. Toronto police made the update Monday after the June 2 shooting probe, which happened in the parking lot of North Albion Collegiate Institute, …
Read More »Wife of man killed in Toronto mass shooting heard him dying over the phone
The wife of a man killed in a mass shooting in Toronto says she heard him dying over the phone, but was unable to speak with him directly in his last moments. Heather Parkes had been with Delroy George Parkes, 61, for 30 years and they were married for around …
Read More »‘Our hearts are broken’: Man killed in Toronto mass shooting a ‘beloved father’
A man who was killed in a mass shooting in northwest Toronto late Sunday while gathered with friends has been identified as a “beloved father” and “a man of strong faith.” Woodstock resident Delroy George Parkes, 61, was one of five people shot outside of North Albion Collegiate Institute in …
Read More »Nova Scotia mass shooting: progress report released on response to public inquiry – Halifax
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 1, 2024 11:51 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An independent committee released today its first report on how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia …
Read More »Mental health support still lacking 4 years after mass shooting: Nova Scotia mayor
This story contain disturbing subject matter and discussion of mental health. Discretion is advised. It’s been four years since the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, and the mayor of the community where the tragedy began says mental health resources are still a challenge to access. “It’s more than mental …
Read More »‘Unimaginably difficult’: Ottawa mass killing leaves survivor ‘devastated’
Descrease article font size Increase article font size The brutal loss of his family and a “dear friend” in one of Ottawa’s worst mass killings has left Dhanushka Wickramasinghe “devastated,” the survivor of the attacks said in a statement. “This tragedy has shaken me and my family deeply. I am …
Read More »Ottawa community gathers at vigil to mourn victims of mass killing: ‘We are hurting’
More than 300 people gathered in the suburban Ottawa neighbourhood of Barrhaven Saturday for a community vigil following what police have called one of the worst mass killings in the region’s recent history. Ottawa Police Service said Thursday that the homicide unit was called in after six people — four …
Read More »‘This violence needs to stop,’ Durham advocates react to mass shooting in Sault Ste. Marie – Durham
Just days before Halloween, anger, shock and sadness fill the small community of Sault Ste. Marie, after five people were shot dead last Monday night. Five people – including three children, were found dead at two homes, in what police are calling a result of intimate partner violence. In Durham …
Read More »Manitoba officials set to address public on Monday regarding mass casualty bus crash
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Supt. Rob Lasson from the Manitoba RCMP major crimes unit, Premier Heather Stefanson and Lanette Siragusa, CEO of Shared Health are set to hold a press conference at 12 p.m. on Monday to provide an update on the tragic bus crash that …
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