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The financial history of the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020 is dotted with red flags, but few were passed on or picked up by authorities until after his rampage, according to new documents tabled as part of the inquiry looking into the tragedy. The latest …
Read More »Enough seats for survivors at Pope’s mass in Quebec, says papal visit planning team
There will be enough seats for all First Nations survivors who want to attend Pope Francis’s big reconciliation mass in Quebec after all, the planning committee for the papal visit has confirmed. “We will be able to respond to the request of every single survivor of residential schools who would …
Read More »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 …
Read More »2nd RCMP staffer suggests commissioner under political pressure after N.S. mass shooting
The former head of communications for the Nova Scotia RCMP said it was “appalling” to hear the commissioner of the Mounties bring up federal political pressures in a meeting days following the mass shooting. New documents released Tuesday by the inquiry into the massacre on April 18-19, 2020, have accounts …
Read More »‘Mass exodus’ of psychologists from Eastern Health leaves high vacancy rate and patients waiting
Eastern Health is facing a nearly 45 per cent vacancy rate in psychology positions after a “mass exodus” of specialists for private practice. Some psychologists say the Newfoundland and Labrador government and health authority were warned it would happen but failed to rectify long-standing issues. CBC News spoke with several …
Read More »Mountie who once pulled over ‘infuriated’ gunman critical of mass shooting response
It was one of a handful of interactions after more than a thousand traffic stops that stood out. An RCMP constable testified Monday that in February 2020 he swore at Gabriel Wortman to get back in his vehicle after pulling him over for speeding and the 51-year-old immediately presented as …
Read More »How families found out their loved ones were killed in N.S. mass shooting
Relatives of the people killed in the mass shootings across Nova Scotia in April 2020 waited hours — sometimes days — for information about their loved ones, often driving to crime scenes or scouring social media to get their own answers. Some victims’ homes weren’t investigated until calls began mounting from family …
Read More »Paramedics say N.S. mass shooting left lasting trauma but few changes at work
It is the children’s frankness that has stayed with paramedics Melanie Lowe and Jeff Aucoin. The pair picked up kids whose parents had been killed in Portapique, N.S., the night of April 18, 2020. The children were likely in shock and could not yet fully understand what had just happened to them …
Read More »Why RCMP managers defend using Twitter — and not an alert — during the N.S. mass shooting
Senior RCMP members have defended controversial communication decisions during Nova Scotia’s mass shooting, including the use of Twitter instead of an emergency alert — which one manager said would have caused more deaths. Lia Scanlan, the director of strategic communications for the RCMP during the rampage that left 22 people dead, also …
Read More »Mountie in charge of early N.S. mass shooting response hopes testimony offers families some peace
The RCMP officer who was in charge of the police response during the first hours after 911 calls came in from Portapique, N.S., hopes his testimony provides some answers for families even as some people who lost loved ones took to the streets again in protest. Staff Sgt. Brian Rehill offered …
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