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Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs – Halifax

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted May 18, 2023 11:22 am Updated May 18, 2023 11:26 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Nova Scotia government has announced more mental health resources for people who live in the three counties most affected by the mass shooting in …

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New community hall in Portapique, N.S. to offer a chance at healing after mass shooting – Halifax

Nearly three years after a deadly rampage started in the small Nova Scotia community of Portapique, the community is finding ways to heal with the construction of a new community hall. Residents of Portapique are still dealing with the impacts of the April 2020 mass shooting — an event that …

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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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