Tag: Halifax

Nova Scotia Mounties Should Be Compelled to Testify at Mass Shooting Inquiry: Experts

Public trust in the inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia almost two years ago would be undermined if the RCMP officers involved are not compelled to testify, legal experts say. Last week, the commission of inquiry came under intense scrutiny when the RCMP’s union argued the 18 officers would be “re-traumatized” if they…


Spouse Must Speak at Mass Shooting Probe: Families

HALIFAX—The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting that left 22 people dead heard today from lawyers representing the victims’ families, who said the commission must call the spouse of the killer to testify under oath. The commission has tabled summaries about how the first night of the killings on April 18, 2020, are…


Spouse Must Speak at Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe: Families

HALIFAX—The public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting that left 22 people dead heard today from lawyers representing the victims’ families, who said the commission must call the spouse of the killer to testify under oath. The commission has tabled summaries about how the first night of the killings on April 18, 2020, are…


NS Shooting Probe Focuses on Police Actions

HALIFAX—The public inquiry into Nova Scotia’s mass shooting is continuing today, with evidence expected to detail how police first responded to the killings in Portapique, N.S. Michael MacDonald, the commission’s chairman, reminded the public in his opening remarks that the federal-provincial probe is at the stage of trying to confirm the facts of what happened…


Children Called in Key Details Amid Mass Shooting

HALIFAX—When a gunman impersonating a Mountie started killing people in Portapique, N.S., on April 18, 2020, four children huddled in a home where they relayed key information about the killer as the tragedy unfolded around them. Portions of a transcript of that disturbing 911 call were released today by an independent commission of inquiry investigating…


Halifax Police Seek Two Suspects After 8 Year Old Boy Killed in Shooting Tuesday

DARTMOUTH, N.S.—Halifax police are looking for two suspects after an 8-year-old boy was fatally shot while inside a car with an adult Tuesday afternoon. Const. John MacLeod today identified the child as Lee-Marion Cain, who was shot along with a 26-year-old man. Police responded to a call about the shooting Tuesday at around 4 p.m….


Hurricane’s Larry’s Track Shifts West, Residents of Newfoundland Warned to Prepare

HALIFAX—The expected track of hurricane Larry has shifted to the west, with the latest forecast suggesting the storm could make landfall in eastern Newfoundland early Saturday. The Canadian Hurricane Centre in Halifax issued a tropical cyclone chart this morning that shows the centre of the storm crossing over the island’s Avalon Peninsula at 3 a.m….