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Anti-violence advocates say mass shooting report validates their calls for urgent change
Advocates for victims of gender-based violence say the mass shooting report gives a sense of urgency to changes they've wanted for years.
Change needed to end 'epidemic' of gender-based violence, says N.S. mass shooting report
The final report from the inquiry examining the 2020 mass shootings in Nova Scotia calls for sweeping change to end gender-based violence.
'It's a constant in our lives': Nova Scotians mourn iconic tree felled by Fiona
Amid the battered power poles and flooded homes ravaged by post-tropical storm Fiona, there was a smaller disaster that united Nova Scotians in a widespread outpouring of heartfelt sorrow.
Former N.S. justice minister says he left RCMP after force refused to adopt Alert Ready
Former Nova Scotia justice minister Mark Furey has told the Mass Casualty Commission he encountered "strong opposition" to a proposal to use a public alerting system in 2012, and that opposition played a key role in his decision to leave the force.
Testimony from key RCMP officer at mass shooting inquiry can't be broadcast
The Mass Casualty Commission investigating the shootings of April 2020 announced late Friday afternoon that the testimony of an RCMP officer who interacted with the gunman more than a dozen times will not be broadcast to the public.
RCMP's psychological assessment of N.S. shooter called into question
The authors of a report commissioned by the RCMP didn’t back up their conclusions in a psychological assessment of the gunman behind the 2020 mass shooting, according to two researchers appearing in front of the inquiry investigating the tragedy Friday.
N.S. mass shooter had a history of intimidation, violent altercations
The man who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in April 2020 had a history of violence in the decades before his final rampage, inflicting assaults and harassment of strangers, employees, and patients alike.
Families of the N.S. shooting victims got information from social media before RCMP: documents
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.
Head of RCMP communications during N.S. mass shooting testifies about delays, lessons learned
The former director of communications for the RCMP, who previously told the public inquiry she "wouldn't change a thing" about the way communications were handled during the mass shootings of April 2020, testified about room for improvement while reflecting on how long it took to tweet about the gunman's replica cruiser.
Why RCMP managers defend using Twitter — and not an alert — during the N.S. mass shooting
Nova Scotia RCMP stands by its decision to use Twitter to communicate with the public during the mass shooting in April 2020, in spite of widespread criticism for not issuing an emergency alert.