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Federal and provincial governments to hold public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shootings

July 28, 2020 By Zane Woodford and Yvette d'Entremont 1 Comment

There will be a public inquiry into April’s mass shooting in Nova Scotia after all. Following significant public protest, statements from multiple Liberal MPs in opposition to an independent review, and a challenge from Nova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey, federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair announced his government is launching a public inquiry. “We […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Desmond Fatality Inquiry, Justice Minister Mark Furey, mass shooting inquiry, Michael Tutton, Minister Bill Blair, MP Andy Fillmore, MP Bernadette Jordan, MP Darren Fisher, MP Kody Blois, MP Lenore Zann, MP Mike Kelloway, MP Sean Fraser, NDP leader Gary Burrill, Nova Scotia Federal Liberal Caucus, PC leader Tim Houston, Portapique mass shooting murder spree, Premier Stephen McNeil, Public Inquiry, Yvonne Colbert

Why people ignore warning signs

Morning File, Tuesday, July 28, 2020

July 28, 2020 By Suzanne Rent 6 Comments

News 1. Witness told police that mass murderer “builds fires and burns bodies, is a sexual predator, and supplies drugs in Portapique and Economy” Tim Bousquet is on vacation, but still reported on documents related to the RCMP’s investigation in the mass murders of April 18/19, which a Nova Scotia judge ordered redacted. And there’s […]

Filed Under: Featured Tagged With: COVID-19, domestic violence, El Jones, feedback loops, gain-frame messages, Jon Ronson, Judy Haiven, loss-frame messages, Mass shooting review, Oxford blueberry, Oxley the blueberry, pandemic, Peggy's Cove, Public Inquiry, Rachel Jones, risk, Sheri Lecker, signage, speed limits, speed signs, Steven Smith, Thomas Goetz, warning signs

300 family members and friends of mass murder victims march and demand public inquiry

July 22, 2020 By Yvette d'Entremont 2 Comments

About 300 family members and friends of the 22 people killed in April’s mass shooting gathered in Bible Hill on Wednesday morning to draw attention to their united demand for a public inquiry.  The crowd gathered at the local Foodland parking lot armed with signs featuring the names and faces of their loved ones. All […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Bible Hill, Darcy Dobson, Heather O'Brien, Joey Webber, Kristen Beaton, mass shooting victims Nova Scotia, murder spree Portapique, Nick Beaton, Premier Stephen McNeil, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, PTSD, Public Inquiry, Tony Webber

Petition calls for mass murder inquiry with “feminist lens”

July 14, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 2 Comments

A petition containing 7,648 signatures calling for a “feminist lens” to be included in a Nova Scotia independent public inquiry into the worst mass shooting in Canadian history was sent yesterday to the prime minister; the federal ministers of Public Safety, Justice, and Women And Gender Equality; Nova Scotia Premier Stephen McNeil; as well as […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Eleanor Cowan, Jeanne Sarson, Linda MacDonald, mass shooting murder Portapique, misogyny, Persons Against Non-State Torture, Public Inquiry, RCMP, violence against women

Why we need a full public inquiry into the Nova Scotia massacre

Is it a crazy idea that the Nova Scotian mass murderer was a police informant? Consider the historic context: while he was an RCMP informant, Dany Kane killed 11 people.

July 13, 2020 By Paul Palango 19 Comments

We are now about to enter our fourth month since that horrendous weekend of April 18-19, when 22 people were murdered in an unprecedented rampage in Nova Scotia by the madman denturist the Halifax Examiner is identifying as “GW.” From the outset we’ve known two things: 1) GW was a psychopathic, revenge-seeking maniac and 2) […]

Filed Under: Featured, Investigation, News Tagged With: bikers, Brink's, CIBC Intria, confidential informants, Const. Chad Morrison, Const. Heidi Stevenson, COVID-19, Dany Kane, Elizabeth McMillan, fake RCMP car, Hell's Angels, lockdown, mass shooting murder Portapique, Michael John Lawrence, pandemic, Peter Alan Griffon, Portapique Beach Road, Public Inquiry, Randy Mersereau, RCMP, RCMP Supt Darren Campbell, shooting rampage Nova Scotia, social distancing, Stephen Maher, Sylvain Boulanger

Inquiry into mass shooting will be announced soon

June 5, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson 1 Comment

A federal-provincial inquiry into the mass shooting that claimed the lives of 22 Nova Scotians could be announced as early as next week after the details are sorted out. Attorney General Mark Furey said yesterday discussions between the province and federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair are in the “final stages.” Premier Stephen McNeil told […]

Filed Under: Featured, News, Province House Tagged With: Attorney General Mark Furey, Emergency Measures Organization, mass shooting murder Portapique, Minister Bill Blair, Premier Stephen McNeil, Public Inquiry, RCMP

Mass shooting lawsuit amended; victims’ families call for public inquiry

June 2, 2020 By Jennifer Henderson Leave a Comment

The class action lawsuit brought against the estate of the man who killed 22 people and injured seven others during a fiery rampage across northern Nova Scotia has been updated through an amended statement of claim. The lawsuit includes three groups of plaintiffs: those whose loved ones were murdered by the person the Halifax Examiner […]

Filed Under: Featured, News Tagged With: Alanna Jenkins, Atlantic Denture Clinic Inc, Berkshire Broman Corporation, class action lawsuit, Clinton Ellison, Cory Ellison, Darcy Dobson, Dawn Gulenchyn, fake RCMP car, Frank Gulenchyn, Heather O'Brien, mass shooting murder Portapique, Nicholas C. Beaton, Northumberland Investments Inc, Premier Stephen McNeil, Public Inquiry, RCMP, Robert Pineo, Ryan Farrington, Sean Mcleod

Nova Scotia massacre: Did the RCMP “risk it out” one time too many?

May 30, 2020 By Paul Palango 6 Comments

Catharine Mansley was a Mountie for 24 years. In time her mind began to go from all the stress of being a RCMP patrol officer in Halifax County. She began drinking. When she complained about her problem to her supervisors, that just added to them. She was caught driving drunk twice. Convicted once, she went […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Catharine Mansley, Const. Heidi Stevenson, Councillor Wade Parker, Edgar MacLeod, Jim Bronskill, Mark Furey, mass murder shooting spree, Michael Gregory, Portapique, Premier Stephen McNeil, Public Inquiry, RCMP

Premier McNeil: A message from my grandmother about the RCMP

May 27, 2020 By Paul Palango 8 Comments

That horrible weekend last month, all Canadians witnessed what was likely the most catastrophic collapse of policing in Canadian history. Little, if anything, went right. Twenty-two people were murdered. The gunman marauded around the province of Nova Scotia with seeming impunity, only being killed and captured because the last person he murdered had left her […]

Filed Under: Commentary, Featured Tagged With: Big Allan MacLellan, Donald Walker, Dr. John Butt, fake RCMP car, Jeanne Sauvé, Mary Kennedy, Mary Sarah MacLellan, mass shooting murder Portapique, Public Inquiry, RCMP, RCMP Chief Supt. Chris Leather, Roland Michener, Steve Jarrett

Dear Mr. Premier: I know you’re busy but…

You need to appoint a public inquiry into the recent mass murders in Nova Scotia. Now. Yesterday. It needs to be open and transparent and broad-based. I have a few suggestions. You're welcome.

May 24, 2020 By Stephen Kimber 2 Comments

Dear Premier McNeil, I know you’ve been busy, telling Nova Scotians to stay the blazes home and telling our legislators to stay the blazes out of affairs that are none of their business. Such as government spending. I mean, what gives elected MLAs the right to hold online committee hearings to ask awkward questions about […]

Filed Under: Featured, Province House Tagged With: Portapique, Public Inquiry, Stephen McNeil

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The Tideline, with Tara Thorne

Mo Kenney. Photo: Matt Williams

Episode #18 of The Tideline, with Tara Thorne is published.

Mo Kenney’s new record Covers is a perfect winter companion — songs from across the rock spectrum that she’s pared down to piano or guitar and turned them into sad ballads. She joins Tara to talk about choosing and arranging them, and opens up for a frank discussion of the alcohol dependency it took a pandemic for her to confront. Plus: Movies are back (again).

This episode is available today only for premium subscribers; to become a premium subscriber, click here, and join the select group of arts and entertainment supporters for just $5/month. Everyone else will have to wait until tomorrow to listen to it.

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Uncover: Dead Wrong

In 1995, Brenda Way was brutally murdered behind a Dartmouth apartment building. In 1999, Glen Assoun was found guilty of the murder. He served 17 years in prison, but steadfastly maintained his innocence. In 2019, Glen Assoun was fully exonerated.

Halifax Examiner founder and investigative journalist Tim Bousquet has followed the story of Glen Assoun's wrongful conviction for over five years. Now, Bousquet tells that story as host of Season 7 of the CBC podcast series Uncover: Dead Wrong.

Click here to go to listen to the podcast, or search for CBC Uncover on Apple podcasts, Spotify, or any other podcast aggregator.

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