Mass Casualty Commission

• Mental health support still lacking 4 years after mass shooting: Nova Scotia mayor

  Four years after the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, the mayor of the community where the tragedy began says accessing mental health resources is still a challenge.

  Canada

  Apr 19
  
• Domestic violence not epidemic, N.S. justice minister says on mass shooting anniversary

  Nova Scotia’s justice minister has apologized for saying he doesn’t believe domestic violence is an epidemic on the four-year anniversary of the province’s worst mass shooting.

  Canada

  Apr 18
  
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• Nova Scotia town seeking novel approach to dealing with unruly university students

  A small Nova Scotia town that has struggled to tame its sometimes rowdy population of university students is considering advice from an unlikely source.

  Canada

  Apr 8
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• RCMP release progress report on their response to inquiry into 2020 mass shooting

  The RCMP are expected to provide an update today on progress they have made in responding to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that killed 22 people.

  Canada

  Mar 27
• City of Peterborough declares intimate partner violence an epidemic

  Prior to council's approval, the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre and YWCA addressed the high number of Peterborough-area victims who don't report gender-based violence to police.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2023
• N.S. announces comprehensive policing review following 2020 mass shooting

  The province says it will form a committee and may recommend changes on how policing is delivered in Nova Scotia, following a recommendation from the Mass Casualty Commission.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2023
• Families of Nova Scotia mass shooting victims want sincere RCMP apology: lawyer

  A lawyer representing a majority of the families affected by the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia says they have yet to see any “concrete change” by the RCMP.

  Canada

  Aug 31, 2023
• Committee overseeing N.S. mass shooting recommendations to post regular updates

  A committee that will oversee the changes recommended by Nova Scotia's mass shooting inquiry is to meet no more than four times a year and provide updates at least twice a year.

  Canada

  Jul 31, 2023
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• Work to implement N.S. shooting inquiry recommendations gets underway

  The commission found widespread failures in how the RCMP responded to the shootings and the way the force communicated with the public during and after the killings.

  Crime

  May 31, 2023
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• Nova Scotia mass shooting: Government commits more money to mental health programs

  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 April 2020.

  Canada

  May 18, 2023