Cassidy Bernard

• N.S. man sentenced to 18 years in prison in killing of Cassidy Bernard

  The former partner of We’koqma’q First Nation woman Cassidy Bernard, and the father of her two daughters, has been sentenced for manslaughter in her 2018 death.

  Canada

  Jul 6, 2022
  
• Cassidy Bernard’s former partner pleads guilty to manslaughter in 2018 killing

  Austin Isadore was initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of Cassidy Bernard, but a guilty plea to the lesser charge of manslaughter was accepted by the Crown.

  Crime

  Jun 13, 2022
  
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• Canso Causeway closed for Chantel Moore rally Sunday evening

  Chantel Moore, a 26-year-old Indigenous woman, was fatally shot by an Edmundston police officer during a wellness check on June 4.

  Canada

  Aug 16, 2020
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• Year in review: Nova Scotia’s top news stories in 2019

  Here's a look back at some of the biggest stories that mattered to Maritimers over the past 12 months.

  Canada

  Dec 30, 2019
• N.S. RCMP lay second-degree murder charges in death of Cassidy Bernard

  Dwight Austin Isadore has been arrested and charged with the death of 22-year-old Cassidy Bernard.

  Crime

  Dec 3, 2019
• Arrest made in connection with death of Cassidy Bernard

  Bernard was found dead on We’koqma’q First Nation on Oct. 24, 2018. Her two infant girls were found alive but dehydrated alongside her.

  Crime

  Dec 2, 2019
• Family of Cassidy Bernard to hold vigil in Cape Breton 1 year after death

  It has been one year since Cassidy Bernard was found dead in the tightknit Mi'kmaq community on Oct. 24, 2018.

  Canada

  Oct 24, 2019
• Suspicious death of Indigenous woman raised in Nova Scotia legislature

  The body of Cassidy Bernard, a 22-year-old mother of infant twins, was found by police in We'koqma'q First Nation on Oct. 24.

  Canada

  Apr 11, 2019
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• ‘The grief is huge’: Cassidy Bernard’s family to address N.S. Legislature

  The body of Cassidy Bernard, a 22-year-old mother, was found by police on October 24th, 2018 in We’koqma’q First Nation

  Canada

  Apr 10, 2019
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• Death of 22-year-old woman on We’koqma’q First Nation not believed to be random: N.S. RCMP

  Cassidy Bernard was found dead inside her home on We’koqma’q First Nation on Oct. 24.

  Crime

  Dec 6, 2018