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Desmond inquiry: presiding judge hints at key recommendation as testimony concludesMore than five years after the killings in rural Nova Scotia, the provincial fatality inquiry heard from its final witness Tuesday: the province's chief firearms officer.CanadaMar 22, 2022
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Firearm officials speak at Lionel Desmond Inquiry about licensing practisesNova Scotia's chief firearms officer, John Parkin, is providing details about firearms licensing practices.CanadaMar 2, 2020
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Doctor who examined Lionel Desmond tells fatality inquiry what he sawLionel Desmond killed his mother, wife and 10-year-old daughter before turning the rifle on himself in January 2017.CrimeFeb 3, 2020
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N.S. inquiry into Lionel Desmond murder-suicide to begin in MayNova Scotia ordered the inquiry in December 2017, almost a year after Desmond, an Afghan veteran, fatally shot his mother, wife, 10-year-old daughter and himself in Upper Big Tracadie.CanadaMay 16, 2019
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N.S. inquiry into Lionel Desmond murder-suicide to begin hearings in SeptemberThe Afghan war veteran, who had been diagnosed with PTSD, killed his family and himself in rural Nova Scotia on Jan. 3, 2017.CanadaMar 27, 2019
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Public inquiry into Lionel Desmond murder-suicide to begin early next yearOn Jan. 3, 2017, Lionel Desmond shot his wife Shanna, 31, their 10-year-daughter Aaliyah and his 52-year-old mother Brenda before turning the gun on himself.CanadaDec 7, 2018
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N.S. inquiry into Lionel Desmond murder-suicide to examine mental health, domestic violence servicesNova Scotia ordered the inquiry in December 2017, almost a year after Desmond fatally shot his mother, wife, 10-year-old daughter and himself in Upper Big Tracadie.CanadaMay 24, 2018
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N.S. inquiry into murder-suicides has ‘national implications,’ advocate saysVeterans Affairs Minister Seamus O'Regan says in a statement Ottawa is prepared to share information about the federal care provided to veterans and their families.CanadaDec 29, 2017
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