Canadian Forces Base Gagetown

• Desmond inquiry: soldier’s application for firearms licence didn’t mention his PTSD

  A former area firearms officer was asked to review Desmond's application after one of his references indicated Desmond had post-traumatic stress disorder.

  Canada

  Mar 23, 2021
  
• Psychologist tells Lionel Desmond inquiry that racist comments led to PTSD relapse

  The inquiry is investigating why Desmond killed his wife, mother and 10-year-old daughter before killing himself in their rural Nova Scotia home in 2017.

  Canada

  Feb 24, 2021
  
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• Lionel Desmond inquiry: psychiatrist says stressors caused relapses for soldier with PTSD

  During the first phase of the provincial fatality inquiry, which started last year, the hearings focused on the involvement of police and provincial health and firearms officials.

  Politics

  Feb 23, 2021
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• Defence minister announces funding for new training facilities for IED disposal

  The Department of National Defence is spending $36 million in New Brunswick on new training facilities for identifying and disposing of improvised explosive devices and other explosive ordinance.

  Canada

  Jun 27, 2016