Debert

• N.S. mother and kids recall harrowing escape from house fire, thankful for community support

  "I was breaking open the window and telling the kids, 'We've got to jump! We're going to die or we've got to jump'"

  Canada

  Oct 11, 2021
  
• Woman, 3 kids jump from upstairs window to escape house fire near Debert, N.S.

  Two house fires in Nova Scotia this week displaced 10 people, including a family that had to jump from an upstairs window to escape the flames.

  Canada

  Oct 7, 2021
  
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• Mi’kmaq leaders launch final fundraising push for long-awaited cultural centre in Debert, N.S.

  The Mi'kmawey Debert Cultural Centre needs about $5.2 million in funding before shovels can go into the ground in Debert, N.S.

  Canada

  Jun 29, 2020
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• No injuries after transport truck fire in Debert

  RCMP said there was no word on any injuries as of late Sunday night.

  Jun 21, 2020
• Joint federal-provincial inquiry into N.S. mass shooting a good option: top expert

  Calls for a public inquiry have come from opposition politicians, from Dalhousie University law professors and from victims' relatives.

  Crime

  Jun 2, 2020
• Family of Heather O’Brien, VON nurse killed in Nova Scotia shooting, calls for public inquiry

  'We are requesting you give us the information we all deserve.'

  Crime

  Jun 1, 2020
• Tim Hortons Nova Scotia Strong doughnut campaign raises over $1.4M for Red Cross

  In a news release Thursday, Tim Hortons Canada said its Debert, N.S., location sold over 4,400 Nova Scotia Strong doughnuts, the most in the country.

  Canada

  May 7, 2020
• ‘He wasn’t in his right mind:’ Shooting victim’s sister opens up about grieving, forgiveness

  Lisa McCully, a teacher at Debert Elementary School in Debert, N.S., was killed in her home community of Portapique, N.S. on the evening of April 18., at the age of 49.

  Canada

  May 1, 2020
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• N.S. rampage victim’s husband says police secrecy could foster distrust

  On Sunday morning, Beaton said, he and his wife lay in bed and scrolled through Facebook posts about a shooter in Portapique, about a half hour's drive from their Belmont home.

  Canada

  Apr 24, 2020
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• ‘Lived life 200%’: Teacher killed in N.S. shooting remembered for her infectious personality

  Lisa McCully was one of at least 22 people killed during the Nova Scotia mass shooting over the weekend. She was 49.

  Canada

  Apr 23, 2020