Desmond Fatality Inquiry
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Nova Scotia to replace judge presiding over Lionel Desmond fatality inquiryThe attorney general has asked the chief judge of the provincial court to assign a new judge to finish the work started by the man who was presiding over the fatality inquiry.CanadaJul 4, 2023
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Systemic failures and racism: Hearings for Desmond inquiry conclude in Nova ScotiaThe inquiry heard from 69 witnesses during 55 days of hearings, which started in January 2020 but were delayed almost a year because of COVID-19 restrictions.CanadaApr 20, 2022
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Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry: federal lawyer defends role of Veterans AffairsThe inquiry has heard Lionel Desmond was a desperately ill man whose marriage was in trouble when he was released from a residential treatment program in August 2016.CanadaApr 19, 2022
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Desmond inquiry to hear from military medical staff who treated Lionel DesmondTestimony at the Desmond Fatality Inquiry will now shift focus to the medical treatment Desmond received while still in the military.CrimeFeb 21, 2021
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‘He saw dead people.’ Inquiry learns about the mental decline of Lionel DesmondThe inquiry heard for the first time from Lionel Desmond's immediate family, including Shanna Desmond's parents and her younger brother.PoliticsFeb 19, 2021
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Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry to resume next week after nearly a year of delaysThere will be restrictions on in-person access to the inquiry as a result of the pandemic. However, the court has now confirmed that proceedings will be livestreamed online.HealthFeb 10, 2021
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Lionel Desmond inquiry to resume mid-February, barring technical delaysJennifer Stairs said in a news release Friday the fatality inquiry in the Lionel Desmond case will go ahead in mid-February at the courthouse in Port Hawkesbury, N.S.CrimeNov 27, 2020
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Justice minister says scheduling snafus stalling Desmond inquiry, but lawyer isn’t so sureA lawyer who represents one of Lionel Desmond's sisters says scheduling is not the problem.CrimeOct 29, 2020
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Desmond Fatality inquiry delayed again, family calls it shameful and despicableThe hearing into the Lionel Desmond Fatality Inquiry will be delayed again and won't resume until 2021.CanadaOct 28, 2020
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Lionel Desmond’s family says race has yet to be addressed at the fatality inquirySix weeks into the Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry and family members say systemic racism hasn't yet been addressedCanadaMar 2, 2020
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