Mark Furey

• Mass shooting inquiry: Former Mountie says he quit over quashed alert system proposal

  Mark Furey, who later served as Nova Scotia's justice minister, says that in 2012, he recommended the RCMP start using the National Public Alerting System.

  Canada

  Sep 12, 2022
  
• Scoping documents for ‘Nova Scotia Shootings Review’ drafted less than 2 weeks after attack

  Internal government documents show that work on a review into the Nova Scotia mass shooting began in early May, less than two weeks after the attacks.

  Crime

  May 26, 2021
  
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• Episode 11: Collision Course

  In Episode 11 of 13 Hours we trace the gunman’s movements during the last full hour of the killing spree and introduce more of the victims.

  Crime

  Mar 15, 2021
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• N.S. Justice Minister Mark Furey announces he will not be re-offering

  Mark Furey announced his decision on Friday and was thanked by Premier Stephen McNeil for his years in provincial politics.

  Politics

  Feb 19, 2021
• Federal government halts sale of decommissioned RCMP cruisers in wake of N.S. shooting

  The federal government made the announcement more than nine months after a mock police cruiser was used in the Nova Scotia mass killing that claimed the lives of 22 people.

  Crime

  Jan 22, 2021
• Advocates laud Nova Scotia’s decision to ban prison practice known as ‘dry celling’

  The decision to eliminate the controversial practice comes two months after a New Brunswick woman challenged 'dry celling' in a Nova Scotia court.

  Canada

  Jan 7, 2021
• N.S. premier says RCMP must improve emergency alert protocols after gunman arrested in Amherst

  Premier Stephen McNeil says the Mounties must "fix their protocols."

  Crime

  Jan 7, 2021
• Nova Scotia appoints former watchdog head as new police complaint commissioner

  Patrick Curran has previously served as the interim head of the Serious Incident Response Team, the independent police watchdog in Nova Scotia. 

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2020
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• Justice minister says scheduling snafus stalling Desmond inquiry, but lawyer isn’t so sure

  A lawyer who represents one of Lionel Desmond's sisters says scheduling is not the problem.

  Crime

  Oct 29, 2020
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• Governments announce public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting

  Nova Scotia and Ottawa have established the inquiry into April's mass shooting, the province announced on Thursday afternoon.

  Canada

  Oct 22, 2020