Mass Casualty Commission

• N.S. mass shooting: committee member flags lack of action on gender-based violence

  A member of the committee monitoring how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry is raising concerns from survivors of gender-based violence about a lack of action.

  Canada

  Dec 3
  
• ‘Serious commitment’ toward N.S. mass shooting recommendations, says committee

  The head of a committee monitoring how governments and the RCMP are responding to the inquiry into the 2020 mass shooting says she is encouraged by their "serious commitment."

  Canada

  Nov 29
  
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• Committee monitoring responses to mass shooting inquiry getting new chairwoman

  The Nova Scotia and federal governments confirmed Tuesday that Myra Freeman will replace chairwoman Linda Lee Oland, whose one-year term ends May 31.

  Canada

  May 28
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• Report on RCMP, government responses to mass shooting inquiry offers no evaluation

  The federal-provincial inquiry submitted a final report last year that included 130 non-binding recommendations for change, half of which focus on policing.

  Canada

  May 1
• Mental health support still lacking 4 years after mass shooting: Nova Scotia mayor

  Four years after the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history, the mayor of the community where the tragedy began says accessing mental health resources is still a challenge.

  Canada

  Apr 19
• Domestic violence not epidemic, N.S. justice minister says on mass shooting anniversary

  Nova Scotia’s justice minister has apologized for saying he doesn’t believe domestic violence is an epidemic on the four-year anniversary of the province’s worst mass shooting.

  Canada

  Apr 18
• Nova Scotia town seeking novel approach to dealing with unruly university students

  A small Nova Scotia town that has struggled to tame its sometimes rowdy population of university students is considering advice from an unlikely source.

  Canada

  Apr 8
• RCMP release progress report on their response to inquiry into 2020 mass shooting

  The RCMP are expected to provide an update today on progress they have made in responding to the inquiry into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting that killed 22 people.

  Canada

  Mar 27
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• City of Peterborough declares intimate partner violence an epidemic

  Prior to council's approval, the Kawartha Sexual Assault Centre and YWCA addressed the high number of Peterborough-area victims who don't report gender-based violence to police.

  Canada

  Nov 28, 2023
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• N.S. announces comprehensive policing review following 2020 mass shooting

  The province says it will form a committee and may recommend changes on how policing is delivered in Nova Scotia, following a recommendation from the Mass Casualty Commission.

  Politics

  Sep 29, 2023