Nova Scotia Chief Medical Examiner

• Inquiry begins Monday into deaths of former soldier Lionel Desmond and his family

  On Monday a fatality inquiry that will try to determine what happened to Lionel Desmond and what can be done to prevent similar tragedies

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2019
  
• Nova Scotia’s chief medical examiner says the hiring pool for medical examiners is shallow

  Becoming a medical examiner takes years of post secondary training. Nova Scotia's chief medical examiner says because it's so specialized, hiring for those jobs can be hard.

  Mar 25, 2018
  
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• N.S. to launch inquiry into former soldier Lionel Desmond’s triple murder-suicide

  Desmond's family spoke out after the deaths, revealing Desmond had been diagnosed with PTSD and post-concussion disorder after completing two tours of Afghanistan in 2007.

  Canada

  Dec 28, 2017
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• ‘How can we hope for change?’: N.S. avoids public scrutiny in high-profile deaths

  "I can't believe a province doesn't have mandatory inquests under certain circumstances."

  Canada

  Jun 21, 2017