Nova Scotia Inquiry
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Lionel Desmond inquiry: Judge calls for another round of final submissions next weekThe Nova Scotia inquiry that investigated why a former Canadian soldier fatally shot three family members and himself in 2017 is set to resume for at least one day of hearings.CanadaSep 5, 2023
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Desmond inquiry: relative says decision to dismiss judge was the wrong moveNova Scotia Premier Tim Houston said his government gave the judge leading the Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry several extensions to finish the final report prior to his dismissal.CanadaJul 13, 2023
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Desmond inquiry: N.S. judge says his final report won’t be released until next yearThe Nova Scotia judge leading an inquiry into the death of a former soldier who killed his family and himself in 2017 says a final report will be released sometime next year.CanadaNov 17, 2022
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Spouse of gunman who killed 22 Nova Scotians calls for policing reforms at inquiryThe lawyer representing Lisa Banfield told the N.S. shooting inquiry that police failed to protect Nova Scotians by not following up on previous accusations of violence.CanadaSep 22, 2022
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Mountie who got to know killer before N.S. mass shooting says they weren’t friendsConst. Greg Wiley will be the first witness before the inquiry whose video or audio testimony will not be available on the livestream that has been used throughout the proceedings.CanadaSep 6, 2022
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N.S. shooting inquiry bans sharing video, audio in testimony of RCMP officerCst. Greg Wiley was a former friend of the Nova Scotia killer, and was assigned to investigated him in years leading up to the 2020 mass shootingCanadaSep 2, 2022
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N.S. mass shooting probe told cultural shift needed to address gender-based violenceThe Mass Casualty Commission heard that the situation won't change unless more funding, education, support and political will is applied to the problem.CanadaAug 31, 2022
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Nova Scotia mass killer accumulated cash through ‘illegitimate or suspicious’ meansA newly released summary of evidence examines the schemes Nova Scotia killer Gabriel Wortman used to enrich himself and his tendency to hide large sums of cash.CanadaJul 19, 2022
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Wife of N.S. mass killer explains why she didn’t report earlier violence to policeLisa Banfield was beaten and badly injured by the killer right before he began his 2020 shooting rampage, but lawyer James Lockyer says she doesn't see herself as a victim.CrimeJul 15, 2022
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Cross examination of N.S. killer’s spouse could promote conspiracy theories: lawyerJames Lockyer says Lisa Banfield should not be retraumatized by lawyers who he says seem determined to explore conspiracy theories about what happened on April 18-19, 2020.CanadaJul 14, 2022
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