Nova Scotia Medical Examiner

• Stellarton police investigating suspicious death involving two men

  Police found two men, one injured and one deceased, on Maple Street in Stellarton.

  Investigations

  Jun 16, 2020
  
• Police investigating discovery of human remains in New Minas

  RCMP members attended the area and were able to retrieve the remains of a male individual from the Cornwallis River.

  Canada

  May 16, 2019
  
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• Human remains discovered in Inverness County Thursday: Nova Scotia RCMP

  Police say that the body was discovered in the ocean near Judique, N.S., at approximately 9 a.m., on Thursday. 

  Canada

  Jul 5, 2018
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• Suspect won’t be charged in homicide at Dartmouth continuing care facility

  Police say their suspect, a 77-year-old female resident at Oakwood Terrace, a care facility at 10 Mount Hope Avenue, can not be held criminally culpable due to her cognitive impairment. 

  Crime

  Jan 11, 2018
• Nova Scotia RCMP identify human remains as missing 59-year-old

  The identity of the remains was confirmed as Gregory Milford Lyle after a joint investigation by the Nova Scotia Medical Examiner's Office and the Mounties.

  Canada

  Jul 18, 2017
• Nova Scotia Health Authority agrees to meet with Lionel Desmond’s family next week

  The meeting comes almost six months after Desmond fatally shot his mother, wife, daughter and himself in a horrific murder-suicide that attracted national attention.

  Canada

  Jun 19, 2017
• Lionel Desmond’s family gets apology from senior Nova Scotia health bureaucrat

  A senior Nova Scotia health bureaucrat has apologized to the family of a former soldier who killed himself and three family members almost six months ago, saying miscommunication has led to a delay in getting key information to Lionel Desmond's immediate relatives.

  Canada

  Jun 16, 2017
• Truck loses load of ‘high value’ lobsters in Nova Scotia crash

  Lobsters spilled across the crash site, shutting down a lane of traffic for hours during the investigation and cleanup.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2017
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• No inquiry into former soldier’s murder-suicide: Nova Scotia medical examiner

  Lionel Desmond, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan took his own life after shooting his mother, his wife Shanna, and their 10-year-daughter Aaliyah.

  Crime

  Jun 5, 2017