Port Hawkesbury

• Desmond inquiry: therapist adds to long list of challenges that Lionel Desmond faced

  The former corporal had difficulty dealing with stress, particularly when it came to his strained relationship with his wife and nine-year-old daughter.

  Canada

  Mar 5
• Lionel Desmond inquiry: Sister says her family received no help from Veterans Affairs

  The inquiry heard testimony from Albert (Junior) MacLellan, a retired warrant officer who was called in to help the grieving families.

  Canada

  Feb 17
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• Lionel Desmond inquiry: letter from former soldier describes his mental challenges

  The fatality inquiry has heard that the former Canadian soldier was suffering from severe post-traumatic stress disorder and a possible traumatic brain injury.

  Crime

  Feb 16
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• Lionel Desmond fatality inquiry to resume next week after nearly a year of delays

  There will be restrictions on in-person access to the inquiry as a result of the pandemic. However, the court has now confirmed that proceedings will be livestreamed online.

  Health

  Feb 10
• Lionel Desmond inquiry to resume mid-February, barring technical delays

  Jennifer Stairs said in a news release Friday the fatality inquiry in the Lionel Desmond case will go ahead in mid-February at the courthouse in Port Hawkesbury, N.S.

  Crime

  Nov 27, 2020
• 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
• Desmond Fatality inquiry delayed again, family calls it shameful and despicable

  The hearing into the Lionel Desmond Fatality Inquiry will be delayed again and won't resume until 2021.

  Canada

  Oct 28, 2020
• Whycocomagh man arrested after fatal car crash

  A jeep was travelling northbound on Macleod Settlement Road when it struck a bank and rolled, police say.

  Crime

  Aug 9, 2020
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• Nova Scotia traffic stop leads to drug, weapons charges: RCMP

  Nova Scotia RCMP say an officer seized a machete, cocaine, cash, a concealed handgun and other "related material" during a traffic stop on Sunday.

  Crime

  May 25, 2020
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• Nova Scotia sex offender served lawsuit by six of his alleged victims

  MacIntosh was served the lawsuit at his home in Montreal, according to Naymark. None of the allegations have been proven in court.

  Crime

  Dec 27, 2019