portapique shooting

• Police in Nova Scotia now have direct access to emergency alert system

  Direct access to the emergency alert system is now available to the Nova Scotia RCMP, Halifax Regional Police (HRP), and to other policing services.

  Canada

  Jul 15, 2021
  
• Nova Scotia mass shooter’s spouse worried he was looking for her when killings began

  Lisa Banfield told police that she questions whether the Nova Scotia gunman went to locations she might have run to in order to get help and then killed people as he went along.

  Crime

  Feb 20, 2021
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• Police-package vehicles listed for sale, despite prohibition on sale of decommissioned RCMP cars

  The continued sale of decommissioned police vehicles raises questions about the effectiveness of the prohibition announced last month.

  Crime

  Feb 16, 2021
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• Hearing for trio charged with providing ammo to Nova Scotia gunman put over

  Defence lawyers said they had yet to receive disclosure from Crown attorneys and were not prepared to enter a plea at this time.

  Crime

  Jan 27, 2021
• ‘Come out with your hands up.’ Witness describes Nova Scotia killer’s disturbing ruse

  The couple knew the killer from a previous visit to his home in Portapique, N.S., and had received a phone call the night before warning them to keep their doors locked.

  Crime

  Dec 10, 2020
• ‘Stronger than we were before:’ Nova Scotians reflect six months after mass shooting

  It's been six months since a lone gunman killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia, bringing communities together in new ways to support each other in a time of need.

  Crime

  Oct 19, 2020
• N.S. Tories say justice minister in conflict of interest in mass shooting inquiry

  Tim Houston filed an affidavit Wednesday with the conflict commissioner arguing Mark Furey's three-decade career with the RCMP clashes with his role determining the terms of reference for the federal-provincial inquiry.

  Crime

  Sep 9, 2020
• ‘We feel like we’re in a bit of a fish bowl’: Portapique, N.S., residents ask for privacy 

  Locals say the summer has seen a steady stream of traffic in and out of the quiet gravel roads where the tragedy began.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2020
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• Halifax MP explains delayed call for public inquiry into mass shooting

  Halifax MP Andy Fillmore called for a public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting more than three months after the atrocity took place.

  Aug 13, 2020
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• Public rally calls on government to reverse its decision on Nova Scotia shooting review

  The rally came after both the provincial and federal governments established an independent review into the incident.

  Crime

  Jul 27, 2020