The head of Nova Scotia’s Emergency Management Office says he found it surprising the RCMP waited so long to issue a provincewide alert about a gunman who killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage in April 2020. The inquiry investigating the tragedy released documents Tuesday that include a recent interview with the EMO’s executive director,…
Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Gunman’s Estranged Brother Called Him Paranoid and Dark
After the older brother he had met for the first time 10 years earlier killed 22 Nova Scotians in 2020, a Massachusetts man described his sibling to police as paranoid and said he harboured dark thoughts. Jeff Samuelson, who in 1970 was put up for adoption in the United States, told RCMP officers that his…
Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Gunman Drew Police Attention 10 Years Before Killings
A new document shows that the gunman who killed 22 people in rural Nova Scotia had been on the radar of police up to a decade before his two-day rampage in April 2020. The report tabled Tuesday by the public inquiry into the killings says Gabriel Wortman was the subject of police investigations on at…
Many Knew of NS Killer’s Replica RCMP Patrol Car but Didn’t Report to Police
A public inquiry heard today that many people knew about a replica patrol car owned by the gunman in Nova Scotia’s mass shooting, but they didn’t inform police of his activities. The killer meticulously recreated a fully marked RCMP Ford Taurus—complete with a black push bar and Mountie decals—before driving it during the April 18-19, 2020, rampage that resulted…
Public Inquiry Into Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Resumes With Focus on Replica RCMP Car
A public inquiry investigating the mass shooting in Nova Scotia is scheduled to resume today in Halifax with a focus on the replica RCMP police car the killer drove and the police gear he acquired. The perpetrator meticulously recreated a fully marked RCMP Ford Taurus—complete with a black push bar, flashing lights and a siren—before…
RCMP’s Inability to Track Officers During NS Killings Questioned at Inquiry
Lawyers at the public inquiry into Canada’s worst mass shooting are asking why—in an era when teens use apps to locate each other—the RCMP lacked technology to track their officers on foot. The topic has arisen repeatedly in the inquiry’s first two months, and a senior RCMP manager is acknowledging the absence of global positioning…
Prime Minister Pays Tribute to 22 Victims on Anniversary of Nova Scotia Mass Shooting
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is paying tribute to the 22 victims of the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history. Two years ago today, a gunman began a two-day rampage in the small Nova Scotia community of Portapique. In a statement, Trudeau says he joins the people of Nova Scotia and all Canadians in remembering…
Nova Scotia to Mark Two Years Since Mass Shooting With Moments of Silence
The Nova Scotia government is asking the public to “come together” for moments of silence in memory of the 22 people killed in a two-day shooting rampage in the province nearly two years ago. It is asking for the observances to take place at noon on April 18 and on April 19—the dates in 2020…
Mountie Recalls Killer Looked at Him as He Aimed Pistol to End NS Rampage
A Nova Scotia Mountie has testified that a single glance from the bloodied driver of a Mazda hatchback was the final confirmation that he had a mass killer lined up in his pistol sights. Const. Craig Hubley, a dog handler, joined Const. Ben MacLeod, an emergency response officer, on Thursday to tell a public inquiry…
Victim Feared NS Mass Killer Might Come to Her House, an Hour Before He Arrived
The final victim in Nova Scotia’s mass shooting knew the killer and told her daughter she was afraid he could be headed for her home, about an hour before he arrived in her driveway on April 19, 2020. A summary document released Wednesday by a public inquiry says Gina Goulet was shot at about 11…
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