Tag: Nova Scotia

NS Premier Reopening Legislature to Stop Recommended Pay Hikes for Its Members

Nova Scotia’s legislature will reconvene next week to stop the implementation of a pay bump for its members that would raise annual salaries above $100,000, Premier Tim Houston said Tuesday. In a statement, the premier said, “when inflation is at a 40-year high, gas prices are at historic levels and many hard-working Nova Scotians are…


Nova Scotia Mass Killer Accumulated Cash Through ‘Illegitimate or Suspicious’ Means

The Nova Scotia mass killer used “illegitimate or suspicious means” to amass cash and enjoy a lifestyle well beyond his reported $40,000 annual income, the inquiry into his 2020 murders has found. But the inquiry says in a document published Tuesday it found no evidence the gunman was involved in organized crime or was a…


Mi’kmaw Language Recognized as Nova Scotia’s Original Language

The Mi’kmaw language has been officially recognized as the original language of Nova Scotia, as Premier Tim Houston joined 13 chiefs in an official proclamation of the Mi’kmaw Language Act on July 17. “Today was an opportunity to gather in community and celebrate the partnership with Mi’kmaq who co-developed this legislation,” Houston said in a statement on July 17….


Former Neighbour Stands by Story RCMP Did ‘Nothing’ on NS Killer’s Spousal Abuse

A former neighbour of the man who carried out the 2020 Nova Scotia mass killing stood by her story on Tuesday that RCMP did “nothing” when she reported a violent domestic assault years before the rampage. Brenda Forbes said, “You bet,” when she was asked at a public inquiry if she still holds that view,…


Email Shows Lucki Initially Against Naming Firearms Used in NS Mass Shooting

HALIFAX—RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki initially recommended the federal government not share information on the types of guns used in the Nova Scotia mass shooting — a stance she apparently shifted a few days later. Emails released today by a public inquiry indicate Lucki wrote to then−public safety minister Bill Blair’s chief of staff and deputy…


Second RMCP Staffer Alleges Political Interference in Nova Scotia Shooting Probe

A second RCMP employee is alleging that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was under political pressure to reveal the types of firearms used in the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) looking into the tragedy released additional documents on June 28, one of which is an email letter to Lucki from…


Second RCMP Staffer Alleges Political Interference in Nova Scotia Shooting Probe

A second RCMP employee is alleging that RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki was under political pressure to reveal the types of firearms used in the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The Mass Casualty Commission (MCC) looking into the tragedy released additional documents on June 28, one of which is an email letter to Lucki from…


Public Inquiry in Nova Scotia Seeking Explanation From Ottawa About Withheld Notes

The inquiry investigating the Nova Scotia mass shooting wants to know why the federal Justice Department withheld notes written by a senior Mountie for several months—and if there’s more revelations to come. “The commission sought an explanation … about why four pages were missing from the original disclosure,” Barbara McLean, the inquiry’s director of investigations,…


Nova Scotia Mass Shooting Probe: House Committee Will Hear Testimony on Alleged Political Interference

The House committee on public safety held an emergency meeting on June 23 to plan hearings from parties involved in allegations of political interference in the Nova Scotia mass shooting probe. RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki and other police officers will be invited to testify, along with Minister of Emergency Preparedness Bill Blair, who held the…


Trudeau Says He Did Not Pressure RCMP to Release Information on Nova Scotia Shooting

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has denied pressuring RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki to release information on the mass shooting investigation in Nova Scotia to help advance his gun control agenda. “Absolutely not,” he said, when asked by reporters about the issue while speaking to the press in Kigali, Rwanda, on June 23 during a 10-day trip…