On Tuesday, just nine days after the worst massacre in Canadian history, Nova Scotia announced mental health supports for anyone living in the province who needs it. The Nova Scotia Health Authority (NSHA) says is it arranging one free-of-charge psychological support session per Nova Scotian thanks to a roster of psychologists who are volunteering their […]
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Call it by its name: Misogynist violence
Nova Scotians are spending the weekend with heavy hearts as they mourn the loss of 22 innocent people in one of the worst mass shootings in our country’s history. Yet along with this sorrow, feminist activists in Nova Scotia and across the country are also feeling outraged because women and girls in this province continue […]
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How to donate to families of the shooting victims
The Red Cross and the Province of Nova Scotia have created the Stronger Together Fund to provide support to the individuals, families and communities affected by the tragedy of April 18 and 19. Donations can be made online, or by calling 1-800-418-1111 and specifying it is for the Stronger Together Nova Scotia Fund. Donations are […]
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How to tune in to Nova Scotia’s virtual vigil
A vigil to honour the 22 killed in this weekend’s mass-killings in Colchester county will take place online beginning Friday, April 24, at 7pm Atlantic Time, allowing Nova Scotians to recognize their grief together. It will be hosted by the Colchester- Supporting our Communities Facebook group. It will also be streamed on YouTube. The website […]
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Make room for the chaos
In grief—in horror and shock and disgust and pain and death and murder and anguish and sadness and fear and being alone—in grief, “overwhelm is the primary starting place.” Roy Ellis, the bereavement coordinator for the central region of the Nova Scotia Health Authority, says grief is our response to loss and change. Over the […]
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Why didn’t Nova Scotia’s RCMP use the emergency alert system?
During last weekend’s tragic shootings, RCMP kept the public updated online via social media. The police didn’t take advantage of the province’s Emergency Alert System, which has previously been used for everything from missing people to COVID-19. “Public Health ordered us to put the COVID one out, we were happy to support them,” said Nova […]
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Nova Scotia RCMP give update on mass killings
A briefing from Nova Scotia RCMP on Monday afternoon confirmed that the death toll in the Nova Scotia shootings now totals at least 19. “We continue to gather information and seek out answers, but we can confirm now that there are in excess of 19 victims,” said Nova Scotia RCMP’s Criminal Operations Officer Chief Superintendent […]
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What we know about Nova Scotia’s mass killings
Late in the evening on Saturday, April 18, RCMP first got word of an armed gunman in Portapique near East River Nova Scotia. Within 12 hours, the rampage would end with at least 19 dead, including an RCMP officer. The rural cottage community of Portapique on the Bay of Fundy is about an hour-and-a-half from […]
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How to watch Nova Scotia RCMP press conference about today’s shootings
Nova Scotia RCMP will be giving a press conference about this morning’s killings in Portapique NS and area at 6pm AST. You can watch a live stream on CBC’s Youtube channel. Click here. RCMP were providing updates as the story unfolded this morning via their Twitter feed. On April 18 at 11:30 RCMP reported a […]