Ottawa and Nova Scotia have appointed a three-person panel to review the cause and circumstances of a mass shooting that left 22 victims dead in April.
SHARE
Interim and final reports will be presented next year to federal Public Safety Minister Bill Blair and provincial Justice Minister Mark Furey before being made public.The panel's terms of reference don't contain provisions to compel witnesses to speak under oath, and they say information collected in the preparation of its report "shall be kept confidential."
Family members of victims have called for a public inquiry that would include a comprehensive look at how the RCMP handled the shootings of April 18-19 in central and northern Nova Scotia. A news release says the panel's mandate is to conduct a broad review that includes the causes of the tragedy, the response of police and the way families of victims and affected citizens were dealt with.
Canada Latest News, Canada Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Joint independent review of mass shooting in Nova Scotia to be announcedOttawa and Nova Scotia are set to announce today a joint independent review of the mass shooting that left 22 victims dead in April.
Read more »
Nova Scotia plan aims to have all students back in classrooms by Sept. 8Nova Scotia Education Minister Zach Churchill said that while the objective is for schools to return to 100 per cent capacity in the fall, the plan includes measures to address the advent of a second wave of COVID-19
Read more »
Nova Scotia students to return to class Sept. 8Public school students in Nova Scotia will return to the classroom on Tuesday, Sept. 8.
Read more »
Supporters join victims’ families in march to demand public inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shootingNova Scotia Justice Minister Mark Furey has said the provincial and federal governments are still ironing out details of how an inquiry would work, and he has attributed delays to technicalities
Read more »
Search for Nova Scotia man accused of assaulting woman, stabbing officer enters third dayA charge of attempted murder was filed against Tobias Charles Doucette after he allegedly struck an officer in the neck with an edged weapon when police responded to a domestic violence call Monday night
Read more »