GUYSBOROUGH: The chief firearms officer who approved
Cpl. Lionel Desmond’s firearms possession and acquisition licence renewal
testified on February 20 she would have rejected the soldier’s application if
she had been more aware of his severe mental illness.
GUYSBOROUGH: Retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond’s firearms
possession and acquisition licence was first flagged for review by firearms
officials in New Brunswick in 2014 after it was revealed the Afghanistan war veteran
didn’t disclose his complex diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder...
GUYSBOROUGH: Shifting the focus of the Desmond Fatality
Inquiry to the access to firearms, from access to health care services, a New
Brunswick RCMP officer who confiscated retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond’s rifle in
2015 testified he did so because he...
ANTIGONISH: Call him Andy.
In an unofficial introduction to the Xaverian community
on Monday, Dr. Andrew Hakin was introduced as the 19th President and
Vice-Chancellor of StFX University in a meet and greet at the Joyce...
STRAIT AREA: An unwanted milestone was celebrated
earlier this month.
On February 4, 1970, the Liberian registered oil tanker
Arrow ran aground on Cerberus rock,
off the coast of Isle Madame. Four days later, the wreck broke...
PAQTNKEK MI’KMAW NATION: The province is investing in
new clean energy and active transportation projects to reduce emissions in
Paqtnkek Mi’kmaw Nation and Antigonish County.
On February 14, Health and Wellness Minister, and
Antigonish MLA, Randy Delorey,...
GUYSBOROUGH: The presiding judge overseeing the
fatality inquiry into the triple murder-suicide carried out by an Afghanistan
war veteran made it clear retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond “faced a large gap in
treatment” and that Veterans Affairs allowed him to “fall...
GUYSBOROUGH: Hours after retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond
called his psychotherapist and told her his wife asked for a divorce, the
former rifleman fatally shot his wife, mother, and 10-year-old daughter before
turning the gun on himself.
On...
GUYSBOROUGH: Already having heard from three doctors
who interacted with Afghanistan war veteran retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond in the
months prior to the triple murder-suicide at their Upper Big Tracadie home, on
February 11, the inquiry began hearing testimony from...
LOUISDALE: The second of two forums on emergency
preparedness in Richmond County was held last week with many community
stakeholders in attendance.
Hosted by the Dr. Kingston Memorial Community Health
Centre, the event was the second of...