PORT HAWKESBURY: Rather than immediately being connected by Veterans Affairs with a psychiatrist or psychotherapist in Nova Scotia after his release from Ste. Anne’s Hospital, retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond searched for help on his own.
PORT HAWKESBURY: One year after retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond was medically discharged from the military for severe Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), the former infantryman was then diagnosed with “mixed personality traits.”
The new evidence...
PORT HAWKESBURY: A social worker at the Ste. Anne’s Hospital was worried about something that stood in the way of retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond’s treatment as he was making minor progress under treatments that usually produced results.
HALIFAX: The province said it will help African Nova Scotians gain clear title to their land.
On March 5, Premier Iain Rankin announced a $3 million compensation fund aimed at addressing the legacy of...
ANTIGONISH: In a move to ensure Indigenous students feel safe, welcomed and honoured, StFX University officially opened their Indigenous Student Centre.
“I am so glad this is happening,” said Michelle Sylliboy, an Indigenous professor...
PORT HAWKESBURY: The Canadian Armed Forces arranged for retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond’s treatment to continue following his medical discharge in 2015.
However a psychologist says the “lack of structure” outside the military presented additional...
PORT HAWKESBURY: Last week, two military psychiatrists explained for the first time, what personal care retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond received in the health care system of the military prior to his medical discharge in 2015.
MULGRAVE: During African Heritage Month, the volunteer fire department has decided to honour one of its own.
Wanda Keeping is the first African Nova Scotian to become a member of the Mulgrave Volunteer Fire...
MULGRAVE: A well-known resident of the town, who was killed in an ATV collision earlier this month, is being remembered by colleagues with the Nova Scotia Burn Support Group.
At 11:45 a.m. on Feb....
PORT HAWKESBURY: A former platoon member of retired Cpl. Lionel Desmond says the intensity of the gunfights and the grim duties of war took their toll on the then 24-year-old infantryman.
Testifying on Feb....