Early on in the pandemic, the hope of better days following the first wave offered a light at the end of the tunnel for some Canadians, says Dr. Jackie Kinley. But in the midst of a second wave alongside the threat of more dangerous COVID-19 variants that hope is waning. What we re starting to see is people are being worn down, said Kinley, a Halifax-based psychologist and resilience expert
, who warns the pandemic could have a lasting impact on Canadians mental health. I really see people now feeling more numb, more detached, more demoralized.
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On Jan. 3, 2017, veteran Lionel Desmond shot and killed his wife, daughter, mother and then himself in a home in Guysborough County, N.S. An inquiry into the deaths continued on Friday. (Dave Irish/CBC)
Sheldon Borden still speaks highly of Lionel Desmond, calling him a big brother, despite the tragedy that happened in the Borden family home after the Afghanistan veteran walked in on Jan. 3, 2017, carrying a rifle.
That evening, Desmond burst into the house in Upper Big Tracadie a community in Guysborough County, N.S. and shot his wife, Shanna, his 10-year-old daughter Aaliyah, his mother, Brenda, and then himself.
This artist is creating a space for trans people to make music, together
Blxck Cxsper, a non-binary Montreal-based producer and rapper, says people who aren’t trans will never truly understand what their life is like. But what they want is for people to be able to relate and they believe music is one way to achieve that.
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Posted: Feb 18, 2021 6:00 AM ET | Last Updated: February 18
Blxck Cxsper started making music as a child, drawn to the opportunity to express themselves using more than just words.`(Pooja Sethi)
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Veteran who killed family and himself wasn t prepared for realities of war, fellow soldier tells N.S. inquiry
The Afghanistan veteran who killed his family and himself a decade after he served overseas was not prepared for the realities of war and is among eight soldiers in his battalion to have died by suicide since their 2007 tour, Lionel Desmond s friend and fellow retired soldier testified Thursday at a Nova Scotia fatality inquiry.
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Posted: Feb 18, 2021 9:27 AM AT | Last Updated: February 19
On Jan. 3, 2017, Cpl. Lionel Desmond shot and killed his wife, daughter, mother and then himself in a home in Guysborough County, N.S.(Dave Irish/CBC)