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The provincial government is looking for a group to handle grief services in northern Nova Scotia, months after millions in federal and provincial funds were promised for mental health resources in the area.
The final report into the Nova Scotia mass shooting has validated what friends, neighbours and family members of those killed in April 2020 have been saying for years: they were failed by the province and are still dealing with a "public health emergency" because of unmet mental-health needs.
Michael Tutton Charlene Bagley holds a photo of her late father, Tom Bagley, in Halifax on Tuesday, March 16, 2021. Tom Bagley was one of 22 victims in the rural Nova Scotia murder rampage of April 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan April 15, 2021 - 6:04 AM HALIFAX - Tom Bagley's birthday was just two days away on April 19, 2020, when his daughter Charlene called his cottage in West Wentworth, N.S., and small talk ensued about the possibility of a socially distanced party in her driveway. Like other final conversations and images, what at the time was a routin...
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The Globe and Mail Michael Tutton Bookmark Please log in to listen to this story. Also available in French and Mandarin. Log In Create Free Account Getting audio file ... This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy. Full Disclaimer Andrew Vaughan/The Canadian Press Tom Bagley’s birthday was just two days away on April 19, 2020, when his daughter Charlene called his cottage in West Wentworth, N.S., and small talk ensued about the possibility of a socially distanced party in her driveway. Like other final conversations and images, what at t...
But for the 70-year-old naval veteran and former firefighter, there would be no gathering, and like other families in Nova Scotia and across the continent, Charlene Bagley was about to lose a person whom she loved and leaned on for guidance. Bagley died that morning from gunshot wounds near a neighbour's burning home, one of 22 men and women and an unborn child who were killed in a mass shooting that began late the night before and continued over 13 hours. The neighbours, Alanna Jenkins and Sean McLeod, were also among those killed by the gunman. The horror ended when the killer was shot dead...