The financial history of the gunman who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in 2020 is dotted with red flags, but few were passed on or picked up by authorities until after his rampage, according to new documents tabled as part of the inquiry looking into the tragedy.
The Mass Casualty Commission released footage Wednesday of Lisa Banfield walking an RCMP investigator through what she remembered happening in Portapique, N.S., on April 18 and 19, 2020, including how the gunman beat her and tried to handcuff her.
The gunman's violence, emotional abuse and other controlling behaviour toward Banfield throughout their 19-year relationship are outlined in a new foundational document released Wednesday by the Mass Casualty Commission.
The man who killed 22 people in Nova Scotia in April 2020 had a history of violence in the decades before his final rampage, inflicting assaults and harassment of strangers, employees, and patients alike.
New details describe how the gunman who killed 22 people in a shooting rampage in Nova Scotia in 2020 was raised in a home of violence and psychological torment, growing up to continue the pattern set by a father he hated.
Families of victims of the Nova Scotia mass shooting are considering whether to continue participating in the public inquiry into the tragedy because key witnesses are being shielded from cross-examination.
Domestic violence is likely under-reported in rural communities, an expert in rural economy and society said Thursday at the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting that led to the deaths of 22 people.
Lisa Banfield will testify mid-July before a public inquiry, but she won't face direct questions from lawyers representing victims' families. The families say they are 'deeply discouraged' and the decision undermines their confidence in the inquiry commissioners' independence.
RCMP officer who was killed in the line of duty during the April 2020 mass shooting to be remembered at Cole Harbour memorial service starting at 1 p.m. AT.