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    The Nova Scotia murders: End the farce. Call the inquiry.

    Paul Wells: There is no excuse for anything but a public, independent inquiry, and the powerful voices now calling for action cannot be ignored

    A still from a video showing Gabriel Wortman in the Brinks yard on March 30, 2020.

    The Nova Scotia killer had ties to criminals and withdrew a huge sum of cash before the shooting

    New evidence including a video of the killer raises questions about his activities prior to the Portapique shooting and RCMP transparency around the case

    When real life turns surreal

    Leo McKay Jr: A gap has opened between what we thought the world was like and how it now appears. In Nova Scotia, there is surreality upon surreality.

    Virtual vigil for victims of the Nova Scotia shootings: Live video

    A locally-organized virtual vigil will pay tribute to the lives lost in the tragic shooting in Nova Scotia

    A woman pays repects at a roadside memorial in Portapique, N.S. RCMP revealed that 13 of the 22 people killed last weekend by a man on a shooting and arson spree died in the tiny community. (Andrew Vaughan/CP)

    The Nova Scotia killer’s rampage began with intimate-partner violence

    A woman assaulted by the gunman escaped and hid. Only after she emerged at sunrise did police know the gunman was disguised as a Mountie.

    RCMP Supt. Darren Campbell discusses the timeline of events and locations of the Nova Scotia shootings at RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth, N.S., Friday, April 24, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Riley Smith

    Nova Scotia shootings: The RCMP’s step-by-step account of what happened (full transcript)

    Before the first 911 call came in, there was an assault between the gunman and a person known to him in Portapique, Nova Scotia RCMP Superintendent Darren Campbell said at a press conference Friday morning

    In memory of Emily Tuck, the young fiddler from Portapique

    In the home where she and her parents were murdered, 17-year-old Emily Tuck lifted her bow and played a song. ‘They were their happiest there in Portapique.’

    22 victims of the Nova Scotia mass shooting

    ‘They were so appreciated and loved’

    The victims of last weekend’s murder rampage epitomized Nova Scotia’s neighbourly, service-minded society. Their loved ones hope that’s how they’ll be remembered.

    The Atlantic Denture Clinic is guarded by police in Dartmouth, N.S. on Monday, April 20, 2020. The business is owned by alleged killer Gabriel Wortman. Police say 17 people are dead, including RCMP Const. Heidi Stevenson, after a man went on a murder spree in several Nova Scotia communities. Wortman, 51, was shot and killed by police. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Andrew Vaughan

    RCMP provides update on Nova Scotia shooting: Live video

    Officials will provide an update on the investigation into the mass shooting that happened in N.S. communities in this weekend, leaving at least 19 dead

    Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks during his daily press conference on COVID-19, in front of his residence at Rideau Cottage in Ottawa, on Sunday, April 19, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

    Trudeau addresses the Nova Scotia mass shooting: ‘We stand with you and we grieve with you’ (Full transcript)

    In the PM’s daily briefing on April 20, he addressed the shooting that killed at least 18 people in Nova Scotia this weekend, announcing a virtual vigil will be held on Friday, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues

    A make-shift memorial dedicated to Constable Heidi Stevenson at RCMP headquarters in Dartmouth, N.S. (Riley Smith/CP)

    Nova Scotia shootings leave 23 dead: What we know so far

    A veteran RCMP officer, a 17-year-old girl, a teacher, a nurse and two corrections officers are among the dead after a gunman wearing a Mountie uniform went on a rampage