A former commander of the Nova Scotia R-C-M-P is to testify today before the inquiry into the April 2020 mass shooting that claimed 22 lives.

Lee Bergerman, a 35-year veteran of the force, retired in October 2021, just weeks before the inquiry got underway.

Bergerman is to be followed to the stand tomorrow by R-C-M-P Commissioner Brenda Lucki.

The senior Mounties have also each given previous testimony before a parliamentary committee in Ottawa that is investigating alleged political interference in the R-C-M-Ps handling of the case.

 

 

Ontario Premier Doug Ford is in the Maritimes and is set to talk about Canada’s ailing health-care system.

Ford met yesterday with Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston.

Today, Ford has meetings planned in Moncton with PEI Premier Dennis King, New Brunswick Premier Blaine Higgs and federal Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic Leblanc.

The meetings will then be followed by a so-called Premiers Summit that will bring together all four premiers.

 

 

New Glasgow Regional Police are investigating a single vehicle crash late Friday night in Trenton.

At about 11:50 p.m., New Glasgow Regional Police, Trenton Fire Department and EHS all responded to the crash on North Main Street where a pickup truck was fully engulfed in flames.

Police say the preliminary investigation indicates that the truck was travelling south on Main Street and left the roadway and came to rest near a variety store.

The 50-year-old man driving the truck was taken to the Aberdeen Hospital with injuries.

The vehicle sustained extensive damage.

 

 

Fisheries and Oceans Canada is reporting the sighting of an entangled North Atlantic Right whale off New Brunswick’s northeastern coast.

The endangered whale was last spotted by an aircraft east of Shippagan on Saturday.

Officials say if the whale is located again, efforts will be made to disentangle it by mammal response teams who are on standby.

They say the whale’s condition is not known and it’s also not known what type of gear is involved or where it came from.

 

 

Nova Scotia athletes return from Niagara 2022 with a tie for the best-ever medal count in the province’s history at the Canada Summer Games.

Team Nova Scotia claimed 56 medals, including 22 gold, 15 silver and 19 bronze.

Nova Scotia athletes also set new provincial records and many personal best results during the games, which ended yesterday.