On Saturday afternoon at about 3:30 p.m., Pictou County District RCMP, Little Harbour Fire Department, New Glasgow Fire Department and EHS responded to a 9-1-1 report of swimmers in distress at a beach on Little Harbour Rd. in Melmerby Beach. A woman ended up in distress while attempting to rescue a man from the water. Bystanders were able to bring them both to shore and administer first aid. The 57-year-old Halifax man was taken to hospital by EHS where he was pronounced dead. The 64-year-old Halifax woman, who suffered serious injuries, was taken to hospital by EHS.
An R-C-M-P deputy commissioner has told Nova Scotia’s mass shooting inquiry that less than a month after a gunman killed 22 people in April 2020, he opposed informing the public about a police safety bulletin that had raised red flags about the killer nine years before the shootings. Brian Brennan, the R-C-M-P’s second-highest-ranking officer, confirms another senior officer suggested during a meeting that the bulletin should be shared with the public, but he rejected the idea. The internal warning was not released publicly until May 29th, 2020, when it was released through a freedom of information request. The bulletin confirmed police across Nova Scotia were aware the man could be dangerous nine years before his shooting rampage.
King Charles the Third and his Queen Consort Camilla are travelling to Edinburgh, Scotland to take the coffin containing his late mother to a church along the city’s Royal Mile. Queen Elizabeth’s coffin will remain at St. Giles Cathedral before it is flown to London on Tuesday. Lying-in-state proceedings will get underway on Wednesday at the Palace of Westminster until the funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19th. The British government has published guidelines for people wishing to file past the queen’s closed coffin. Thousands may want to pay their respects to the late sovereign, but they are warned to expect a long wait in a moving line, they’ll have to pass through airport-style security, and flowers or other tributes will not be allowed.
As King Charles the third was proclaimed the King of Canada in a formal signing ceremony in Ottawa, provincial legislatures were also marking the occasion on the weekend. The Nova Scotia cabinet and the province’s Lieutenant Governor issued an accession proclamation Saturday, as did the New Brunswick government, and many other provinces. The proclamations commemorate the accession of a new sovereign and formally announces the name, however there’s no constitutional requirement that provinces make this declaration. In Nova Scotia, there was a 21-gun salute provided by the Canadian Armed Forces.
A book of condolence for residents of the Town and County of Antigonish who wish to honour the life and legacy of Queen Elizabeth II will be available all this week at the Antigonish Heritage Museum. The Museum is open to the public Monday-Friday, 10am to 4pm.
