Nova Scotia Shooting Anniversary: Trauma & Reforms

0:00It's April 18th. This is Canada News today, AI-powered stories from your city. I'm Corey with the story. Six years ago, on April 18th and 19th in 2020, a denture maker named Gabriel Wartman dressed as an RCMP officer and went on, a shooting spree across rural Nova Scotia. He killed 22 people, including a teen and a pregnant woman, over more than 13 hours before dying in a shootout at a gas station. That tragedy sparked a major public inquiry, which handed down over 100 recommendations to fix policing flaws, tackle intimate partner. Violence and boost community safety measures. Folks are still feeling the pain deep, from families and survivors to everyone in Nova Scotia and beyond. Inquiry Chair Myre Freeman said, the grief lingers nationwide, while premiered Tim Houston ordered flags lower to have staff this weekend at government. Buildings Meanwhile, RCMP Commissioner Mike DeHemey just apologized for scheduling tactical training

1:00in DeBert, where two women died that night, right before the anniversary. He called it harmful and promised no more exercises in Colchester County around this time, with a trauma-aware approach going forward. Local MP Alonnar Hurtle slammed it as insensitive, but now with reforms underway alongside municipalities and feds, the push for safer streets keeps, building momentum for real change. Inquiry Chair Myre Freeman said, the grief lingers nationwide, while premiered Tim Houston