In today’s Morning Brief, we have stories on how the girlfriend of the Nova Scotia guman was one of his victims, but she survived. We also look at how the prime minister is talking about more gun control — even though the last round of firearms changes have yet to be enacted.
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Girlfriend of N.S. gunman was among his victims, but she survived
The man who RCMP say is responsible for the deadly rampage in Nova Scotia confronted and forcibly restrained a woman with whom he was in a long-term relationship late Saturday night, CBC News has learned.
First responders encountered the woman in the Portapique, N.S., area, sources confirmed to CBC News. It’s unclear if she was injured and, if so, to what extent, but she survived. It’s also unclear whether she managed to escape or if someone else found her. RCMP said Wednesday that there were no victims in hospital.
Through several sources, CBC News has learned new details about what happened during the 13-hour manhunt for Gabriel Wortman, who police say killed 22 people.
When the gunman pulled into the Irving Big Stop gas station in Enfield, N.S., to fill up, emergency response team police officers and a canine officer were already there refuelling an unmarked vehicle. It was one of those officers who shot and killed the gunman, according to sources.
Police have said they killed the 51-year-old gunman at the gas station, at 11:26 a.m. AT on Sunday. At the time, police were advising on Twitter that he was driving a silver Chevrolet Tracker in the Milford, N.S., area.
But by that point, the suspected shooter was actually driving a Mazda 3 owned by one of his victims, Gina Goulet, who lived in nearby Shubenacadie, N.S. Read more on this story here.
All dressed up
(Niklas Halle’n/AFP/Getty Images)
A dog in a medical outfit sits with its owner at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in London yesterday during a national “clap for carers” to show thanks for Britain’s National Health Service (NHS) workers and front-line medical staff around the country.
In brief
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised this week to pursue more stringent gun control measures in the aftermath of the Nova Scotia massacre — but his government still hasn’t enacted amendments to the Firearms Act that were passed by Parliament last year. While Trudeau has promised to press ahead with a ban on “assault-style weapons,” the more modest gun control measures promised in the government’s first term are gathering dust. At least 30 changes to the Firearms Act are still pending. Read more about the firearm changes that are yet to be enacted.
With daycares and schools closed across Canada during the COVID-19 pandemic, immunization requirements aren’t being enforced by public health officials. That has doctors worried about a possible surge in measles, whooping cough and other serious, vaccine-preventable illnesses. The Canadian Paediatric Society is urging family physicians and other clinicians to ensure young patients don’t miss their vaccinations. Dr. Joan Robinson, a spokesperson for the society, said keeping children at home won’t completely protect them from vaccine-preventable