Oxford Council Angry with Police Service Delay Oxford Council Angry with Police Service Delay Bill Martin / Monday, March 15, 2021 0 1372 Article rating: 4.0 A move by Cumberland Council to review police service in the county has upset Oxford’s Town Council. The two councils share the current RCMP contract and agreed last year to reduce the force for a substantial annual savings. Read more
Portaupique Inquiry Now Ready to Work Staff Reporter / Thursday, October 22, 2020 0 996 Article rating: 5.0 The long-delayed public inquiry in response to the April tragedy in Nova Scotia is preparing to start its work. Read more
Oxford Upset with Police Savings Delay Oxford Upset with Police Savings Delay Mark Rushton / Tuesday, October 6, 2020 0 1379 Article rating: No rating Last night’s Committee-of-the-Whole meeting of Oxford Town Council included a discussion around Police Services. The Town concluded their review of Police Services and voted in February to support a Cumberland County Council proposal. Read more
Oxford to Discuss Pugwash RCMP Detachment Oxford to Discuss Pugwash RCMP Detachment Staff Reporter / Monday, October 5, 2020 2 3013 Article rating: 3.7 A proposal to close the Pugwash Detachment of the RCMP is on the agenda for discussion at tonight’s meeting of Oxford Town Council. Read more
Feds Cave to Public Demand for Shooting Inquiry Bill Martin / Tuesday, July 28, 2020 0 1086 Article rating: 5.0 The federal minister of public safety has agreed to a full public inquiry into the mass shooting that began in Portapique in April. Read more
Mr. Premier - It's What the People Want EDITORIAL Bill Martin / Tuesday, July 28, 2020 0 1818 Article rating: 5.0 When something happens that is so egregious that it riles the public sensitivity, you might think a seasoned politician would recognize the signs of danger. Read more
Crack Appears in Federal-Provincial Justice Solidarity Bill Martin / Tuesday, July 28, 2020 0 1092 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia’s Minister of Justice has broken ranks from his federal counterpart over the backlash against a review panel look at the events surrounding the Portapique shootings. Read more
Houston says Review is "Cover Your Ass Politics" Bill Martin / Thursday, July 23, 2020 0 1096 Article rating: No rating Today, the federal and provincial governments announced a three member review panel would look into the who, what, and why of the circumstances that led to the death of twenty-two Nova Scotians last April in Canada’s worst mass murder. Read more
Independent Panel to Review NS Mass Shooting Staff Reporter / Thursday, July 23, 2020 0 1059 Article rating: No rating The federal and provincial governments have agreed on a three member independent review panel to look into the disturbing questions surrounding the horrific events that unfolded from Portapique in April. Read more
Joint Press Conference on NS Mass Shooting Staff Reporter / Thursday, July 23, 2020 0 1092 Article rating: No rating Nova Scotia’s Minister of Justice will join the federal minister of public safety in a press conference this afternoon to discuss an independent review of the April tragedy that began in Portapique. Read more