Tag: Nova Scotia

EBC update: Trudeau wants stricter gun control amid latest shooting rage; COVID-19 deaths rise to over 1700

(Eagle News) — EBC Correspondent in Canada Thomas Likness gives the latest situation in Canada amid a shooting rampage that killed 19 people and a COVID-19 pandemic that has killed at least 1,700 people and infected more than 36,000. Before the shooting victims were gunned down, their houses were reportedly sent on fire leading the police to think that there could be more victims. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed his condolences to the loved […]

UPDATED: At least 16 killed in Canada’s worst-ever shooting rampage

MONTREAL, Canada (AFP) — A gunman who drove a mock-up police car killed at least 16 people in an Atlantic Canada shooting rampage, federal police said Sunday, the worst case of its kind in Canadian history. The shooter, identified as Gabriel Wortman, 51, was shot dead by officers after a 12-hour manhunt in Nova Scotia province ended Sunday morning. Among the victims was a veteran female constable with the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, which also handles […]

17 Filipino seafarers rescued from burning ship off Nova Scotia now in Halifax

(Eagle News) — All 17 Filipino seafarers who were rescued from a burning ship off Nova Scotia have arrived safely in Halifax, the Philippine Embassy in Canada reported. In a Facebook post, Halifax vice consul Elizabeth Eustaquio-Domondon said the seafarers were “in high spirits” and were being assisted by their fleet manager in their return to the Philippines. She said members of the Filipino community have also met with the seafarers and provided them with food and […]