The committee monitoring recommendations from the inquiry into Nova Scotia’s 2020 mass shooting released its third and final annual report Monday, tracking progress on 130 recommendations from the Mass Casualty Commission. Chair Myra Freeman says about 40 recommendations still need to be addressed, with responsibility now shifting to the provincial and federal governments and the RCMP. She says progress has been made in policing, regulatory oversight and gender-based violence prevention, but more work is needed.

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A provincial minister is weighing-in after New Glasgow town council unanimously called on the province to close Northstar Shelter, with many other municipalities facing similar issues across the province wanting to follow suit. Provincial Opportunities and Social Development Minister Susan Corkum-Greek says it’s unreasonable to expect a shelter to be responsible for every aspect of the homelessness crisis. She says shelters provide a place to sleep and support, but responsibility for community safety also falls to the province and municipalities. Northstar says it has no plans to close and is prepared to work with the town and province on solutions.

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RCMP are investigating a fatal house fire in Onslow Mountain. Officers and other first responders were called to a property on Branch Road around 12:40 Saturday afternoon, where the home was fully engulfed in flames. Police say a man was believed to be inside, and after the fire was extinguished, his remains were found. The Office of the Fire Marshal and the Medical Examiner Service are involved in the investigation. RCMP say criminality is not believed to be a factor at this time.

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The Queen Street railway crossing in Truro is expected to be back open this morning following a derailment over the weekend. CN says all 14 railcars that went off the tracks Saturday have been safely rerailed and removed. Crews spent Monday repairing damage at the crossing, which was expected to reopen by 5 a.m. today. There were no injuries, leaks or fires reported, and CN says there was no danger to public safety. The cause of the derailment remains under investigation.

Nova Scotia Power says an issue with its outage map has now been fixed after Lake Ontario was incorrectly labelled “Lake America.” The utility says the error came from a third-party mapping service powered by Google. Google recently updated its U.S. maps to use the name Lake America, following an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump. Nova Scotia Power says it has corrected the issue, and the lake is now showing as Lake Ontario on its outage map.