Nova Scotia Firefighters School fined in death of Truro firefighter

April 28, 2022, Waverly, N.S. – The Nova Scotia Firefighters School has been sentenced to pay $102,000 in fines and bursaries after pleading guilty in the death of Truro firefighter Skyler Blackie. Blackie died in hospital after a fire extinguisher he was using exploded during a training exercise at the school in Waverley in March 2019. CBC News reports. | READ MORE