509 - 13 Hours of Terror: The 2020 Nova Scotia Massacre

Timesuck with Dan Cummins

Dan Cummins

Cults, True Crime, Adult Humor, Religion, Conspiracies, Society & Culture, Education, History, Conspiracy, Biographies, Comedy, Dark Humor

4.8 • 22.4K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 140 minutes

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Summary

In April of 2020, while the rest of the world fixated on the terrifying early days of the Covid pandemic, a 51-year-old denturist in rural Nova Scotia launched one of the deadliest mass shootings in North American history — murdering 22 people across 13 horrifying hours while disguised as a Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer. We dive deep into the shocking failures, bizarre details, and devastating human stories behind these attacks: a case involving fake police cars, burning homes, biker gang rumors, domestic violence, smuggling, and a law enforcement response so chaotic it still fuels outrage and conspiracy theories years later.

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0:00.0	What comes to mind when you think about Canada? Maybe it's hockey or maple syrup, Celine Dion,
0:06.0	ketchup chips, beautiful natural landscapes, Ryan Gosling, Tim Hortons or Niagara Falls. Or maybe it's
0:11.7	the Mounties, the Royal Canadian Mount of Police, longtime symbol of Canadian law enforcement.
0:16.6	I imagine that you, like me, if you think of them, conjure up an image of them in their traditional
0:21.1	uniform, wearing their scarlet red wool tunic, a wide-brimmed brown felt stets and hat,
0:27.2	high-brown leather riding boots, dark blue riding breeches with a bold yellow stripe running
0:33.1	down the outer lakes, an enduring symbol of Canadian courage, competence, and justice, usually,
0:39.8	but not today. Dear God, not today. Whatever it is that comes to mind when you think of Canada,
0:44.9	it probably is not biker gangs, drugs and gun smuggling, and a recent mass shooting,
0:49.1	deadlier than all but five mass shootings in U.S. history, one that went on for roughly 13 hours.
0:55.2	Today we deep dive into the tragic and what the fuck was happening,
0:59.3	2020 Nova Scotia attacks, an event that would have gotten a lot more media coverage,
1:05.1	had it not coincided with the beginning of the COVID pandemic.
1:08.4	This is the fascinating story of one man who snapped to a degree
1:12.1	very, very few people ever had before, a man who also should have been stopped far earlier
1:17.5	than he was, but wasn't thanks to the greatest series of law enforcement blunders I think I've
1:23.3	ever heard about. Another crazy tale on this week's, why can't more people go quietly and not take
1:28.7	others with them if they insist on exiting stage left before the end of their life's play
1:34.0	True Crime Edition of TimeSuck? This is Michael McDonald and you're listening to TimeSuck.
1:41.7	You're listening to Time, Suck.
1:53.7	Well, happy Monday.
1:55.3	Welcome or welcome back to the cult of the curious.
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