1944 – 2022 She was born Alexa Ann Shaw in Ottawa on August 11, 1944. She became Alexa McDonough when she married the late Peter McDonough in Halifax in 1966.
Tributes continue to pour in for former federal and Nova Scotia NDP leader Alexa McDonough, who died on Saturday after a struggle with Alzheimer s disease.
Alexa McDonough, the first woman to lead a federal party which had seats in the House of Commons, passed away Saturday in Halifax. The Prime Minister,.