On Sunday, April 19, a gunman carried out the deadliest shooting in modern Canadian history, killing at least 18 people in the span of 12 hours in Nova Scotia. Among the victims were Lisa McCully, an elementary school teacher, Heather O’Brien, a nurse from Truro and Const. Heidi Stevenson of the RCMP. Here’s what Canadian…
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