At least 17 people were killed, including a member of the RCMP, during a shooting rampage in multiple rural Nova Scotia communities on Sunday.
The rampage is considered the deadliest mass shooting in Canadian history. It claimed the lives of people from all walks of life, including a teacher and workers on the front-lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. “This happened in small towns – Portapique, Truro, Milford, and Enfield – they’re places where people have deep roots, places where people know their neighbours and look out for one another,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday. “There, everyone knows a Mountie, because they’re everything from police officers to social workers to teen counselors.