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In April 2020, a gunman posing as a police officer went on a shooting spree in the Canadian province of Nova Scotia. It left 22 dead, including a pregnant woman, a primary school teacher, a 17 ...
- Heidi Stevenson
- Lisa Mccully
- Sean Mcleod and Alanna Jenkins
- Emily Tuck, Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck
- Jamie and Greg Blair
- Corrie Ellison
- Gina Goulet
- Tom Bagley
- Kristen Beaton
- Joey Webber
Const. Heidi Stevenson was identified Sunday by the RCMP as the officer killed while responding to the call about an active shooter. She was a 23-year veteran of the force and a mother of two children, one in Grade 6 and the other in Grade 8. (RCMP/Reuters)
Lisa McCully was a teacher at Debert Elementary School in Debert, N.S., the provincial teachers union said late Sunday. McCully was a longtime teacher at the school and a mother of two who lived in Portapique, N.S. (Lisa McCully/Facebook)
Sean McLeod was a Corrections Canada employee at Springhill Institution, a federal prison in Springhill, N.S. He lived in West Wentworth, a community roughly 50 kilometres north of Portapique. Alanna Jenkins was a Corrections Canada employee at the Nova Institution for Women in Truro, N.S. She lived with McLeod in West Wentworth and was also found ...
Jolene Oliver, 40, was originally from Calgary, according to her sister. She met 45-year-old Aaron Tuck, a mechanic, while working as a waitress in Alberta. The couple and their 17-year-old daughter, Emily Tuck, moved to Nova Scotia two years ago to be closer to Aaron Tuck's mother, who was sick. They lived in Portapique. (Tammy Oliver-McCurdie via...
Greg and Jamie Blair, a married couple, have been confirmed by family to be among the victims. A Facebook page appearing to belong to Greg Blair shows he worked as a gas fitter at G.B Gas & Energy. (Kelly Blair via The Canadian Press)
Corrie Ellison lived in Truro, N.S., but was visiting his father in Portapique when he was killed. Ellison, 42, was remembered Monday as a thoughtful, kind friend who went out of his way to help others. (Ashley Fennell via The Canadian Press)
Gina Goulet, a 54-year-old who lived in Shubenacadie, N.S., battled cancer twice before her life was taken on Sunday, her daughter Amelia Butler told The Canadian Press. Goulet worked as a denturist for 27 years, but Butler couldn't say whether she knew the shooter, who worked in the same field. (Annette Fisher via The Canadian Press)
Tom Bagley was a neighbour who was passing by the scene of the Hunter Road explosion in West Wentworth when he was shot and killed Sunday morning, according to neighbour Lisa Owen. Bagley's daughter, Charlene Bagley, posted on Facebook that her dad had died trying to help others. (Charlene Bagley/Facebook)
Kristen Beaton was a young wife and mother who worked as a continuing-care assistant. She worked for the Victorian Order of Nurses for nearly six years, and was a compassionate and caring member of the team, said a news release. (Submitted by Gena Morrisey-Priest)
A young father of three daughters, Joey Webber went out to run an errand for his family on Sunday morning, according to a GoFundMe page. The post said Webber was missing for several hours before the family learned he was one of the victims. (GoFundMe/The Canadian Press)
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This is a list of lists of deaths of notable people, organised by year. New deaths articles are added to their respective month (e.g., Deaths in November 2024) and then linked here.
Mar 30, 2023 · Here is a look at the 22 lives lost on April 18-19, 2020: Elizabeth Joanne Thomas and John Zahl. Thomas and Zahl died in Portapique, N.S., where their home was among those set on fire...
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