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Maclean’s Explains: A history of Canadian massacres

Canada is no stranger to heartbreaking tragedy and deadly incidents. Here are some of the worst ones the country has endured.

A daughter’s spirit, a mother’s grief

Suzanne Laplante Edward recounts the events of the worst day of her life: December 6, 1989

Marking the Montreal Massacre

A coast-to-coast round-up of remembrance

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Shock! Horror! American gun lobby group helps Canadian counterparts!

Last night the CBC reported that America’s National Rifle Association has cooperated with Canadian lobby groups opposing the gun registry. The NRA hasn’t spent any money in Canada, but Canadian gun advocate Tony Bernardo says it has given “logistical support” to a Canadian lobby group and “they freely give us anything else,” although he did not elaborate.

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Survivors recall École Polytechnique shooting

“Out of respect for the victims, the killer should be completely anonymous.”

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Excusing the men who ran away

The new film ‘Polytechnique’ sidesteps the old norm of ‘women and children first’

From the archives: Remembering the Montreal massacre

Our 1989 cover story chronicled the events that led to the mass murder of 14 women at Montreal’s École Polytechnique