50 years ago, there was a shooting at my school. My healing only began after I talked to survivors

50 years ago, there was a shooting at my school. My healing only began after I talked to survivors

This First Person article is the experience of Laurie Fagan, a former CBC Ottawa reporter who was a student at St. Pius X the day of a school shooting in 1975. For more information about CBC's First Person stories, please

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