The victims in one of Canadasa国际传媒檚 worst mass killings include an RCMP officer, a teacher, two nurses, neighbours of the shooter and two correctional officers killed in their home.
Here is a look at some of the lives lost:
Dawn Madsen and Frank Gulenchyn
The couple lived in the Durham region in southern Ontario before moving to Nova Scotia, where they were among the victims of this weekendsa国际传媒檚 violence, a municipal official said.
John Henry, regional chair and chief executive officer of the Regional Municipality of Durham, extended his condolences to the couplesa国际传媒檚 family in a statement Monday.
Madsen worked at the Hillsdale Terraces long-term care home in Oshawa for decades before retiring in 2019, Henry said.
Online videos show a procession of emergency vehicles driving by an Oshawa home to pay their respects to Madsensa国际传媒檚 sons Jon and Ryan Farrington
Joey Webber
Webber had gone on a family errand toward the Shubenacadie, N.S., area, about 50 kilometres northwest of Halifax, when he was killed.
Coun. Steve Streatch, who lives four houses away from Webber in the rural community of Antrim, said he was sa国际传媒渁 fine young man who lived in the community of the Musquodoboit Valley, and itsa国际传媒檚 a tragic loss.sa国际传媒�
Streatch said Webber worked in the woods, often using traditional methods, and is survived by young daughters.
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Tom Bagley
Bagley died while sa国际传媒渢rying to help,sa国际传媒� his daughter Charlene Bagley says.
His neighbours in Wentworth, N.S., say Bagley, a military veteran and retired firefighter, was killed Sunday morning as he walked toward a burning home on Hunter Road.
sa国际传媒淚f you knew him, you knew that was just who he was all the time,sa国际传媒� Charlene Bagley wrote in a Facebook post.
Bagley served as a firefighter at the Halifax Stanfield International Airport from 1975 to 2006, a spokeswoman for the airport authority said in an email.
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Corrie Ellison
Ellison, 42, was remembered Monday as a thoughtful, kind friend who went out of his way to help others.
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Corrie Ellison lived in Truro, N.S., but was visiting his father in Portapique when he was killed. Richard Ellison declined to comment on how his son died.
Ashley Fennell says she was good friends with Corrie Ellison for almost a decade. She describes him as sa国际传媒渁 beautiful soul.sa国际传媒�
Corrie Ellison was on disability support because of an old injury. He had no children of his own but he loved kids, Fennell says.
He would join Fennell and her son swimming in the summer and last Christmas, he offered some money for her sonsa国际传媒檚 gifts. He once paid for Fennell to take her son on a trip to a water park when she was struggling.
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He had texted her about picking up a cigarette roller about a week ago, but the two never arranged a time with the ongoing pandemic. Fennell didnsa国际传媒檛 know it would be the last time she talked to her friend.
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Jolene Oliver, Aaron Tuck and Emily Tuck
The family members were neighbours of the shooter. Oliversa国际传媒檚 sister, Tammy Oliver-McCurdie, said the three were found dead in their Portapique, N.S., home.
Oliver was turning 40 this year and her husband was 45. Their daughter, Emily, was 17.
They had moved to the community after Tucksa国际传媒檚 father died a few years ago.
sa国际传媒淣o matter how much they went through in life they always stayed together, and there was times that they had nothing,sa国际传媒� Oliver-McCurdie said.
The sisters grew up in Calgary and remained close into adulthood. Oliver-McCurdie said Oliver was a people person who loved working as a waitress, which she did for most of her life.
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Emily was an intelligent girl who had plans to continue her education, but couldnsa国际传媒檛 decide whether to pursue art or welding, her aunt said.
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Sean McLeod and Alanna Jenkins
The Wentworth, N.S., couple were correctional officers.
McLeodsa国际传媒檚 daughter, Taylor McLeod, said Jenkins worked at the Nova Institution for Women in Truro and McLeod worked at the Springhill Institution for more than 20 years.
McLeodsa国际传媒檚 daughter said the couple deeply loved and cared for her, her little sister and Taylorsa国际传媒檚 daughter.
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Greg and Jamie Blair
The couple ran a firm that provides service, sales and installation of natural gas and propane units in the area where the shootings happened.
Relative Judy MacBurnie, said the pair had two small children who are being cared for by grandparents. Greg Blair also had two older sons from an earlier relationship.
MacBurnie said her nephew was a sa国际传媒渨onderful person who was always laughing and was the funniest person you ever met.sa国际传媒�
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Heather Osa国际传媒橞rien
The Victorian Order of Nurses said Osa国际传媒橞rien was a licensed practical nurse and had worked with VON for nearly 17 years.
Osa国际传媒橞riensa国际传媒檚 daughter, Darcy Dobson, posted on Facebook about her mother.
sa国际传媒淪he was kind. She was beautiful. She didnsa国际传媒檛 deserve any of this,sa国际传媒� Dobson wrote, pleading with friends and family not to let the shooting define her mother.
sa国际传媒淚 want everyone to remember how kind she was. How much she loved being a nurse,sa国际传媒� she wrote.
sa国际传媒淭he way her eyes sparkled when she talked to her grandchildren and the way she just loved Christmas. Let those things define her. Not the horrible way she died.sa国际传媒�
Portapique resident Lucille Adams says she knew Osa国际传媒橞rien.
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Gina Goulet
Goulet, a 54-year-old Shubenacadie, N.S., resident, beat cancer sa国际传媒� twice.
Her daughter, Amelia Butler, said Goulet was diagnosed with brain cancer in 2016. Goulet was warned that her prospects didnsa国际传媒檛 look good, but she beat the odds.
Goulet was diagnosed with cancer a second time late last year, and had almost fully recovered when she died.
sa国际传媒淪he fought so hard for her life,sa国际传媒� Butler said.
Goulet was a denturist for 27 years. Butler couldnsa国际传媒檛 say whether her mother encountered the shooter, who worked in the same field.
Butler said her mother was an avid angler and would often retreat to her cottage with her two dogs to go bass fishing.
Goulet was also a salsa dancer who would travel to Cuba whenever she got the chance.
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Kristen Beaton
The Victorian Order of Nurses confirmed that Beaton had worked for the organization for six years.
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Beatonsa国际传媒檚 husband Nick Beaton posted on Facebook a plea to get Nova Scotia nurses the proper equipment to protect them from COVID-19 in his wifesa国际传媒檚 honour.
sa国际传媒淪he cried everyday before and everyday after work scared to bring this covid home to her son she loved more than I could even imagine anyone could love one person,sa国际传媒� Nick Beaton posted.
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Lisa McCully
McCully was a teacher at the elementary school in the community of Debert, N.S.
Paul Wozney, president of the Nova Scotia Teachers Union, said McCully was known as a passionate teacher and sa国际传媒渁s a shining lovesa国际传媒� in the lives of her friends and family.
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Const. Heidi Stevenson
Stevenson had been with the RCMP for 23 years and was a mother of two.
sa国际传媒淗eidi answered the call of duty and lost her life while protecting those she served,sa国际传媒� Nova Scotia RCMP Assistant Commissioner Lee Bergerman said in a statement.
sa国际传媒淭wo children have lost their mother and a husband his wife. Parents lost their daughter and countless others lost an incredible friend and colleague.
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The Nova Scotia Teachers Union said Stevensonsa国际传媒檚 husband, Dean Stevenson, teaches at Cole Harbour District High School.
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