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Mass shooting in Canada resurfaces debates about mental health and gun access

At least nine people are dead, and 27 are injured in Canada’s deadliest shooting event since 2020.

The rampage in British Columbia’s remote Tumbler Ridge community puts mental health, gun access and school safety back in the spotlight.

Here & Now‘s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Bryan Labby, a CBC reporter in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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