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Death Toll Increases To 22 From Weekend Shooting Rampage In Nova Scotia, Police Say

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police originally reported at least 16 dead after Saturday's attacks, in which the assailant shot victims at multiple locations and then set fire to the crime scenes.
A volunteer firefighter douses hotspots near destroyed vehicles linked to the deadly weekend shooting rampage in Nova Scotia, on Monday.

Police in Canada now believe at least 22 people were killed during what is thought to be the country's worst-ever mass shooting — a methodical rampage over the weekend in Nova Scotia province that spanned 16 separate crime scenes in five communities.

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