![]() ![]() Then all the kids and teenagers were talking about it too. First it was our parents, gasping, speaking to each other in hushed voices, crying, hugging us tight. neighbourhood, reverberated throughout the city and in the media. News of the accident, which happened outside of Loyola High School in the very residential N.D.G. ![]() When Paul was killed on October 25, 1990, Alex was 10 years old, as was I. I grew up in Montreal’s small anglophone community, and I knew of Alex McKinnon before I actually knew him personally. “It’s this podcast,” I tried to explain through my tears pointing to my earphones. A Canada Post delivery man actually leaned out the window of his truck to ask me if I was okay. I began crying so hard that I had to stop. When I first listened to episode one of Sorry About the Kid, Alex McKinnon’s tragic four-part series about how a speeding police car in Montreal struck and killed his 14-year-old brother, Paul, I was on a run in my neighbourhood. A new series explores trauma, grief and memory through a devastating family tragedy. ![]()
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