Canadian public donates to families of soldiers killed in last week's terrorist attacks

Canadian public donates to families of soldiers killed in last week's terrorist attacks
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A special crowdfunding effort across Canada has raised $625,000 Canadian (US$557,000) so far to help the families of two soldiers who were killed in last week's separate terrorist attacks, CBC News reports, and the group hopes to get to C$750,000 by midnight.

The fundraising drive began last week, in the days after last week's shooting on Parliament Hill, perpetrated by a lone radical Islamist convert. Army Cpl. Nathan Cirillo, 24, was ceremonially guarding the National War Memorial when he was shot and killed by the attacker. Cirillo had a 5-year-old son, and organizers say the fund could be used to help pay for the boy's college education.

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