ContentSkip to Main ContentAccessibility HelpnewsTop StoriesLocalClimateWorldCanadaPoliticsIndigenousBusinessThe NationalHealthEntertainmentScienceCBC News InvestigatesDisability LifeGo PublicAbout CBC NewsBeing Black in CanadaHe helped his fellow students after a school shooting — then became a career paramedicOctober 13 | Duration 2:43October 13NewsDuration 2:43Bob Davidson says a strange sense of calm overcame him when a shooting broke out at Ottawa’s St. Pius X High School in October 1975. The experience led him to become a paramedic, a job he went on to do for over 40 years. (Videography and editing by Mathieu Deroy. Set design by Michel Aspirot.)Related Stories 50 years later, an Ottawa high schooler’s violent unravelling still leaves deep scars Walk for firefighters’ mental health becomes lesson in breaking down, being lifted up by others Police investigate 2 deaths in Plateau-Mont-Royal bar Mould maker-turned-high school teacher hoping to train the manufacturing workers of tomorrow Fire that levelled Laurentians elementary school appears electrical, officials sayMore from NewsVideo2:45Fredericton extends approval for homeless shelterCBC News New Brunswick 19 minutes agoVideo2:59Goaltender Carter Hart to join Vegas Golden Knights following reinstatement decision | Johnstone 140022 minutes agoVideo1:59Condo construction stalls in Canada’s biggest citiesThe National 28 minutes agoVideo1:50Playing politics on social media comes with risksCBC News: Calgary at 6:00 31 minutes agoVideo5:09Right Turn of Death | Creator Network36 minutes agoTrending NowVideo2:11Trump asked about Canadians who are refusing to come to the U.S.Politics News October 7Video3:03It takes a community to bring back a mallOctober 15Video2:312 men recovering after being shot during robbery at home business2 hours agoVideo2:00Random stabbings, attacks put Vancouver on edge The National October 13Video0:24Trump calls Carney ‘Mr. President’ at peace summitCBC News October 13
He helped his fellow students after a school shooting then became a career paramedic
