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Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness

On Feb. 12, 2026, retired reverend Dale Lang shared his story again after a mass shooting Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., recalling his 1999 loss of 17-year-old son Jason at W.R. Myers High School, Taber, Alta.
The Taber shooting was the first deadly high school shooting in Canada in about 20 years and occurred eight days after the Columbine High School massacre in Littleton, Colo.
Lang said God granted them the grace to forgive the boy who killed their son, helping avoid anger; he returned to W.R. Myers High School to welcome students and found writing his book cathartic.
In a small community, Lang said everyone will be deeply affected, and the tragedy in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will shape families of the victims for years to come.
The 14-year-old shooter was convicted of first-degree murder and attempted murder, sentenced as a youth to three years in jail and seven years of probation, and Lang later wrote `Jason Has Been Shot!`.

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Father of 1999 Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness

The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy.

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