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b'Episode 186:\\xa0Twenty years ago, on the morning of September 11, 2001, as the world watched in horror, 19 radical Islamist al-Qaeda terrorists launched a group of coordinated attacks using four commuter planes as weapons, hitting several preplanned targets in the eastern United States. Two of the airliners were flown deliberately into each of the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, a third plane smashed into the U.S. Pentagon. A fourth plane believed to have been bound for the U.S. Capitol building crashed into a field in Pennsylvania after passengers aboard the flight fought back against the terrorists who\\u2019d taken over the flight.\\n\\nAmong the 2977 people who died as a direct result of the attacks, 24 of those were Canadian. As with many other countries, Canada stepped up to help in the immediate aftermath. What follows are details of the initial attacks and then some of the stories from that day and its aftermath.\\n\\nSources and Further Reading:\\n\\nNational Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States\\n\\nNot a drill \\u2013 Canada\\u2019s air force on 9/11 | Globalnews.ca\\n\\nOperation Support - Wikipedia\\n\\nOperation Yellow Ribbon - Wikipedia\\n\\nCasualties of the September 11 attacks - Wikipedia\\n\\nPublic Safety Canada \\u2014 Remembering September 11th\\n\\nThe Government of Canada\\u2019s response to the terrorist attacks of 9/11\\n\\nCANADA AND 9/11: BORDER SECURITY IN A NEW ERA\\n\\nTHE VIEWS OF CANADIAN SCHOLARS ON THE IMPACT OF THE ANTI-TERRORISM ACT\\n\\nThe Cost of 9/11\\n\\nThe Day Canadians Opened Their Homes To Americans\\n\\nThe Anti-Terrorism Act and Security Measures in Canada: Public Views, Impacts and Travel Experiences\\n\\nHalifax airport employee remembers \\u2018grateful\\u2019 passengers and crew stranded on 9/11 | Globalnews.ca\\n\\nNew York thanks Gander, NL for help on 9/11 with piece of World Trade Center | Globalnews.ca\\n\\n9/11 Canadian victims | Globalnews.ca\\n\\nBrian Williams Memory September 11: Why Our Memory May Change | Time\\n\\nRCMP officer kept stranded air passengers safe on 9/11 | Royal Canadian Mounted Police\\n\\nFront row for history: Doc reveals fates of the \\u20189/11 Kids\\u2019 at school with George W. Bush | Globalnews.ca\\n\\n9/11 and Canada | The Canadian Encyclopedia\\n\\n\\u2018Global National\\u2019 celebrates 20 years in TV special: \\u2018Disruption: 20 Years of Global National\\u2019 - National | Globalnews.ca\\n\\nCan Watching Media Cause Symptoms of Trauma or PTSD? \\u2014 Counselling & Therapy Services - The Juniper Center\\nSupport the show: https://www.patreon.com/darkpoutine\\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'