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'Why did I make it?': Survivors of Dawson College shooting on compassion, finding purpose

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On Sept. 13, 2006, Hayder Kadhim and Meaghan Hennegan survived being shot during a mass shooting at Montreal's Dawson College. Twenty years later, they reflect on compassion, healing and finding a purpose in life.

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