We were over Lake Okoboji, Iowa (by Minnesota border), taking our plants class, on our way to Winnipeg, Manitoba. Yeah, we were in the middle of the boonies, and we heard the story on our van radio . There was no TV or anything at our camp, so we went to Wallmart (like 20 miles away) to keep it update. What a shocking moment.
After we arrived in Canada, our Canadian brothers and sisters supported us. At the custom border (North Dakota and Manitoba), they gave us white ribbon and small Canadian pin.