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Simon, Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Bridge, B.C. Friday
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Governor General Mary Simon confirmed she will join Prime Minister Carney at a vigil to the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Friday night. Nine people died in the shooting on Tuesday at a home and school in the town of about 2,700 people in northeastern British Columbia. Carney ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Carney in Tumbler Ridge, Canada net-zero, Stronach trial
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge today with other leaders Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., today to attend a vigil three days after nine people died in a mass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline today to apply for Quebec Liberal leadership, Charles Milliard favoured
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
MONTREAL — Today is the deadline to apply to be leader of the Quebec Liberal Party. Candidate Charles Milliard, former head of the Quebec federation of chambers of commerce, has the support of the majority of the party caucus. Mario Roy, a farmer from Quebec’s Beauce region, is the only other person who has confirmed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How to talk to your kids and teens about the Tumbler Ridge mass shootings
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
TORONTO — As news and social media coverage of Tuesday’s mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., continues to blanket the country, parents should be proactive about talking with their kids about the tragedy, psychologists say. The fact that it happened at a school hits especially close to home, said Dr. Jo Ann Unger, a clinical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complainant cross-examination set to continue in Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
TORONTO — The sexual assault trial of businessman Frank Stronach is expected to continue in Toronto today with the cross-examination of the first complainant testifying in the case. The complainant told the court Thursday she was “terrified” decades ago when she woke up in a bed in an unknown place and realized she was being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets — not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris Agreement commitment, or even the long-term goal of reaching net-zero emissions by 2050. The report suggests Canada has moved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge today with other leaders
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., today to attend a vigil three days after nine people died in a mass shooting. Carney, who invited other federal party leaders to join him at the vigil, was invited by the town’s mayor. The offices of Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of Portapique victims offers advice and support to community in Tumbler Ridge
By Canadian Press on February 13th, 2026
HALIFAX — It was almost six years ago that Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, brother-in-law and 17-year-old niece in Nova Scotia, all of them victims of the deadliest mass shooting in modern Canadian history. Oliver-McCurdie says that when she heard about the school shooting Tuesday in northeastern British Columbia, she recalled the agony she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Tumbler Ridge Shooting
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
The names and photos of eight children and adults shot to death in a small British Columbia town were released by police in a sombre visual rollcall of chubby cheeks, shy smiles and braces. The 2,700 residents of Tumbler Ridge, meanwhile, began coping not only with unimaginable grief but also empathy and rage in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!GST credit top-up coming in spring after bill fast-tracked in Parliament
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadians who receive the GST benefit will get a one-time top up payment this spring after parliamentarians fast-tracked the legislation to set it motion. The Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit received royal assent late today, after passing the final vote in the Senate earlier in the day and the House of Commons last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Nomadic lifestyle’ of Tumbler Ridge shooter, who created shopping mall massacre game
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — A picture of the troubled life of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar is emerging, with a court ruling depicting her family’s “nomadic lifestyle” and a gaming company removing her account, which was used to create a shopping mall massacre simulation. Online platform Roblox said in a statement Thursday that it ... Read More »
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