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Tumbler Ridge, B.C. families speak out on children killed in school mass murder
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — A tiny town in the shadow of the Rockies learned more Thursday about who they lost in a mass shooting that killed kids as young as 12, with one of those youngsters still battling a grievous bullet wound to the brain. The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala has bullet wounds to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge on Friday
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil on Friday. The Prime Minister’s Office says Carney was invited by the town’s mayor and that he has invited all other federal party leaders to join him. Nine people, mostly children, were killed in the mass shooting Tuesday, including Jesse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Federal public health officials say a freezer door was left open at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, causing the loss of $20 million worth of medication. Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada were called before the House of Commons health committee this week to answer questions about what happened. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘You’re making this up,’ Miller tells Tory MP over media producers group comments
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller has accused a Conservative MP of misleading a Parliamentary committee over a comment made by the head of an independent producers’ group. During a Heritage committee hearing today, MP Rachael Thomas mentioned the head of the Canadian Media Producers Association stating at a recent conference that the industry and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Diab says C-12 could ease some refugee claims, critics call it a two-tier system
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab says changes to the refugee status claim process proposed in Bill C-12 are “better for the applicants” even as multiple organizations are heavily critical of the plan. The government’s broad border and immigration bill proposes barring people who first came to Canada more than a year ago from filing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates, experts warn against vilifying transgender people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Their comments come after an independent provincial legislator in British Columbia claimed, without evidence, that the shooting rampage that left nine people dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military sexual assault investigation was rushed, biased, watchdog commission says
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission has found that an internal investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who later took his own life was conducted in a rushed, superficial and biased manner. Its conclusion comes after a Canadian Forces Provost Marshal’s office investigation cleared military police of wrongdoing in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney to visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., following mass shooting
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the near future, says a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. The statement says details, including the timing of the visit, are being worked out with community officials “based on their immediate needs.” Nine people, mostly children, were killed in the mass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TSB says still ‘too early’ to determine cause of Pearson plane crash, one year later
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TORONTO — The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it’s still too early to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto’s Pearson Airport, as the one-year anniversary of the incident approaches. The safety board says it’s still working on its final investigation report, and the work done so ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney to visit Tumbler Ridge after mass shooting
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the near future, says a statement issued by the Prime Minister’s Office. The statement says details, including the timing of the visit, are being worked out with community officials “based on their immediate needs.” Nine people, mostly children, were killed in the mass ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Details are beginning to emerge about the people killed and injured in the mass shooting at a high school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Here’s what is known so far: Kylie Smith, 12 Multiple media reports have identified Kylie as among the dead. A GoFundMe campaign posted by the girl’s ... Read More »
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