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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 »
Be the first to comment!Businessman Frank Stronach’s Toronto sex assault trial begins after delay
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TORONTO — The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach has begun in Toronto after more than a week of delay. The judge-alone trial was initially scheduled to begin early last week but Stronach’s lawyer asked for more time to prepare after receiving what she described as a large volume of disclosure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates, experts warn against vilifying trans 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!Ottawa needs more data to probe claims of unpaid work at airlines: minister
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says her department needs more information from air carriers and unions to settle recent allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector. On Thursday, the federal government published the initial findings of a probe it launched six months earlier into allegations made during collective bargaining between Air Canada and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: B.C. community still reeling, Stronach trial begins, and the G.G. awards
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Tumbler Ridge ‘one big family,’ mayor tells vigil A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tumbler Ridge ‘one big family,’ mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly children, along with the 18-year-old shooter who police say took her own life. Young children, teenagers, parents and grandparents huddled against the cold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge in the remote Peace region of northeast British Columbia was once best known as a coal mining boom town that was built from scratch in the 1980s, then faced challenges from shifts in its economic fortunes. Now it is grappling with the greatest tragedy in its 45-year history, which has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TABER — The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy. Retired reverend Dale Lang lost his 17-year-old son, Jason, after the teen was shot by a fellow student in a hallway at W.R. ... Read More »
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