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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 »
Be the first to comment!Shy smiles and braces: RCMP release names, photos of 8 Tumbler Ridge shooting victims
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The names and photos of eight children and adults shot to death in a small B.C. town were released Thursday 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 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military sexual assault investigation suffered from ‘tunnel vision’, watchdog says
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — After finding that an internal military investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who took his own life was plagued with “multiple failures,” the federal watchdog for military police is calling for an apology to the man’s family. The Military Police Complaints Commission said Thursday the internal probe that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of Tumbler Ridge shooter posted photo of several long guns in 2024
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — The mother of the shooter in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., killings once posted a photo on Facebook of several long guns in a cabinet with the caption, “Think it’s time to take them out for some target practice.” It’s not known whether any of the half dozen firearms in the photo, posted in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court ruling describes ‘nomadic lifestyle’ of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter’s family
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The family of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar led a “nomadic lifestyle” marked by multiple moves between at least three provinces, a British Columbia court ruling says. The 2015 B.C. Supreme Court decision in a dispute between her parents describes her mother, Jennifer Jacobs, moving with her children between Newfoundland and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tumbler Ridge killings prompts very different start to B.C. legislative session
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
VICTORIA — A new session of the British Columbia legislature opened today with Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia saying in the speech from the throne that the people of Tumble Ridge, B.C., are “suffering unimaginable pain.” Governments traditionally use the speech of a new legislative session to outline their agendas, but Cocchia’s brief speech says the “people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government’s plan to give new powers to cabinet to temporarily exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions are being referred to as “regulatory sandboxes” and are contained in a clause in the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill, currently being debated at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airlines say federal probe disproves unpaid work claims, but Ottawa wants more data
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Major airlines are claiming the initial findings of a federal probe clear their industry of allegations of unpaid work, but Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says investigators need more data before the issue is settled. On Thursday, the federal government published the initial findings of a probe it launched six months earlier into allegations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP name victims of Tumbler Ridge shootings to ‘honour the lives lost’
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP have named those who died in shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week, including the five children and teacher who were killed at a school and the mother and stepbrother of the shooter. The victims at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School were Abel Mwansa, Kylie Smith, Zoey Benoit and Ticaria Lampert, all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: RCMP name victims of Tumbler Ridge shootings
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP have named those who died in shootings at Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week, including the five children and teacher who were killed at a school and the mother and stepbrother of the shooter. The victims at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School were Abel Mwansa, Kylie Smith, Zoey Benoit and Ticaria Lampert, all ... Read More »
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