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Tumbler Ridge needs mental health help beyond immediate shooting aftermath: psychologist
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TORONTO — As the federal and provincial governments pledge support for the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., a psychologist specializing in trauma says mental health services will be needed beyond the immediate aftermath of Tuesday’s mass shooting. McMaster University psychologist Dr. Margaret McKinnon says mental health supporters are often brought into communities after tragedies but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police identify B.C. shooting suspect, say five students and teacher dead
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Police say a female teacher and five students were among the victims of a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the 18-year-old female suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar, who was found dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, had a history of contact with police, and that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Arviat, Nunavut chosen as main campus location for Inuit Nunangat University
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Arviat, Nunavut has been chosen as the main campus location for the planned Inuit Nunangat University. The school came a step closer to being built today with the announcement of a $85 million investment from Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. The university will be the first based in the North and the first in Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Police identify B.C. shooting suspect, say five teens and teacher dead
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Police say a teacher and five teenage students died in a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the 18-year-old female suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar who was found dead, had a history of contact with police, and that the suspect’s mother and stepbrother were found dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians returning from Cuba amid energy crisis due to U.S. oil blockade
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
Travellers are returning to Atlantic Canada from Cuba amid an oil crisis on the Caribbean island. A WestJet flight from Cayo Coco landed at Halifax’s Stanfield International Airport this afternoon. WestJet and other major Canadian airlines are returning travellers to Canada but have suspended commercial flights to the country because of aviation fuel shortages at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal shooting survivor shares how she regained sense of safety
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TORONTO — École Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost says it took her several weeks to return to the site of the Montreal massacre, but doing so allowed her to reclaim her life and create a sense of safety again. She was shot in the leg, foot and forehead by a gunman who killed 14 women ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons holds moment of silence for victims of B.C. shooting
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament held a moment of silence today in honour of the victims of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Ten people were killed, including the alleged suspect, in a shooting at a school and a home in the town in northeastern B.C. on Tuesday. In his remarks following the moment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of how the Tumbler Ridge shootings unfolded
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
The following timeline of Tuesday’s shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is based on information provided by RCMP, B.C. government officials and BC Emergency Health Services. Times are Mountain Time. Feb. 10, 2026, 1:20 p.m.: Tumbler Ridge RCMP receive a report of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School. 1:22 p.m.: Police arrive at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand wants NATO’s new Arctic Sentry initiative to become permanent
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says she wants to see the new NATO initiative in the Arctic, which launched on Wednesday, made permanent. Arctic Sentry, NATO’s newest military effort, is aimed at shoring up security in the region and comes a month after U.S. President Donald Trump escalated his threats to annex Greenland. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Premier, minister credit tiny RCMP detachment for saving lives in Tumbler Ridge
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
VICTORIA — The five members of the tiny RCMP detachment in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are being credited with saving lives during a shooting attack that left 10 dead, including the suspect. British Columbia Premier David Eby says RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd told him that officers from the detachment responded to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School within ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘A nation mourns with you’: Reaction to the mass shooting in B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
Condolences for those killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are streaming in from across Canada and around the world. Ten people are dead, including the shooter, while dozens more were injured at the community’s high school. Here is some of the reaction: “The trauma and impact of this loss are immeasurable. There ... Read More »
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