BC Throne Speech Cancelled Because of Tumbler Ridge Shooting

BC Throne Speech Cancelled Because of Tumbler Ridge Shooting

British Columbia’s provincial legislature has cancelled Thursday’s throne speech because of the mass shooting that claimed nine lives in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. A joint statement from the three party house leaders in the provincial legislature says the speech is being cancelled in recognition of the “horrific shooting and tragic loss of life” in the community in northeastern British Columbia. Government house leader Mike Farnworth, the opposition’s …