Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge today with other leaders
Leaders including Prime Minister Carney and Governor General Simon gathered to honor nine victims and support the community of about 2,700 after a mass shooting.
- Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend a vigil in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, after accepting the town's mayor's invitation and inviting other federal party leaders.
- After a Tuesday shooting that killed nine people, RCMP say the alleged shooter killed family members at a home before going to the school.
- Police identified five students and a staff member killed, and reported more than two dozen people injured, including two airlifted to hospital and 12-year-old Maya Gebala fighting for life.
- A book of condolences has been made available in the House of Commons, and Conservative MP Bob Zimmer is expected to present it after Feb. 17.
- Tumbler Ridge, about 2,700 people, held an initial vigil Wednesday night after police said Mounties previously visited the shooter's home and seized weapons that were later returned.
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Devastated Canada town mourns victims of school shooting
A remote mining town in Canada's province of British Columbia saw national solidarity on Friday as it mourned the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in the country's history. Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country's main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre held hands at a candlelight vigil as an Indigenous leader sang a prayer outside the town hall in Tumbler Ridge. The community has been reeling following a deadly shooting at the Tum…
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Carney visits memorial to victims of Canada mass shooting
Canadian leaders gathered in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, to honour victims of one of the country’s worst mass shootings. Police say 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar killed two family members before attacking a former school in the small mountain community.
'Tumbler Ridge is full of grace this evening': PM gives emotional address at vigil for mass shooting victims
Prime Minister Mark Carney led federal, provincial and local leaders in offering support and praising the resilience and grace of Tumbler Ridge residents at a vigil in memory of the victims of Tuesday's mass shooting in the B.C. community.
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