US EditionPrime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge today with other leaders
Prime Minister Mark Carney and federal party leaders unite at a vigil for nine victims of the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting in a town of about 2,700 residents.
- 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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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.
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Prime Minister Carney and Canada's main opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country’s opposition leaders paid tribute to the victims of one of the worst mass shootings in the country’s history at a vigil in the devastated northern British Columbia town. Carney and Conservative Opposition…
Prime Minister Mark Carney laid flowers at the improvised memorial in memory of the victims of the killing, who killed 9 people, including six children. The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) reported that it had found two firearms at Tumbler Ridge High School.
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