Category Archives: British Columbia
Family of Portapique victims offers advice and support to community in Tumbler Ridge
HALIFAX - It was almost six years ago that Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, brother-in-law and 17-year-old niece in Nova Scotia, all of them victims of the deadliest mass shooting in mod...
Feb 13, 2026
Police in B.C. investigate four pedestrians struck in separate crashes
Police in three B.C. communities are investigating four vehicle crashes involving pedestrians in the last week. Two women were killed in separate accidents in Surrey, about 13 hours apart. An 81-year-...
Feb 12, 2026
'Nomadic lifestyle' of Tumbler Ridge shooter, who created shopping mall massacre game
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 rem...
Feb 12, 2026
Tumbler Ridge killings prompts very different start to B.C. legislative session
VICTORIA - There was no red carpet, no band or the usual 15-gun salute for British Columbia Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia when she entered the legislature Thursday to read the speech from the throne. Instead...
Feb 12, 2026
CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge on Friday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's office has confirmed he will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil on Friday, three days after nine people died in a mass shooting there. Carney, who invit...
Feb 12, 2026
Advocates, experts warn against vilifying transgender people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Their com...
Feb 12, 2026
Shy smiles and braces: RCMP release names, photos of 8 Tumbler Ridge shooting victims
TUMBLER RIDGE - The names and photos of eight children and adults shot to death in a small British Columbia town were released by police Thursday in a sombre visual rollcall of chubby cheeks, shy smil...
Feb 12, 2026
History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge in the remote Peace region of northeast British Columbia was once best known as a coal mining boom town that was built from scratch in the 1980s, then faced challenges fr...
Feb 12, 2026
B.C. throne speech cancelled because of Tumbler Ridge shooting
VICTORIA - The three official parties in British Columbia's provincial legislature have announced the cancellation of Thursday's "traditional" throne speech because of the mass shooting that claimed n...
Feb 11, 2026
Police identify B.C. shooting suspect, say five teens and teacher dead
TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP now say 9 people were killed, not 10, in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday.RCMP made the clarification on Wednesday during a press availability. Among the dead, were a...
Feb 11, 2026