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• A list of some school shootings that happened in Canada before Tumbler Ridge

  A shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in northern B.C.'s Peace region is the deadliest attack connected to a Canadian education facility in nearly 40 years.

  Crime

  44 mins
• Public hearing set for controversial Kelowna golf course redevelopment

  The city is considering a land swap that would see development company Denciti receive 9.1 acres of municipally-owned industrial land in exchange for a nine-hole golf course.

  Canada

  2 hours
• Trial starts for man charged in connection with fatal stabbing outside Vancouver Starbucks

  Paul Schmidt, 37, was stabbed and killed following a verbal altercation with a stranger outside the Starbucks at Granville and Pender streets in March 2023.

  Crime

  5 hours
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• Deaths of Prince Rupert family ruled homicide-suicide, inquest finds

  The jury issued nine recommendations, including changes to forms that allow police to be contacted when a person is released from involuntary admission.

  Crime

  5 hours
• WATCH: Global News Hour at 6 BC: Feb. 9

  Watch the online edition of Global News Hour at 6 BC.

  News

  5 hours
• ‘Multiple victims’ in Tumbler Ridge B.C. school shooting, police say

  At least nine people were killed in a shooting spree Tuesday afternoon that included a school in British Columbia's Peace region, in which the suspected shooter also ended up dead.

  Crime

  6 hours
• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Feb. 10

  Watch the online news edition of Global Okanagan at 5:30 p.m.

  Canada

  6 hours
• More than 100 B.C. First Nations urge Eby to uphold DRIPA or risk backslide

  The government is looking at amending DRIPA after a landmark court ruling in December that determined it was legally enforceable and not just symbolic.

  Politics

  9 hours
• Jim Robson, legendary voice of the Vancouver Canucks, dies at 91

  Jim Robson started his career at the age of 17, covering senior men's basketball for a radio station in Port Alberni before becoming the voice of the Canucks.

  Sports

  10 hours
• Montreal man arrested in connection with Ryan Wedding case

  The FBI says the man from Montreal was wanted for allegedly assisting the international drug trafficking organization locate a witness who was later murdered.

  Crime

  10 hours
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• WestJet won’t fly to 10 U.S. cities this summer amid ‘notable’ travel decline

  WestJet says several routes to U.S. cities are being suspended for summer 2026 as fewer Canadians are travelling south of the border.

  Canada

  11 hours
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• ‘I hear you’: Social disorder up, break-ins down, says Kelowna RCMP

  Kelowna RCMP Supt. Chris Goebel addressed city council on Monday, acknowledging the day-to-day realities many businesses are facing.

  Canada

  Feb 9
• City-funded primary care centre opens in Langford on Vancouver Island

  The City of Langford on Vancouver Island has officially opened a new primary care centre, with help from municipal funding. It will provide more than 12,000 with a family doctor

  Health

  Feb 9
• WestJet to suspend 5 U.S. routes from Vancouver due to ‘notable decline’ in demand

  WestJet has suspended service between Vancouver and Boston, Vancouver and San Francisco and Vancouver and San Diego as travel between Canada and the U.S. remains down.

  Canada

  Feb 9
• Shots fired, vehicles set on fire outside Maple Ridge home, police say

  Officers were called at 4:45 a.m. on Feb. 7 to the 12700 block of 227B Street and found two vehicles on fire in the driveway, along with evidence of shots being fired at the home.

  Crime

  Feb 9
• Now is the ‘best time’ to rent in Canada as asking price hits 31-month low: report

  A new report shows the average rent across Canada has hit a 31-month low, with big drops in cities like Toronto and Vancouver as supply outpaces demand.

  Canada

  Feb 9
• BC Green Party says it won’t renew co-operation agreement with BC NDP

  CARGA was an agreement between the BC Green Party and the BC NDP to ensure 'stable governance that is focused on delivering progress and tangible outcomes for British Columbians.'

  Politics

  Feb 9
• B.C. should be new home for global defence bank, premier says

  The bank helps address financing challenges facing governments and industries for NATO members and allied nations as countries increase investments to secure borders.

  Politics

  Feb 9
• Abducted Mexico workers found dead, Canadian mining company says

  Mexico's Attorney General's Office said steps were being taken to confirm the victim's identity and collect evidence from the grave in Concordia.

  Canada

  Feb 9
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• Recipe: Sablefish

  If you are looking for a romantic dinner option for Valentine's Day, this sablefish recipe from chef James Yang is sure to impress your Valentine!

  Lifestyle

  Feb 8
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• Nanaimo tugboat break-in suspect arrested for 3rd time in a week

  Court records indicate Marcel Alvin Fontaine, 44, appeared before a Justice of the Peace on Saturday after he was taken into custody for allegedly breaching his release order.

  Crime

  Feb 8
• B.C. needs new mental health hospital, psychiatrist tells inquest into family’s death

  A psychiatrist told an inquest B.C. needs a new mental health hospital, after a Prince Rupert man suspected of killing his family was released days before their deaths.

  Canada

  Feb 7
• Criticism over B.C. government’s handling of Texada grizzly bear shooting

  Kody Bevan and Seneca Antony received a combined penalty of $6,000, with $2,000 from each fine directed to the Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation.

  Environment

  Feb 6
• Nanaimo break-in suspect struggled with sobriety, says former employer

  Owner Andrew Reynolds’ security camera filmed the man helping himself to food and even cooking a meal, before vandalizing some of the furniture on board.

  Crime

  Feb 6
• ‘Fly high my angel’: 12-year-old girl dies by suicide amid bullying allegations

  Her father, Ryan Marshall, says Lexi was once confident and outgoing, but that began to change when she entered middle school. She was 12 years old when she took her own life.

  Canada

  Feb 6