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• Father of 1999 Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness

  The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy. 


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• B.C. school shooting victim tried to lock library door to save her classmates

  Krysta Hunt said Maya Gelaba's mom is struggling, but they have launched a GoFundMe to help with expenses and costs so she can be by her daughter's bedside.

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• Peachland church saved after council decides not to pursue land acquisition

  Council had a unanimous change of heart on Tuesday to abandon the land acquisition efforts.

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• B.C. shooting raises school safety issue — should students ‘run, hide and fight’?

  Schools across B.C. conduct regular drills for earthquakes, fire and lockdowns and the Ministry of Education recommends that schools have two lockdown drills per year.

  Education

  Feb 11
• B.C. school shooting victim will always be remembered, soccer coach says

  Tyler Curry knew Abel Mwansa Jr. through the Tumbler Ridge Soccer Association, where he helped coach the under-13 team. He spoke to Global News about the boy he knew.

  Crime

  Feb 11
• WATCH: Global Okanagan News at 5:30 p.m. – Feb. 11

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

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  Feb 11
• Mass shootings have prompted Canadian gun laws to change over the decades

  While details on the firearm used in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. are not yet known, other mass shootings in Canada have spurred changes to gun laws in recent decades.

  Crime

  Feb 11
• B.C. to hold day of mourning Thursday following Tumbler Ridge tragedy

  A joint statement from the leaders in the provincial legislature says the speech is being cancelled in recognition of the "horrific shooting and tragic loss of life."

  Politics

  Feb 11
• Tumbler Ridge shooting: How to talk to your kids about the tragedy

  Therapists say parents and caregivers should speak with their children and teens about the shooting in order to help process the tragedy.

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  Feb 11
• Tumbler Ridge: A timeline of how the school shooting unfolded

  The town of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is in mourning after eight people were killed in a mass shooting at a school and nearby residence.

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  Feb 11
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• ‘Canada stands with you,’ Carney says as MPs honour Tumbler Ridge victims

  Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke at the House of Commons Wednesday afternoon following the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that left nine dead, as well as the shooter.

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  Feb 11
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• Read the full transcript of Carney’s Tumbler Ridge shooting statement

  Prime Minister Mark Carney paid tribute to the community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and the victims of Tuesday's deadly mass shooting during a speech in the House of Commons.

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  Feb 11
• Tumbler Ridge shooting: 5 students, teacher dead as BC RCMP identifies shooter

  At least nine people were killed in a school shooting Tuesday afternoon in Tumbler Ridge, in which the suspected shooter also ended up dead.

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  Feb 11
• Carney cancels trip, sends ministers to B.C. after Tumbler Ridge shooting

  Carney was due to travel to the Munich Security Conference on Wednesday evening after announcing his government's defence industrial strategy at an event in Halifax. 

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  Feb 11
• Proposed cellphone ban during Kelowna council meetings faces overwhelming pushback

  In a 7-2 vote, Kelowna city council overwhelmingly voted down the proposed amendment.

  Canada

  Feb 11
• Tumbler Ridge, B.C. will ‘work through this as a family’ after school shooting: mayor

  Tumbler Ridge's mayor is asking residents to support each other and lend an ear as the community grieves after a school shooting on Tuesday.

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  Feb 11
• World leaders react to ‘senseless’ Tumbler Ridge shooting: ‘Horror has struck’

  Tuesday afternoon's mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has been called 'one of the worst mass shootings' in Canada, minister says.

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  Feb 11
• Tumbler Ridge shooting: Canada lowers flags to half-mast for 7 days

  Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canadian flags will be flown at half-mast for seven days on federal buildings following the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

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  Feb 11
• Canadian Olympians react to Tumbler Ridge shooting

  Doug Armstrong says real life "trumps anything we're doing here" as he joined other Canadians at the Milan Cortina Olympics who offered condolences to those impacted by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.

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  Feb 11
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• B.C. school shooting ‘one of the worst mass shootings’ in Canada, minister says

  "The people of Tumbler Ridge remain in a state of crisis following one of the worst mass shootings in our province's and country's history," Nina Krieger said.

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  Feb 11
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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.

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  Feb 10
• 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.

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  Feb 10
• Tumbler Ridge B.C. school shooting: 8 dead, 27 injured

  RCMP said there were "multiple victims" from a shooting at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where students attend Grades 7 through 12.

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  Feb 10
• 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

  Feb 10
• 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.

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  Feb 10