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The RCMP have provided few details so far about the firearms used in the shooting and how the shooter, identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, acquired them.

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.

Four adults face charges after a trespassing investigation at Western University led to a loaded firearm and hazardous chemicals near campus, police say.

Chief Don MacLean said the force is joining the program in part due to the province's high rate of intimate partner violence and to 'reduce the presence of firearms.'

Some provinces are opting out of Ottawa’s gun compensation program as critics call it costly and ineffective, while owners face a March 31, 2026 deadline.

A trespassing investigation in London, Ont., is morphing into a probe that has police accusing four men of actively making explosives and firearms.

The Peterborough Police Service is the latest to announce it will not be participating in the federal government's Assault-Style Federal Compensation Program launched Jan. 19.

The power went out during a cold snap, resulting in ruptured pipes, the evacuation of 4,400 residents from the area and the deployment of the Canadian Armed Forces.

The family of a man who died in an altercation with hospital security in Saskatoon are disputing reports there was an imitation firearm seen in the room prior to his death.

Harjot Singh, 21, Taranveer Singh, 19, and Dayajeet Singh Billing, 21, have all been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place.

A 34-year-old man is facing multiple firearms offences, including six counts of the unauthorized possession of a prohibited or restricted weapon.

A jury convicted Brandon Teixeira of murder, attempted murder and discharging a firearm with intent last August, nearly eight years after the October 2017 shooting death.

Police found a gun near the body, according to a local sheriff, who confirmed that police were already searching for a firearm that had 'come up missing.'

Halifax Regional Police say a 31-year-old man is facing impaired driving charges, as well as firearm-related charges, after a fatal collision in Dartmouth, N.S. on Saturday night.

The government has been heavily criticized by gun control advocates for not banning the semi-automatic SKS, which is commonly used in Indigenous communities.

In a report released on Dec. 4, the IIO said Chase called 911 on the afternoon of Feb. 9, saying he had a firearm and was threatening to harm himself.

This update comes as the small community of Tumbler Ridge, in B.C.'s Peace Region, continues to grapple with the devastating events of the past week.

BC RCMP confirmed that multiple police visits had been made to the 18-year-old Jesse VanRootselaar's home due to concerns of mental health and self-harm.

Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said he doesn't foresee logistical challenges to the program despite the refusal of several provinces and police forces to help.

The RCMP identified the shooter as 18-year-old female Jesse Van Rootselaar, who is a resident of Tumbler Ridge and is believed to have acted alone.