Survivor of one of Canada’s first school shootings reflects on Tumbler Ridge grief | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Nearly 50 years ago, Anne McGrath was a 17-year-old student at St. Pius X High School in Ottawa when a fellow student entered a classroom with a sawed-off shotgun and opened fire. Today, McGrath is a longtime political strategist and deputy chief of staff to former Alberta premier Rachel Notley, as well as a […]
What is B.C.’s Mental Health Act and why is it relevant to Tumbler Ridge shooting? | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Police have said the teenage shooter who killed eight people and herself in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., had previously been apprehended under the Mental Health Act. In a Wednesday press conference, RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said police had previously visited the home where Jesse Van Rootselaar, 18, lived, and that she had been apprehended […]
They ‘ran into gunfire’: Impact of the Tumbler Ridge shooting on first responders | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachment has only five members. “At the time of the incident, there was two members that were working and two members that were off duty, not working that day, and one was out of the community,” Jeff Swann, the national policing federation Pacific region director for the RCMP, told Global […]
Tumbler Ridge shooting: What we know about the firearms and gun laws | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., has sparked questions about Canada’s firearm seizure regulations and so-called “red flag” laws that allow the removal of guns in a case of mental health concerns. The RCMP has provided few details so far about the firearms used in the shooting and how the shooter, identified […]
‘We now have to figure out how to live life without her’: Mother of Tumbler Ridge shooting victim speaks | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The mother of a 12-year-old girl killed in the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge says her family is struggling to comprehend the loss as the small northern B.C. community mourns the victims. Sarah Lampert spoke to reporters Thursday about her daughter, Ticaria, who was among eight people killed in the attack that also left […]
Father of Tumbler Ridge school shooter issues statement: ‘I carry a sorrow’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The father of the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter has issued a statement following the deadly mass shooting that rocked the small community this week. “There are moments when words feel far too small for the sorrow we are carrying together. What has happened has left an ache in the heart of our town that […]
Tumbler Ridge shooting ‘tough to process,’ says community’s MP | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Following Tuesday’s mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., local MP Bob Zimmer says the community is full of “tough individuals” but that anyone who needs help should know mental health support is available after a tragedy that’s “tough to process.” Eight people were killed in the tight-knit community of about 2,500 people, including five […]
RCMP respond to reports of a guns at schools in several Alberta communities | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] In the aftermath of a devastating shooting spree that left six children and two adults dead in the small northern B.C. town, schools in at least three communities across Alberta have dealt with firearms reports that turned out to be false, while a fourth had a man acting erratically while in possession of a […]
‘Incredibly strong community’: B.C. continues to mourn after mass shooting | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The community of Tumbler Ridge continues to mourn after a mass shooting took the lives of eight people and injured more than two dozen others on Tuesday. Premier David Eby arrived at the northern B.C. town, where a vigil attended by community members and several officials was held on Wednesday night. “I can tell […]
As Tumbler Ridge grieves mass shooting, Carney to visit ‘shortly’ | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit the community of Tumbler Ridge “shortly,” his office says, after the British Columbia community was devastated by a mass shooting Tuesday that killed eight people, as well as the shooter, and injured dozens of others. “The Prime Minister will be visiting Tumbler Ridge shortly in support of the […]