AI minister to meet with OpenAI’s Sam Altman on Tumbler Ridge shooting | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canada’s artificial intelligence minister will meet virtually with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman on Wednesday afternoon to discuss changes the company has committed to making after last month’s mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The timing was confirmed to Global News by a spokesperson for AI Minister Evan Solomon’s office. Solomon sought the meeting with […]
Federal government raises concerns over OpenAI safety measures after B.C. tragedy | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Canada’s minister of Artificial Intelligence says Ottawa is seeking answers from OpenAI and other artificial intelligence platforms following the deadly shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. “The horrifying tragedy in Tumbler Ridge has left families with unthinkable losses and shaken communities across Canada,” Evan Solomon said in a statement on Saturday. “Like many Canadians, I […]
Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The investigation into last week’s shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes. While police say the only known suspect in the case, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed herself as police closed in Tuesday, questions remain. By Friday, police had […]
Tumbler Ridge students won’t ‘return to current school site’ after mass shooting | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., will not be returning to their current high school following last week’s deadly mass shooting, the local school district said in a release. In a letter to families dated Feb. 13, School District No. 59 (Peace River South) said future plans will prioritize student safety and well-being, adding the […]
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 […]
‘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 […]
Mass shootings have prompted Canadian gun laws to change over the decades | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Mass shootings in Canada — including an April 2020 rampage in Nova Scotia — have spurred changes to gun laws in recent decades. Few details were available Wednesday on the type of firearm used in Tuesday’s mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., which left nine people dead, including the suspect, and many others injured. […]
B.C. school shooting ‘one of the worst mass shootings’ in Canada, minister says | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] B.C.’s Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General says people across the province are standing with the small community of Tumbler Ridge. “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. “This is a devastating day […]
A list of some school shootings that happened in Canada before Tumbler Ridge | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] A shooting in northern B.C.’s Peace region is the deadliest attack connected to a Canadian school in nearly 40 years. Nine people were killed in the mass shooting that also left the suspected shooter dead in Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday afternoon. Seven victims were shot at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, while about two dozen […]