N.B. government opens new anti-racism office in response to 2022 report

RCMP on Wednesday identified the perpetrator of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, a transgender female. Dwayne McDonald, deputy commissioner of the RCMP in British Columbia, said that Van Rootselaar was born a biological male and began to transition to a female about six years ago. McDonald added that Van Rootselaar “identified as female both socially and publicly.” He also confirmed that a total of nine people died in the shooting, including Van Rootselaar. One victim who was reported to have died en route to hospital is alive and in...