Unpublished Newswire
Their job was to draw the shooter’s gunfire.
Mounties who responded to the deadly mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday were likely scared and full of adrenaline, but they did what their training prescribes, according to West Kelowna-Peachland MLA Macklin McCall, the Conservative party’s critic for Public Safety, and a former RCMP officer with two decades of policing under his belt.
“Those RCMP officers from the local Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachment are heroes, quite frankly,” McCall said Thursday.
“Those officers responded in 120 seconds … to an active threat...
February 12, 2026 - 17:16 | Chris Lambie | National Post
We’re now well past the Conservative Party’s convention. As you might have noticed, Pierre Poilievre, his caucus, and every Conservative with a social media account have been very happy to point out that Poilievre received 87.4 percent approval in his leadership review. With that, combined with Harperpalooza taking over Ottawa, the message is clear: the party is UNITED.
I wasn’t surprised by the result. I’m a pollster by trade, and my team didn’t see any organizing against Poilievre. As my polling from the fall showed, most of the party’s voters don’t have a personal problem with...
February 12, 2026 - 17:12 | Kyla Ronellenfitsch | Walrus
The O-Train's much-anticipated east extension to Orléans has been pushed back to the second quarter of 2026, OC Transpo staff told councillors during a lengthy update to the transit committee on Thursday. Read More
February 12, 2026 - 17:01 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen
B.C. Conservative MP Bob Zimmer says Tumbler Ridge is full of 'tough individuals' who may still need mental health support after a tragedy that's 'tough to process.'
February 12, 2026 - 16:55 | Ariel Rabinovitch | Global News - Canada
Federal leaders who spoke in the House of Commons on Wednesday noted the need for supports for Tumbler Ridge, as residents grapple with the losses and injuries from the attack.
February 12, 2026 - 16:47 | Adriana Fallico | Global News - Canada
BC RCMP released details about the victims of the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10, 2026. Here’s who the eight victims are.
February 12, 2026 - 16:34 | Amy Judd | Global News - Canada
