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'Nomadic lifestyle' of Tumbler Ridge shooter, who created shopping mall massacre game
TUMBLER RIDGE - A picture of the troubled life of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar is emerging, with a court ruling depicting her family's "nomadic lifestyle" and a gaming company rem...
Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Shy smiles and braces: RCMP release names, photos of 8 Tumbler Ridge shooting victims
TUMBLER RIDGE - The names and photos of eight children and adults shot to death in a small British Columbia town were released by police Thursday in a sombre visual rollcall of chubby cheeks, shy smil...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Military sexual assault investigation suffered from 'tunnel vision', watchdog says
OTTAWA - After finding that an internal military investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who took his own life was plagued with "multiple failures," the federal watchdog f...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Mother of Tumbler Ridge shooter posted photo of several long guns in 2024
OTTAWA - The mother of the shooter in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., killings once posted a photo on Facebook of several long guns in a cabinet with the caption, "Think it's time to take them out for some t...
Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Court ruling describes 'nomadic lifestyle' of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter's family
TUMBLER RIDGE - The family of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar led a "nomadic lifestyle" marked by multiple moves between at least three provinces, a British Columbia court ruling says. The ...
Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Tumbler Ridge killings prompts very different start to B.C. legislative session
VICTORIA - There was no red carpet, no band or the usual 15-gun salute for British Columbia Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia when she entered the legislature Thursday to read the speech from the throne. Instead...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
OTTAWA - Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government's plan to give new powers to cabinet to temporarily exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions ar...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Airlines say federal probe disproves unpaid work claims, but Ottawa wants more data
OTTAWA - Major airlines are claiming the initial findings of a federal probe clear their industry of allegations of unpaid work, but Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says investigators need more data before ...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

RCMP name victims of Tumbler Ridge shootings to 'honour the lives lost'
TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP have named those who died in shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week, including the five children and teacher who were killed at a school and the mother and stepbrother of the...
Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

CP NewsAlert: RCMP name victims of Tumbler Ridge shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP have named those who died in shootings at Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week, including the five children and teacher who were killed at a school and the mother and stepbrother of the...
Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026
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