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Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
OTTAWA - A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets - not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Feb 13, 2026

Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge today with other leaders
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., today to attend a vigil three days after nine people died in a mass shooting. Carney, who invited other federal party leaders to joi...
Canadian Press staff, The Canadian Press Feb 13, 2026

Family of Portapique victims offers advice and support to community in Tumbler Ridge
HALIFAX - It was almost six years ago that Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, brother-in-law and 17-year-old niece in Nova Scotia, all of them victims of the deadliest mass shooting in mod...
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press Feb 13, 2026

GST credit top-up coming in spring after bill fast-tracked in Parliament
OTTAWA - Canadians who receive the GST benefit will get a one-time top up payment this spring after parliamentarians fast-tracked the legislation to set it motion. The Canada Groceries and Essentials ...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

'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

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

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










