Canada PM to mourn with grieving town, new details on shooter emergeA memorial for the victims the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo: AFP)TUMBLER RIDGE, Briotish Columbia - A grief-stricken community in western Canada will mourn with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Friday, who headed to the remote town of Tumbler Ridge to honour victims of a mass shooting. In the days since Tuesday’s killings at the Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, more information has emerged about both the victims and the shooter, an 18-year-old transgender woman named Jesse Van Rootselaar. Vigil at town hallCarney is expected to lead a vigil for the victims outside the town hall in Tumbler Ridge, which was built 45 years ago, 1,180 kilometres northeast of Vancouver. The town was quiet early Friday and residents have voiced weariness over the influx of media attention following the tragedy.

Source: Bangkok Post February 14, 2026 04:11 UTC