Tumbler Ridge
GPDCS Superintendent asks people to check on each other in parent letter responding to Tumbler Ridge shootings
The Superintendent of Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools has sent a letter to parents that says "our hearts are heavy" after the shootings in Tumbler Ridge.The letter from Dr. Jesse Shirley says that "when harm touches any school, it is felt across the entire education community."The let...
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BC School Shooting
RCMP confirm suspect as 18-year-old in B.C. mass shooting, clarify death total
Police say a female teacher and five students were among the victims of a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the 18-year-old female suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar, who was found dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, had a history of contact with...
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Peace Region
Tumbler Ridge
GPDCS Superintendent asks people to check on each other in parent letter responding to Tumbler Ridge shootings
The Superintendent of Grande Prairie & District Catholic Schools has sent a letter to parents that says "our hearts are heavy" after the shootings in Tumbler Ridge.The letter from Dr. Jesse Shirley says that "when harm touches any school, it is felt across the entire education community."The let...
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School Shooting
City Hall flags fly at half-mast for Tumbler Ridge shooting victims
Flags at City Hall and other municipal government facilities across the Peace Region have been lowered to half-mast to honour those affected by the Tumbler Ridge shooting.Mayor Jackie Clayton says, "our hearts are heavy today as we hear the devastating news out of Tumbler Ridge, Schools should always be safe place...
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GPPSD
GPPSD offering youth supports in the wake of a B.C. school shooting
The Grande Prairie Public School Division is asking parents to check in with their child over the coming days, following a school shooting in Tumbler Ridge yesterday afternoon (Tuesday, Feb. 10).Police have now confirmed nine are deceased, while 25 are being assessed for a range of injuries.In an email to parents from ...
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Tumbler Ridge Tragedy
ATA releases statement on Tumbler Ridge school shooting
The Alberta Teachers' Association is expressing their sympathies and extending condolences following the mass shooting involving Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10, 2026. The statement is as follows:"The members of the Alberta Teachers' Association are deeply heartbroken by the horrific tragedy that occurre...
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Crime
Fatality in Grande Prairie following shots fired report
Grande Prairie RCMP says an individual was found dead in the city's Montrose neighbourhood following a report of shots fired overnight. The report was received just after midnight on Wednesday (Feb. 11, 2026) in the area of 112 Avenue and 96 Street. Mounties and Grande Prairie Police Service members attended the scene ...
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Education
Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Education Foundation addressing website shut down
The Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Education Foundation is working to develop a new website and recreate its address book after their previous site recently closed.The Foundation says in a statement issued Friday, that Grande Prairie and District Catholic Schools Division shut down the website unexpectedl...
Feb 11, 2026
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Local Sports
Local Hockey
NWJHL, NPHL update for Wednesday
There is one game in the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs Wednesday night.Dawson Creek travels to Peace River. The Navigators lead the best-of-five series 2-0.Last night, Fort St. John beat visiting Fairview 7-3 to take a 2-1 series lead. Game 4 Friday in Fairview.In the North Peace Hockey League last night, Fal...
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Local Hockey
NWJHL, NPHL playoffs update: Wheat Kings advance to next round
NWJHLThe Wheat Kings are the first team to advance to the second round of the Northwest Junior Hockey League playoffs.A 5-4 Sunday in Beaverlodge completed a three-game sweep for the Wheat Kings.The NWJHL playoffs resume Tuesday with Fairview in Fort St. John. They are tied 1-1.Wednesday, Dawson Creek in Peace River. T...
Feb 10, 2026
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Local Hockey
Storm sweep Canucks in weekend doubleheader
The Grande Prairie Storm are on a four game win streak following a double-defeat of Calgary this weekend at Bonnetts Energy Centre. The Storm hosted the Canucks on Saturday and Sunday. Grande Prairie swept the series with scores of 4-2 and 4-3, respectively.GP now sits second in the AJHL North Division and league with ...
Feb 08, 2026
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Agriculture
Agriculture
Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food releases statement on Canada's Agriculture Day 2026
February 10, 2026, marks Canada's 10th annual Agriculture Day. Federal Minister of Agriculture and Agri-Food Health MacDonald has released a statement in recognition of the day and what it means to Canadians. Minister MacDonald says the government sees the hard work producers put in and the essential role they play in ...
Feb 10, 2026
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Agriculture
Canada's Agriculture Day coming up on February 10
Tuesday, February 10, will mark Canada's Agriculture Day.This will also be the 10th anniversary of the day the Canadian Centre for Food Integrity says is a time for "honouring the hardworking individuals who bring food to our tables and the incredible contributions of agriculture to our nation's prosperity, health...
Feb 08, 2026
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Wild Boars
More than 100 wild pigs caught under Wild Boar Program says Alberta government
The province says professional trappers caught 108 wild pigs under Alberta's Wild Boar Control Program in 2025.A release from the province says there were 72 reports made through the Squeal on Pigs! online reporting system.On December 1 last year, the province brought in charges meant to control wild pigs.Those include...
Feb 07, 2026
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Alberta
BC School Shooting
RCMP confirm suspect as 18-year-old in B.C. mass shooting, clarify death total
Police say a female teacher and five students were among the victims of a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge, B.C. on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the 18-year-old female suspect Jesse Van Rootselaar, who was found dead at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, had a history of contact with...
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Tragic
Statement from Alberta RCMP on the Tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
"It is with heavy hearts that we learned of the tragic events that unfolded in Tumbler Ridge, yesterday."We extend our sincerest condolences to the families, friends, and community members who are grieving such an unimaginable loss. The Alberta RCMP is committed to supporting our BC RCMP colleagues and the pe...
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Tumbler Ridge Tragedy
ATA releases statement on Tumbler Ridge school shooting
The Alberta Teachers' Association is expressing their sympathies and extending condolences following the mass shooting involving Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Feb. 10, 2026. The statement is as follows:"The members of the Alberta Teachers' Association are deeply heartbroken by the horrific tragedy that occurre...
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Road safety
Alberta RCMP reminds drivers to slow down on highways
Alberta RCMP Traffic Services are reminding the public to slow down on highways throughout the province.This comes after Mounties stopped a vehicle on the QEII North of Airdrie on Sunday for travelling 178 km/h. During the traffic stop, officers observed two children in the back seats who were not wearing seatbelts.As ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Canada
Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA - Federal public health officials say a freezer door was left open at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, causing the loss of $20 million worth of medication. Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada were called before th...
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'You're making this up,' Miller tells Tory MP over media producers group comments
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller has accused a Conservative MP of misleading a Parliamentary committee over a comment made by the head of an independent producers' group. During a Heritage committee hearing today, MP Rachael Thomas mentioned the h...
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Diab says C-12 could ease some refugee claims, critics call it a two-tier system
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says changes to the refugee status claim process proposed in Bill C-12 are "better for the applicants" even as multiple organizations are heavily critical of the plan. The government's broad border and immigratio...
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Military sexual assault investigation was rushed, biased, watchdog commission says
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission has found that an internal investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who later took his own life was conducted in a rushed, superficial and biased manner. Its conclusion come...
2h ago
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TSB says still 'too early' to determine cause of Pearson plane crash, one year later
TORONTO - It's still "too early" to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto's Pearson Airport, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Thursday in an update on its investigation as the one-year anniversary ...
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PM Carney to visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., following mass shooting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in the near future, says a statement issued by the Prime Minister's Office. The statement says details, including the timing of the visit, are being worked out with community officials...
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World
Judge blocks Pentagon from punishing Sen. Mark Kelly for call to resist unlawful orders
WASHINGTON (AP) - A federal judge agreed Thursday to block the Pentagon from punishing Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly, a former Navy pilot, for participating in a video that called on troops to resist unlawful orders. U.S. District Judge Rich...
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Oklahoma carries out its first execution of 2026 on a man convicted of double killing
McALESTER, Okla. (AP) - A man who admitted to killing two men in a drive-by shooting in 2006 was put to death Thursday in Oklahoma's first execution of the year. Kendrick Simpson, 45, was pronounced dead at 10:19 CST following a three-dru...
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Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says
LONDON (AP) - President Donald Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC can go to trial in 2027, a U.S. judge has said. Judge Roy K. Altman of the federal court for the Southern District of Florida rejected an attempt by Britain's nati...
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