Students in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., begin returning to class following mass shooting
Charles Brockman / citynews - Some students are heading back to classes in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., just over two weeks after an 18-year-old shooter killed eight people, including six at the local secondary school, before turning the gun on herself.
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BC man is cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Brenna Owen / nationalobserver - Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment.
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OpenAI’s handling of Tumbler Ridge shooter info opens regulation questions
Sean Boynton / globalnews - OpenAI said it did not inform police of Jesse Van Rootselaar's ChatGPT activity last summer because it did not meet an internal threshold of an 'imminent' threat.
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OpenAI reps summoned to Ottawa to discuss concerns following Tumbler Ridge shooting
Amy Judd / globalnews - ChatGPT states that the account was suspended due to concerns about the suspect's posts, but it did not alert law enforcement officials in Canada.
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OpenAI did not mention Tumbler Ridge shooter’s posts in meeting with B.C. officials day after mass shooting: province
Mike Hager, Jesse Winter / theglobeandmail - Company handed over evidence that shooter had been banned from using its ChatGPT chatbot
- Mounties probe threats and safety in Tumbler Ridge community. (6)
- Officials probe why OpenAI didn't mention shooter's public posts. (7)
- Victims and survivors: funerals canceled, medical updates amid threats. (2)
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Mounties probe threats and safety in Tumbler Ridge community.
Officials probe why OpenAI didn't mention shooter's public posts.
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Canadian freestyle ski star Cassie Sharpe out of Milan-Cortina Games: Not medically cleared to compete
Devika Desai, / nationalpost - Following a bad fall earlier in the week, the 33-year-old Olympian had a 'brief precautionary stay' a local hospital
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Survivors of past Canadian school shootings reflect on tragedy in Tumbler Ridge
Eric Andrew-Gee, Maura Forrest / theglobeandmail - Those who have lived through previous mass shootings urge patience and continued support for survivors
- Expert: guns in shooter’s mother's photo appeared legal then (4)
- Experts press for better threat assessment and mental-health access (2)
- OpenAI flagged, banned accounts; contacted RCMP after attack (4)
- Survivors and families grieve; school closure, long recovery ahead (4)
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Expert: guns in shooter’s mother's photo appeared legal then
Experts press for better threat assessment and mental-health access
OpenAI flagged, banned accounts; contacted RCMP after attack
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B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey
sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister started to sell her "tough" budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as "scary," while other groups are tabulating the losses.
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Kamloops First Nation finds no confirmed grave sites in latest survey
Jackson Loy / westernstandard - A press release from the office of the Chief of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., has stated that the most recent investigation at the Kamloops Residential School site shows "signatures that resemble burials" but no confirmed grav…
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A sign of hope amid true darkness
Editorial / winnipegfreepress - It’s been eight days since the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Eight people were killed — five children between the ages of 11 and 13, an educational assistant, and […]
- Community mourns, requests privacy and healing space (4)
- Leaders visit, face fundraising scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge shooting (6)
- Local aftermath: stolen items, student heroism, school closures (4)
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Community mourns, requests privacy and healing space
Leaders visit, face fundraising scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge shooting
Local aftermath: stolen items, student heroism, school closures
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Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The investigation into last week's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes.
- Families mourn, survivors fight to recover amid staggering losses (5)
- On-scene probe deepens; watchdog weighs launching independent investigation (6)
- Online attacks and national roundup kept story in spotlight (2)
- Portable classrooms arrive; community prioritizes students' safety returning (6)
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Families mourn, survivors fight to recover amid staggering losses
On-scene probe deepens; watchdog weighs launching independent investigation
Online attacks and national roundup kept story in spotlight
Portable classrooms arrive; community prioritizes students' safety returning
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Will BC Axe FireSmart Funding in Tomorrow’s Budget?
Tyler Olsen / thetyee - The province has suggested fire prevention funding will be centralized. Local officials are concerned.
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‘Somebody is hurt’: The horrifying moment neighbours discovered bodies in shooter’s Tumbler Ridge home
Aileen Donnelly / nationalpost - ‘You’re thinking obviously somebody is hurt, somebody is in distress. But you’re not thinking that you’re going to walk into what you’re walking into’
- Accountability questions: preventable failures and Mental Health Act (6)
- Community mourns victims; schools seek safety and healing (10)
- Debate over reporting shooter’s transgender identity (1)
- Neighbours discover bodies; crime scenes stun town (2)
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Accountability questions: preventable failures and Mental Health Act
Community mourns victims; schools seek safety and healing
Debate over reporting shooter’s transgender identity
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Enbridge CEO says company won't fund proposed Alberta-BC pipeline
David Wiechnik / westernstandard - The head of Enbridge says the company is unwilling to take on the financial risk of developing a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the BC coast, despite being asked by the Alberta government to provide expertise on the proposal.
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Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge Friday with other leaders
sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney's office has confirmed he will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil on Friday, three days after nine people died in a mass shooting there.
- Federal leaders join town vigil to honour victims (9)
- Mounties' briefings and decisions face tough local scrutiny (11)
- Town mourns: victims named, support and fundraising mobilized (34)
- Troubled past and online footprint reveal shooter’s warning signs (12)
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Federal leaders join town vigil to honour victims
Mounties' briefings and decisions face tough local scrutiny
Town mourns: victims named, support and fundraising mobilized
Troubled past and online footprint reveal shooter’s warning signs
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Tumbler Ridge shooting: Carney says flags at half-mast for 7 days
Adriana Fallico / globalnews - Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canadian flags will be flown at half-mast for seven days on federal buildings following the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
- Investigation & shooter debate (9)
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Active shooter at school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., RCMP say
theglobeandmail - ‘Original suspect’ believed to be dead, police say, as officers work to determine if a second suspect was involved
- Historical comparative analysis (4)
- Incident updates & shooter details (27)
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Historical comparative analysis
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Schellenberg won’t face death penalty at China retrial, lawyer says
Nono Shen / theglobeandmail - China’s top court overturned B.C. native Robert Lloyd Schellenberg’s 2019 death sentence for drug smuggling
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BC Greens scrap cooperation agreement with BC NDP, accuse Eby of 'flip-flopping and political cowardice'
Jarryd Jäger / westernstandard - The BC Greens have announced they will not renew the Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord with the BC NDP.
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B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
sootoday - VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month has heard from "a number of families" that their relatives have been found dead, the company said Monday.
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