Tumbler Ridge getting love and support from around the world
Wendy Trueit knows what it’s like to lose a child. In the hours after the mass shooting in her community of Tumbler Ridge, she knew she had to do something. As a cook and co-owner of a local restaurant, Twisted...
Pedestrian suffering life-threatening injuries after being struck by driver in Abbotsford
The Abbotsford Police Department (AbbyPD) says it is turning to the public for help investigating an alleged hit-and-run early Sunday morning that sent a pedestrian to hospital with life-threatening injuries. Officers were called to the area of Braun Avenue and...
1 dead, 1 seriously injured after shooting at Chilliwack home
The RCMP says it is investigating after a shooting Sunday morning that resulted in one person dead and another seriously injured in Chilliwack Sunday morning. Mounties and BC Emergency Health Services crews were called to a home on Mellard Avenue...
Former BC Conservative leader says he will not be making a run at his old...
John Rustad, the former leader of the BC Conservative Party, says he is not planning to make a run for his old job. In a post on Facebook Sunday morning, he said he made the decision “after a lot of...
Tumbler Ridge survivor’s condition still critical but improving
For the family of Maya Gebala, sitting by her hospital bed is a blessing. It means she’s still with them — even if doctors didn’t think she would be. Maya was shot in the head and neck during the rampage...
Provincial deficit ‘unsustainable’ as budget comes Tuesday, B.C. official says
The British Columbia government didn’t have the opportunity to hint about what was coming in the provincial budget in its annual throne speech but both the premier and his finance minister have foreshadowed a cinching of government spending. The legislative...
Young Vancouver Island musician sending love to Tumbler Ridge through song
In the shadow of the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, a young Vancouver Island musician is trying to bring a little light to a very dark week, one note at a time. With every strum, Cobble Hill’s Kairo Ellis says he is...
‘Abel was helping his friends’: Tumbler Ridge shooting victim remembered as hero
Patient, kind, and respectful. That’s how those who knew Abel Mwansa are remembering the 12-year-old, who was one of those killed in Tuesday’s shooting in Tumbler Ridge. Lydia Mannion is a close friend of the Mwansa family, who moved to...
Online presence of Tumbler Ridge suspect shows history of engaging with violence
Deeply troubling online posts believed to have originated from the Tumbler Ridge shooting suspect are coming to light, and they paint a picture of a person with serious mental health issues who revelled in violence. Roblox is a game marketed...
Canada’s Marie-Philip Poulin to return for quarterfinal against Germany
Canada has its captain back. Marie-Philip Poulin will return from injury for Saturday’s Olympic women’s hockey quarterfinal against Germany, head coach Troy Ryan said, per Claire Hanna of CBC Olympics. Ryan added that he will have to be wary of Poulin’s...
