Canada’s Carney, opposition leader hold hands during school shooting vigil

South China Morning PostEN 1 min read 100% complete by Associated PressFebruary 14, 2026 at 09:32 AM

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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and opposition leader Pierre Poilievre attended a vigil in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, to honor the victims of a mass shooting. The leaders joined hands during an Indigenous prayer outside the town hall. The shooting occurred at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where an 18-year-old shooter, Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed five students and an educator before taking her own life. Prior to the school shooting, she killed her mother and stepbrother at their home. Carney named each of the victims and acknowledged the loss of the shooter's mother and brother. He offered support to the community, emphasizing that Canadians would continue to stand with them.

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