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The Tumbler Ridge RCMP detachment has only five members.

“At the time of the incident, there was two members that were working and two members that were off duty, not working that day, and one was out of the community,” Jeff Swann, the national policing federation Pacific region director for the RCMP, told Global News.

On Tuesday afternoon, a call came in reporting an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School.

“What they did was heroic,” Swann said.

“The two members that got the call went way above and beyond duty and they protected and saved Canadian lives and children, without a doubt. They were at the school within 120 seconds of the call.

“They immediately responded, running into the school while there was gunfire happening.”

Swann said the officers “ran into gunfire” and did not hesitate.

“Immediately upon entering the school, they were shot at and they didn’t stop,” he said.

“They did everything they needed to do, that police presence, that intervention. They saved lives and the nearest backup immediately responded, except they’re, you know, a long drive away.”

Swann said RCMP officers from Fort St. John, Chetwynd and Dawson Creek responded to calls for help and the two off-duty Tumbler Ridge members were called in.

“What met them was just absolutely horrific,” he said.

Eight people were shot and killed when a person opened fire at a home and at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School on Tuesday.

The victims have been identified as five students, an education assistant, the shooter’s mother, stepbrother and the shooter herself.

The students included 12-year-old Kylie May Smith, 12-year-old Ticaria Lampert, 12-year-old Zoey Benoit, 39-year-old education assistant Shannda Aviugana-Durand, 12-year-old Abel Mwansa, 12-year-old Ezekiel Schofield, 39-year-old Jennifer Strang (Jacobs) and 11-year-old Emmett Jacobs.

Swann said that one of the responding officers was at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School earlier that day, before the shooting happened.

“I can just tell you that these officers were fired upon and they didn’t stop,” he said.

“They continued to, every possible thing that they could do to protect those students and that school was done. They saved lives, they were heroes and I know speaking to them they don’t want that term.

“They are devastated. They are community members. They knew everybody in that school. They attended that school almost daily.”

More than a dozen paramedics were also called to Tumbler Ridge on Tuesday.

“I believe there is one full-time unit up there,” Ian Tait, communications and social media director for the Ambulance Paramedics of BC, said.

“I just don’t know what else was staffed that day. I know at least three air resources were brought up, as well with multiple members on them. And then other ambulances came in as well to help with the workload because obviously, understandably, it was a challenging, horrible day.”

Tait said everyone is being offered support and any resources they need at this time.

“This is not something that usually just goes away after a shift or two, or that you can just kind of pick up the pieces,” he said.

“This is one of those horrible, tragic events that paramedics and other first responders have to deal with when it happens. And the implications of it can be a lifetime in the making.”

The BC RCMP has launched an online portal to streamline the collection of additional evidence.

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Modern dating can be difficult for many in today’s world, with the popularity of online dating and love being one swipe away.

“It’s less about … going to a person like presently in person and talking to them and it has become more of like Instagram DMs or Snapchat so there’s less courage involved,” said Mateo Trejo.

“You don’t get to meet new people,” Ruth Chepchirchir added. “Unless you push yourself to talk to people.”

Some say dating apps are tough to navigate, with a growing trend of ‘throw-away’ and ‘hookup’ culture.

“It’s kind of like just putting yourself on like a shelf in a grocery store, just kind of letting people pick and choose and whatnot,” said Mark Hignett

However, dating apps can be a good way to connect for some communities.

“When you’re in the queer community, it’s kind of harder to find people. Your dating pool is a little bit smaller. So, the apps kind of help you actually find people who are also going to be gay,” said Emily Soles.

Mathieu Lajante is a marketing professor at the Toronto Metropolitan University. He says dating apps are meant to keep people swiping with the excitement that there is always something better around the corner.

“It’s endless. So until you kind of trap in this, you know, the process when you try again and again and again, until you get something you expect to be big, you just develop this culture that, you know, I’m shopping, basically,” Lajante said.

“I’m shopping and there is no consequences because I have no emotional connections, no financial connection whatsoever. So, you, know, it’s very easy.”

Lajante goes on to add, “”If you get this feeling that you’re exhausted, you have a self-perception that is degrading. It’s not because of you, it’s because of the way those apps work.”

Lianne Tregobov, president of the popular matchmaking service Camelot Introductions, says in recent years, people are getting fed up with the dating apps and are looking to go the more traditional route.

“2024, I thought was going to be our busiest year in history. People had had enough and they want the real connection,” Tregobov said.

“So 2025 came and it was better than 2024. My phone is ringing every single day with people from Manitoba and Saskatchewan.”

Tregobov says she has seen about a 25-35 per cent increase in clients year after year since 2024 and around 50 per cent of her clients are from Saskatchewan.

She says people may be turning away from dating apps because online, people have the opportunity to treat others anyway they choose. But whether using dating apps or coaches, she says it’s important to go outside to meet new people and make new connections.

“It’s really important that you get involved in activities that are of interest to you. Pickleball, for example, there’s lots of people who you may be able to meet there,” Tregobov said. “Doing crafts, taking a cooking class or a dance class, those are wonderful ways to meet people.”

Watch above for more on the modern dating world and how people are looking for love in Saskatchewan.

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Ken Clements, who lives in Edmonton’s Boyle-McCauley neighbourhood, recounted what he saw early Monday morning when a fire broke out in a neighbour’s house, near 93 Street and 105 Avenue.

“I woke up, because I usually get up around 5:30 anyways. I seen lights outside my window and I seen the smoke coming out of the corner of the house,” he said.

“I figured the house was on fire. I figured it was going to burn to the ground because they’re old houses. But it didn’t. They got it out before it burnt to the ground.

“About two hours they were working on the inside, and then one guy came out and said, ‘I think there’s a body in here,’ one of the firemen. She was in the back bedroom, from what I understand.”

Investigators had to use DNA evidence to identify the victim, and while her death has been ruled a homicide, police won’t say how she was killed.

Family members have identified her as 39-year-old Teresa Sara Katcheech, a mother of two sons, ages 11 and 17 and an 8-year-old daughter who were being raised by a cousin of hers, although she still visited with them.

“I just started crying,” said her oldest son Damen about learning of the death of his mom.  “That was my biggest fear, losing my mom.”

Her family remembers her as funny, outspoken, kind and beautiful and they set up a memorial of flowers, cards and photos outside the house where she died.

“I was missing her a lot,” said younger son Kieran. “I wrote, ‘I love you Mom’ and then I wrote, ‘Love, Kieran.'”

“I just don’t get how you could do that to mom, and like whoever did it I hope that every day that they go to bed (with) my mom on their mind. Every day that they wake up, my mom’s on their mind,” said Damen.

“For her life to end this way is just — it’s not fair,” said her cousin Jeslyn Tremblay.

Teresa’s family members say she didn’t live at the house where her body was found.

But a neighbour told Global News a man who did was evicted three months ago, but was still squatting there.

The victim’s family have set up a GoFundMe campaign has been set up to help cover the cost of  a “celebration of life” for her and to support her children.

 

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Provincial officials are still urging Manitobans to get vaccinated to curb the spread of measles.

Numbers from the province’s website show 44 confirmed cases in the first week of February. The province is also warning of more than 100 exposure sites across the province.

Dr. Brian Ward, an emeritus professor of infectious diseases with McGill University, says the virus is two-three times more transmissible than the super-infectious COVID-19 variant Omicron.

“It’s a little bit over the top to say one person in a football stadium or a hockey rink could infect every susceptible person there, but it’s not that far off,” he said.

Watch the video above to learn more about the highly transmissible virus.

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Residents across British Columbia and Canada continue to try to come to grips with the tragedy that unfolded in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday.

But an organization that works with trans and gender-diverse individuals across Canada is concerned about some of the information being spread.

“I think the first thing that I really want to voice is, you know, I categorically condemn what’s happened,” Amelia Newbert, founder of Skipping Stone, told Global News.

“We have eight people who are dead, we have families who are shattered. And that condemnation of the shooter and the tragedy is absolute and unconditional. But it doesn’t require me or any of us to condemn an entire community of people who are overwhelmingly more likely to be victims of violence than perpetrators.”

The Tumbler Ridge shooter has been identified by RCMP as 18-year-old Jesse VanRootselaar.

“I can say that Jesse was born as a biological male, who, approximately, the information that I have, approximately six years ago, began to transition to female and identified as female both socially and publicly,” Dept. Comm. Dwayne McDonald, BC RCMP commanding officer, said earlier this week.

There is currently no evidence to suggest VanRootselaar’s gender identity is linked to the crime.

“There’s fear around different identities,” Christopher Longtin with Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays Canada, said.

“What we know is that people don’t do these things because of their individual identity.”

Newbert said the focus at this time should be on coming together and being united in grief and support for the Tumbler Ridge community.

“Unfortunately, we’re seeing individuals online and in the media, and even politicians, using this moment and using the grief of a country and of a world as ammunition for kind of pursuing their hateful ideologies,” she said.

“And I just think that’s unconscionable right now.”

At a press conference in Tumbler Ridge on Friday, McDonald addressed the misinformation spreading online, including some coverage and posts that have included images of an unrelated person, “which has resulted in false accusations,” he said.

“We would like to advise that an individual in Ontario, with a similar name to the person associated with our incident, has had been wrongly accused of being responsible. Zylee — this did not need to happen.  We know you are not involved,” McDonald said.

On Thursday, BC Human Rights Commissioner Kasari Govender sent out a statement saying that what happened in Tumbler Ridge is “devastating beyond words.”

“By contrast, I am disappointed by the anti-trans disinformation and the hateful narratives that are being spread,” she said.

“Mis and disinformation amplify hateful beliefs, which can result in discrimination and violence towards trans people who already face extremely high levels of discrimination and harassment.”

Newbert said what they are seeing in some conversations online or on different platforms should not be happening.

“That’s not organic concern growing,” she said.

“That’s coordinated, coordinated attacks and the fact that, you know, I’m here and we’re having to be here having this conversation as opposed to focusing on the family and focusing on grief and healing — that’s not just wrong, it’s actually exactly what the families of this tragedy have asked us not to.”

Newbert said it is human nature that when something devastating happens, people want to know why.

“For folks who don’t know trans people, that maybe that othering is a place where our fear can grow,” she said.

“But, you know, I think when anything happens, really reducing the truth down to one aspect of somebody’s identity — whether it’s their gender, their race, their religion, or anything else — when we do that and we’re pulling one aspect out of context, that’s not about seeking truth. That’s about seeking scapegoating.”

Newbert said she would like to see the focus placed on the experiences of those affected and looking for ways to support them, instead of looking for one part of one person to vilify.

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“Keep your head on a swivel.”  That’s the advice of one driver who spoke with Global News about the unusually high number of fatal crashes in Calgary so far this year.

“I feel cars go too fast and just aren’t even paying attention even in the residential zone, so yeah, it’s a little unnerving at times,” said driver Alison Steele.

“I have to be very aware because there’s so many drivers out there that are not paying attention. They’re not signalling. They’re changing lanes. They’re pulling in front of you,” echoed driver Karen Hall.

“It’s terrifying,” said Cherie Reaburn. “I was rear-ended just before Christmas and my car was written off.”

She thinks drivers need to pay more attention to the road, stop things like texting while driving and says pedestrians need to make sure they are wearing bright clothing.

According to Calgary police, it’s just six weeks into 2026 and there have been five fatal collisions in the city, along with three serious injury crashes, including a pedestrian — and excessive speed is being investigated as a factor in several of them.

If the fatal crashes continue at the current pace, it would add up to more 40 fatalities this year — surpassing last year’s total of 38 fatal crashes, which Calgary police say was the highest in more than a decade and included the deaths of 15 pedestrians.

 

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Saskatchewan Polytechnic says students in Saskatoon will not be required to relocate 250 km to Regina following a recent program decision that drew concern for many.

The institution confirmed this week that students entering the second year of the electronic systems engineering technology (ESET) program will be able to continue their studies in Saskatoon.

The update comes after first-year students were informed last month that their program would be moved to Regina this fall – a change that would have required them to transfer to a campus more than 250 kilometres away.

The university originally stated that “If some choose to pursue other options and not move to Regina, the program will still be delivered to a smaller cohort.”

However, the decision was backtracked after a statement issued Friday stated that they would continue allowing current ESET students to complete the program in Saskatoon.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic said the original decision was part of broader academic program adjustments tied to financial pressures.

“Saskatchewan Polytechnic recently took the necessary step to implement academic program adjustments to address a financial shortfall resulting from changes in federal immigration policies and to support long term program sustainability,” the statement said.

The school said earlier plans had called for Saskatoon-based students entering year two to complete their program in Regina, but that decision has since been reversed.

“This week, Sask Polytech informed students that year two of their program will continue in Saskatoon; they will not be required to relocate to complete their studies,” the statement said.

The institution added that details will be shared with students as they are finalized and said student success remains its top priority.

The reversal follows concerns raised by students who said the relocation would create financial and personal challenges.

“It feels disrespectful in a way. I feel like I’m not being viewed as a person, but I’m being viewed as a number,” said Krei Carlson, a first-year ESET student.

Saskatchewan Polytechnic previously said it would not accept new applications for the program ahead of the September 2026 intake as it prepares to move the ESET program from Saskatoon to Regina effective September 2027.

The Saskatchewan Ministry of Advanced Education told Global News that post-secondary institutions operate autonomously and make their own staffing and programming decisions.

“These operational matters are not directed by the Government of Saskatchewan or the Ministry of Advanced Education,” the ministry said.

– With files from Global News’ Vanessa Tiberio

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German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said on Friday that Berlin had begun talks with France about a European nuclear deterrent, while President Emmanuel Macron said Europe had to become a geopolitical power given the Russian threat would not disappear.

Merz, who said the region had to become stronger in order to reset its relationship with the United States, called in a speech to open the Munich Security Conference, on Washington to “repair and revive trust” in a dangerous new era of great power politics, warning the U.S. could not go it alone as the old global order crumbles.

He was later followed by Macron, who pushed back on criticism of the continent, but said it was time that Europe was more assertive and prepared itself with a stronger security architecture.

The speeches underscored how European leaders are increasingly looking to carve an independent path after a year of unprecedented upheaval in transatlantic ties, while also striving to maintain their alliance with Washington.

Europe faces myriad threats from Russia’s war in Ukraine to massive ruptures in global trade.

“I have begun confidential talks with the French President on European nuclear deterrence,” Merz said. “We Germans are adhering to our legal obligations. We see this as strictly embedded within our nuclear sharing in NATO. And we will not allow zones of differing security to emerge in Europe.”

Macron is due to make a speech on the nuclear deterrent later this month.

He said the consultations with Germany and other leaders were part of a broader discussion that included conventional deep strikes capabilities, which Europe does not possess unlike Russia, and the role of France’s nuclear deterrent.

“This is the right time for audacity. This is the right time for a strong Europe,” Macron said. “Europe has to learn to become a geopolitical power. It was not part of our DNA.”

“We have to reshuffle and reorganise our architecture of security in Europe. Because the past architecture of security was totally designed and framed during Cold War times. So it’s no longer adapted,” he said.

European nations have long relied heavily on the United States, including its large nuclear arsenal, for their defence but have been increasing military spending, partly in response to sharp criticism from the Trump administration.

While Germany is currently banned from developing a nuclear weapon under international agreements, France is the European Union’s only nuclear power following Britain’s departure from the bloc and has the world’s fourth-largest stockpile.

Taking his cue from those warning that the international rules-based order was about to be destroyed, Merz said: “I fear we must put it even more bluntly: This order, however imperfect it was even at its best, no longer exists in that form.”

Switching to English at the end, Merz said: “In the era of great power rivalry, even the United States will not be powerful enough to go it alone. Dear friends, being a part of NATO is not only Europe’s competitive advantage. It is also the United States’ competitive advantage.”

“So let’s repair and revive transatlantic trust together,” he added.

Defence Minister David McGuinty told a panel on defence industrial cooperation at the conference that Canada was strengthening its ties with Europe on defence procurement and security. He did not mention the U.S. but affirmed Canada was stepping up its defence spending and capabilities with help from diverse partners.

U.S. Sen. Chris Coons of Delaware, a top Democrat on multiple foreign relations and defence committees, told the same panel that America needs to adopt the same approach of cooperation in order to counter China and Russia.

When asked if he believes the Trump administration is following that advice, however, Coons acknowledged he did not.

“That is a core concern,” he said, citing the recent push to acquire Greenland from fellow NATO member Denmark.

“Our core attitude must be, we only get through this with our allies.”

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio had also said transatlantic ties faced a “defining moment” in a rapidly changing world but struck a more conciliatory tone that contrasted with remarks by Vice President JD Vance in 2025.

At the same gathering of top security officials last year, Vance had attacked European allies in a speech that marked the start of a series of confrontations.

“I think it’s at a defining moment … the world is changing very fast right in front of us,” Rubio said before departing for Munich.

“(The U.S. is) deeply tied to Europe, and our futures have always been linked and will continue to be,” said Rubio, who is a potential rival to Vance for the 2028 U.S. presidential race. “So we’ve just got to talk about what that future looks like.”

Transatlantic ties have long been central to the Munich Security Conference, which began as a Cold War forum for Western defence debate. But the unquestioned assumption of cooperation that underpinned it has been upended.

Underscoring the damage, a YouGov poll on Friday of the six largest European countries showed favourability towards the U.S. in Europe hitting its lowest since tracking began in 2016.

The latest figures are broadly comparable to – and in some cases higher than – the perceived threat from China, Iran or North Korea, although behind Russia, YouGov said.

U.S. President Donald Trump has toppled Venezuela’s leader, threatened other Latin American countries with similar military action, imposed tariffs on friends and foes alike and talked openly about annexing Greenland – a move that could effectively end the NATO alliance.

Last year’s speech by Vance accused European leaders of censoring free speech and failing to control immigration, which Merz explicitly rejected.

“A rift has opened up between Europe and the United States. Vice President JD Vance said this very openly here in Munich a year ago,” Merz said.

“He was right. The culture war of the MAGA movement is not ours. Freedom of speech ends here with us when that speech goes against human dignity and the constitution. We do not believe in tariffs and protectionism, but in free trade,” he said, drawing applause.

—With additional files from Global News

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