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Federal leaders attend vigil for victims of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
Federal leaders and Governor-General Mary Simon held a candlelight vigil in Tumbler Ridge to honor eight mass shooting victims and show national solidarity, officials said.
- Today, Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Tumbler Ridge, B.C. to join national leaders at a vigil for victims of this week's mass shooting that killed eight and ended with the shooter’s self‑inflicted gunshot wound.
- After a moment of silence in the House on Wednesday, organizers said `This vigil will provide a space to come together, reflect and honour all those affected by this week's tragedy.`
- Bloc Québécois Leader Yves‑François Blanchet, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and NDP interim leader Don Davies made the trip to Tumbler Ridge, while Governor‑General Mary Simon attended alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney and MP Bob Zimmer at a memorial on Friday.
- A memorial held on Friday saw the candlelight ceremony scheduled for 6 p.m. PT at the Tumbler Ridge town hall, with leaders attending the previous event, indicating ongoing remembrance.
- The convergence of party leaders and Governor-General Mary Simon in Tumbler Ridge gives the vigil national prominence and has influenced the notably sombre B.C. throne speech.
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Tumbler Ridge, Canada. Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney paid tribute to the victims of the massacre in Tumbler Ridge, which left eight dead, most of them children, and traumatized the entire country.Carney led a vigil for the victims in front of the mayor's office in this remote mining town, of 2,300 inhabitants and located in the Rocky Mountains, in the province of British Columbia. “I know nothing I can say will bring your children back. I …
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