10 people are dead, including the suspect, and at least 25 were injured in a mass School shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
RCMP say 6 victims, and the suspect were found dead inside the high school; and another person died on the way to hospital.
2- more people were found dead at a residence; police believe it is connected to the incident. Inside the school some classmates hid in a barricaded room.
Tumbler Ridge is located in the Peace River region in northeastern B.C. and has a population of about 2,400
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Meantime, Prime Minister Mark Carney has suspended his plans to travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following the deadly mass school shooting in B.C
The P-M was to leave today for the world’s top security conference in Munich.
In a statement Carney says, he is devastated by the horrific shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C; and that he joins Canadians in grieving with those whose lives have been changed forever today.
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Three more measles exposure sites have been identified in Brandon
The Brandon University Healthy Living Centre, the Corral Centre Liquor Mart and Boston Pizza on Richmond Avenue.
This notification follows the Brandon E-R waiting room and Ag Days, flagged as possible measles exposure sites, Jan. 20 during Ag Days.
Feb. 5th is the exposure date for the three new sites . Anyone who was at those locations should monitor for symptoms until Feb. 27th.
Manitoba Public Health is recommending those who were exposed at these locations and were born in 1970 or late. r and haven’t received a measles vaccine; to get vaccinated.
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AgWest; a central agricultural hub; has opened it’s doors in Brandon.
The Ag equipment dealer’s new facility is located at 1 Rusty Way in the RM of Cornwallis, just south of the Trans-Canada Highway,
The Brandon Sun says it will bring parts, service and operations together in a purpose-built space, and replaces AgWest’s former site at 4015 Middleton Ave., where it had operated since about 2014.
