‘A nation mourns with you:’ Carney orders flags at half-mast after deadly Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooting

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s previously announced trip to Munich, Germany, has been cancelled in the wake of the deadly Feb. 10 shooting in British Columbia, and Question Period, committee meetings, and other work on Parliament Hill was halted on Feb. 11.

Speaking to reporters ahead of the Liberal caucus meeting on Feb. 11, a visibly emotional Prime Minister Mark Carney said 'parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love.' The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

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BY MARLO GLASS

February 11, 2026

UPDATED February 12, 2026

Flags on federal buildings were lowered to half-mast and parliamentary proceeding were cancelled for Wednesday afternoon, in the wake of one of the deadliest school shootings in Canadian history.

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