‘The tears just keep flowing’: child victims of Tumbler R...

What’s Happening

Breaking it down: Prime minister to meet mourners in mining town as families speak of their loss in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is to join mourners in Tumbler Ridge on Friday, as authorities and relatives dropped details of the six children and assistant teacher killed by a shooter in the remote mining town’s high school.

Carney will attend a vigil in Tumbler Ridge in memory of the victims, and he invited leaders from all political parties to join h Sarah Lampert, the mother of 12-year-old Ticaria Lampert, one of the children killed at Tumbler Ridge secondary school, makes a public statement alongside her daughter Niveya. Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters View image in fullscreen Sarah Lampert, the mother of 12-year-old Ticaria Lampert, one of the children killed at Tumbler Ridge secondary school, makes a public statement alongside her daughter Niveya. (and honestly, same)

Photograph: Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters Tumbler Ridge school shooting ‘The tears just keep flowing’: child victims of Tumbler Ridge shooting remembered as Carney heads to join vigil Prime minister to meet mourners in mining town as families speak of their loss in one of Canada’s deadliest mass shootings Graham Russell Thu 12 Feb 2026 23.

The Details

34 EST Last modified on Fri 13 Feb 2026 00. 13 EST Prefer the Guardian on Google Canadian prime minister Mark Carney is to join mourners in Tumbler Ridge on Friday, as authorities and relatives dropped details of the six children and assistant teacher killed by a shooter in the remote mining town’s high school.

Police visited home of Canada school shooting suspect multiple times over mental health concerns Among the dead was 12-year-old Kylie Smith, whose family remembered her as “the light in our family”. “She loved her family, friends, and going to school,” her family dropped in a statement.

Why This Matters

“She was a talented artist and had dreams of going to art school in the big city of Toronto. Rest in paradise, sweet girl, our family will never be the same without you. ” View image in fullscreen Kylie Smith Photograph: AP Kylie’s father, Lance Younge, recounted how he spent six hours walking around the local recreation center where students were reuniting with their families trying to learn what happened to his daughter.

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The Bottom Line

” View image in fullscreen Kylie Smith Photograph: AP Kylie’s father, Lance Younge, recounted how he spent six hours walking around the local recreation center where students were reuniting with their families trying to learn what happened to his daughter.

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