Western Standard News Update ｜ Tumbler Ridge： What Happened and What’s Next ｜ 11 Feb 2026
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Summary
The focus of our news coverage today is on the mass shooting in the small B.C. town of Terrace Ridge. We have hard hitting columns on the tragedy from Chris Holcorn and Daniel Robson, and Health Canada officials are red-faced after admitting $20 million worth of specialty drugs was spoiled because someone had left the refrigerator door open.
Transcript
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From the Western Standard, here's your news update.
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I'm your host, Western Standard Chief Editor Dave Naylor, and here's what you need to know.
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The focus of our news coverage today is on the mass shooting in the small B.C. town of Tumblr Ridge.
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Transgender man Jesse Strang shot and killed his mother and younger brother
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before going to the town's secondary school where he killed seven other people before turning the gun on himself.
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Reaction to the massacre has been flooding in from around the world.
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King Charles, Prince William, and Princess Kate have sent their condolences,
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along with the leaders of France, Germany, India, and others.
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We have hard-hitting columns on the tragedy from Chris Holcorn and Daniel Robson.
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And Health Canada officials are red-faced after admitting $20 million worth of specialty drugs
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was spoiled because someone had left the refrigerator door open.
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Join us next time for more Western Standard news updates.
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And don't forget to visit our website at westernstandard.news.
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And you can feel it when the truth is being rewritten in real time.
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If you're done with polished spin and state-approved storylines,