On February 10, 2026, the small town of Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia became the site of one of the deadliest school shootings in modern Canadian history. Eight victims were killed. Dozens more were injured. The suspect also died at the scene.

In Episode 33, we follow the confirmed timeline — from the residence where the violence began to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School — and examine what RCMP have publicly verified about prior police contact, including mental health apprehensions and firearms that were seized and later returned.

This is a documentary-style breakdown of what is confirmed, what remains unknown, and why questions about intervention and process now matter.

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Episode Notes

Official RCMP Releases RCMP (Feb. 10–13, 2026) – Emergency alert, victim confirmation, investigative updates https://rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumbler-ridge/news/2026/02/4350182 https://rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumbler-ridge/news/2026/02/4350239 https://rcmp.ca/en/bc/tumbler-ridge/news/2026/02/4350292

National Reporting & Timeline Reuters – Federal response and confirmed details https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/carney-plans-visit-tumbler-ridge-canada-grieves-mass-shooting-2026-02-12/

BBC News – Vigil coverage and national response https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cde4kdr2z6do

CityNews / Canadian Press – Timeline of events https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/11/timeline-how-tumbler-ridge-shootings-unfolded/

Firearms & Prior Contact Reporting CTV News (Judy Trinh) – Firearms seizure and return questions [Insert CTV link]

Vancouver CityNews – Online activity under investigation https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2026/02/14/tumbler-ridge-school-shooting-suspect-online-violence/

In June 2011, Cindy Gladue, a 36-year-old Indigenous woman from the Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, died in an Edmonton hotel room after suffering a catastrophic injury.

The physical facts of her death were never in dispute. What followed was a legal battle over how Canadian law defines consent, serious bodily harm, and criminal responsibility.

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Episode Notes

Primary Court Records

• Alberta Court of Queen’s Bench — R. v. Barton (2015 trial decision)
• Alberta Court of Appeal — R. v. Barton (2017)
• Supreme Court of Canada — R. v. Barton, 2019 SCC 33

Medical & Investigative Record

• Medical Examiner findings presented at trial
• Edmonton Police Service investigation records (as referenced in court decisions)

Contextual & Public Record Sources

• Supreme Court of Canada reasons addressing consent and serious bodily harm
• National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls (for contextual alignment only; not a case study)

In December 1985, Kim Dianne Stolberg, a 21-year-old woman, was murdered inside her family’s engineering business in Richmond, British Columbia. Nearly forty years later, the case remains unsolved.

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CTV News Vancouver — “Someone out there knows something: B.C. RCMP appeal for information in woman’s 1985 murder” Reporting on the renewed RCMP appeal, confirmation of homicide details, timeline, and police statements regarding the belief that someone still knows what happened.

Richmond News — “New appeal launched in 40-year-old Richmond, B.C., homicide” Local reporting providing case background, location details (7900-block of River Road), victim information, and context surrounding the January 2026 appeal.