Nine people were killed, most of them at a school, and more than two dozen wounded in a shooting in a small community in British Columbia, Canada, according to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. The suspected shooter is also dead, the RCMP said in a statement released on February 10, 2026. The gunfire was reported at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School around 1:20 p.m.
Officers responding to the scene found six people dead inside the school, and another person died while being taken to the hospital, police said. Two other victims were airlifted to the hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries. The incident is under investigation.
In other news, rescuers in Italy reported that at least a dozen skiers, climbers, and hikers died over the past week in a record-setting tragedy in the country's mountainous terrain, according to Fox News. While authorities said 11 of the 12 victims were killed in avalanches triggered by exceptionally unstable conditions on ungroomed backcountry slopes, The Associated Press reported a total of 13 deaths. The incidents occurred just as the Winter Olympics began in the region last Friday. Authorities stressed that the game sites remain safe.
Meanwhile, the FBI's release of surveillance images in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie marks a notable development in the investigation, indicating authorities believe the images could help identify a subject they are seeking more information about, according to Fox News. Former "Americas Most Wanted" producer Jonathan Winfrey said the decision to release the images suggests investigators believe they are focused on the right individual and are seeking public assistance to move the case forward.
In other news, the owner of a bridge connecting Michigan with Canada met with the U.S. Secretary of Commerce hours before President Trump criticized a competing span, according to the New York Times. Matthew Moroun, a Detroit-based trucking magnate, met with Mr. Lutnick in Washington on Monday. After that meeting, Mr. Lutnick spoke with Mr. Trump by phone about the matter, the officials said. Shortly afterward, Mr. Trump threatened to block the planned opening of a new bridge.
Also, after it became known that Jeffrey Epstein was under investigation in the 2000s, one of the first calls the Palm Beach police received was from Donald J. Trump, the local police chief at the time told the F.B.I. more than a decade later, according to the New York Times. Mr. Trump reportedly told the chief, Michael Reiter, "Thank goodness you're stopping him, everyone has known he's been doing this," according to a document recounting their conversation that is part of the tranche of Epstein files released by the Justice Department. Mr. Trump said it was known in New York circles that Mr. Epstein was disgusting and suggested that the police also focus their investigation on Mr. Epstein's associate Ghislaine Maxwell, according to the memo. "She is evil," Mr. Trump reportedly said.
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