Nine people were killed and dozens injured in a mass shooting at a secondary school and local residence in Tumbler Ridge, Canada, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings in the country's history, according to The Guardian. The suspect was also among the dead.
The shooting, which left more than 25 people injured, including two with life-threatening injuries, prompted a significant police response. RCMP officers were seen taking up positions outside a home in Tumbler Ridge where two additional bodies were found, as reported by The Guardian. The attack has shocked the community and is under active investigation.
In other news, China's President Xi Jinping made a rare public reference to a recent military purge, according to BBC World. Speaking in a virtual address, Xi stated that the army had "undergone revolutionary tempering in the fight against corruption." This follows the removal of General Zhang Youxia, widely seen as Xi's closest military ally, from his post in January. Zhang was accused of "serious violations of discipline and law," a common euphemism for corruption.
Meanwhile, in the UK, Apple and Google have agreed to make changes to their app stores following an intervention from the UK markets regulator, as reported by BBC Technology. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) stated that the tech giants committed to not giving preferential treatment to their own apps and would be transparent about how others are approved for sale. The CMA's head, Sarah Cardell, said the proposed commitments "will boost the UK's app economy." This comes seven months after the regulator said Apple and Google had an "effective duopoly" in the UK.
Also, the US House voted to rescind tariffs that Donald Trump imposed on Canada last year, according to The Guardian. This was a rare bipartisan rebuke of the White House's trade policy. The largely symbolic resolution passed 219 to 211, with six Republicans joining Democrats in the vote.
Finally, a report by the children's commissioner for England revealed that children are routinely exposed to advertisements for weight loss injections and pills online, according to BBC Technology. Dame Rachel de Souza said the posts were "immensely damaging" to young people's self-esteem and called for a ban on social media advertising to children. A spokesperson for the media regulator Ofcom said it did not tolerate "tech firms prioritising engagement over children's online safety." The report found young people were "bombarded" with ads for products claiming to change their bodies and appearance, despite this kind of advertising being banned.
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