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Xinhua
12 Feb 2026, 08:16 GMT+

(260212) -- VANCOUVER, Feb. 12, 2026 (Xinhua) -- The Canadian national flag flies at half-mast over Vancouver City Hall in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, Feb. 11, 2026.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Wednesday ordered all flags on Parliament Hill and federal buildings across Canada to be flown at half-mast for seven days as the country mourns the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia province.

The shooting claimed 10 lives, including the shooter, making it one of the deadliest mass shootings in Canadian history. (Photo by Liang Sen/Xinhua)

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