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Ten people were found dead after shootings linked to a school in Tumbler Ridge in the Canadian province of British Columbia, and police said one of the dead was a woman regarded as the suspected perpetrator. Authorities reported that 7 people died from gunfire inside the school, around 2 dozen others were injured, and 2 more bodies were discovered at another location believed to be connected to the attack. The motive remained unclear, and officials said they could not yet confirm whether the victims were students or staff because identification and family notifications had to come first.

When I think about genuine northwest coast food, First Nations cuisine comes to mind. When my wife and I were hitched about 15 years ago, we arranged for the Liliget Feast House to cater the reception, and it drew rave reviews from family and friends. Alas, the Liliget Feast House is long gone, but I recently discovered a new place that serves genuine BC First Nations food. It’s the Squamish Lil’wat Cultural Centre in Whistler.

Vancouver, officially the City of Vancouver, is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. The 2011 census recorded 603,502 people in the city, making it the eighth largest Canadian municipality. Vancouver is one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada; 52% of its residents have a first language other than English. The Greater Vancouver area of around 2.4 million inhabitants is the third most populous metropolitan area in the countryand the most populous in Western Canada.