The question may not be inherently stupid, although it does contain a false premise. You really should follow the news before you start claiming the news channels aren't reporting a story. It's been front page news on literally every publication for 3 days now. I have to assume then that this question is actually rhetorical. If there's a statement you're looking to make you should probably just make it.
Why would Americans care? This happens every other week down there. Here, one is a national tragedy, there it's just a Wednesday. This is the what happens when people soak their brains in the American social media BS too much.
Any school shooting is tragic, but incessant back to back coverage outside of the immediate affected area is not very helpful to anyone, and has been shown ^[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0117259] to cause copy cats ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/us/school-threats-closings.html]. The impact to the community shouldn't be glossed over, but especially for this particular incident, there seems to be a lot of focus on the identity of the shooter (and why it has been a topic of discussion), and that's what especially results in copy cats. If the goal is to minimize mass shootings, not sensationalizing them is the key.
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RegularJoe@lemmy.world · 79 pts · 199d
So...
https://abcnews.com/International/7-killed-canada-school-shooting-2-dead-residence/story?id=130047630
https://apnews.com/article/canada-shooting-british-columbia-66b021ac7c75e857885b81dc78a29d05
https://www.cbsnews.com/chicago/video/at-least-10-people-killed-in-a-school-shooting-in-canada-police-say/
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/11/ten-dead-after-a-shooting-in-canadian-province-of-british-columbia-police-say-reuters.html
https://www.cnn.com/world/live-news/tumbler-ridge-canada-shooting-02-11-26
https://www.foxnews.com/world/transgender-ex-student-identified-alleged-suspect-canada-school-mass-shooting-left-least-9-dead
https://www.nbcnews.com/world/canada/fatally-shot-british-columbia-school-dead-separate-location-rcna258484
https://www.pbs.org/newshour/world/suspect-in-canada-school-shooting-is-identified-as-18-year-old-who-had-prior-mental-health-calls
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2026/02/11/school-shooting-tumbler-ridge-canada/88620749007/
FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website · 12 pts · 199d
I would like to add to my upvote a personal note of gratitude for the time and effort you put in here.
NotSteve_@piefed.ca · 10 pts · 199d
CBC is also reporting on it if you want to hear from a local Canadian source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/livestory/active-shooter-alert-tumbler-ridge-secondary-school-bc-live-updates-9.7083740
PorradaVFR@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 199d
Well, yeah sure - but aside from that …. Nothing!
( yes, /s just in case)
GreenBeard@lemmy.ca · 45 pts · 199d
The question may not be inherently stupid, although it does contain a false premise. You really should follow the news before you start claiming the news channels aren't reporting a story. It's been front page news on literally every publication for 3 days now. I have to assume then that this question is actually rhetorical. If there's a statement you're looking to make you should probably just make it.
corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca · 2 pts · 199d
Someone's learning what "beggaring the question" means.
Patnou@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 199d
No statement but for the past 3 days recorded NBC, ABC, and CBS nightly news and no coverage.
GreenBeard@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 198d
Why would Americans care? This happens every other week down there. Here, one is a national tragedy, there it's just a Wednesday. This is the what happens when people soak their brains in the American social media BS too much.
SPRUNT@lemmy.world · 26 pts · 199d
Americans are afraid it's yet another thing Canada does better than them.
fizzle@quokk.au · 11 pts · 199d
This is pretty dark.
RodgeGrabTheCat@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 199d
I've got 14 articles in my RSS reader. Check Global News. https://globalnews.ca/news/11665409/tumbler-ridge-shooting-bob-zimmer/
DigDoug@lemmy.world · 14 pts · 199d
...if it wasn't reported, how did you hear about it in the first place?
Patnou@lemmy.world · 0 pts · 199d
I am a big fan of international news.
DigDoug@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 199d
...the same news that apparently isn't reporting on it?
NotSteve_@piefed.ca · 2 pts · 199d
It is very much being reported on here in Canada; so much so the PM has even talked about it
slothrop@lemmy.ca · 8 pts · 199d
A simple google and the shower's over without a wank.
bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone · 3 pts · 199d
Any school shooting is tragic, but incessant back to back coverage outside of the immediate affected area is not very helpful to anyone, and has been shown ^[https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371%2Fjournal.pone.0117259] to cause copy cats ^[https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/16/us/school-threats-closings.html]. The impact to the community shouldn't be glossed over, but especially for this particular incident, there seems to be a lot of focus on the identity of the shooter (and why it has been a topic of discussion), and that's what especially results in copy cats. If the goal is to minimize mass shootings, not sensationalizing them is the key.
Patnou@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 198d
God I wish the US did this. Instead of the old stupid ass saying: It is better to live in infamy than to die than to live in a world of obscurity.