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Prince George bishop calls for prayer, penance, saying shooting ‘has traumatized us all’

Prince George bishop calls for prayer, penance, saying shooting ‘has traumatized us all’​

At least 10 people are dead, including young teens, and many are wounded in a mass shooting in northern British Columbia, Canada.



On the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes — the Church’s World Day of the Sick — Prince George Bishop Stephen Jensen called people of faith to prayer and penance following Tuesday’s mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge in northern British Columbia, Canada.

“The unimaginable tragedy that struck the community of Tumbler Ridge yesterday has traumatized us all,” Jensen said in a statement released Wednesday morning.
At least 10 people were confirmed dead, with dozens injured, after a mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School and a nearby residence.

Royal Canadian Mounted Police said the suspected shooter, believed to be an 18-year-old woman, was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted wound. Lockdowns and an emergency alert were lifted as officers secured the town and moved students to safety. Investigators continue examining connections between the shooter and victims.

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Female wrestler says male opponent sexually assaulted her, school delayed reporting incident

High school wrestler Kallie Keeler just wanted the match to end after she was recently forced to compete against a male during a girls' wrestling competition, alleging that her opponent sexually assaulted her when he pinned her to the ground.

The 16-year-old, a sophomore at Rogers High School in Washington state, said during an interview with unDivided host Brandi Kruse that she didn’t even know before the match that her opponent was male.

During the match against a wrestler from Emerald Ridge High School, which took place on Dec. 6, 2025, Keeler’s opponent reportedly "reached between her legs and, very forcefully for several seconds, put their fingers in her private area,” Kruse recapped.

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AI using topology explains why Mr Bean's dressing procedure on the beach was impossible.

You've got too much time on your hands...
This site deserves some comic relief particularly after reading the rather disgusting justifications of shooting people based on political beliefs.
As an Australian living rurally I can legally own firearms to shoot vermin not people, carrying arms in public whether concealed or not is an anathema to most people living in countries where gun ownership is not a God given right.
Gun violence has become normalised like driving a car which can lead to collateral damage in the form of death and injury.
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Antifa activist charged with cyberstalking, threatening ICE officers in Minnesota

A self-proclaimed member of the far-left domestic terrorist group Antifa has been charged with cyberstalking and threatening U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.

Authorities arrested 37-year-old Minneapolis resident Kyle Wagner on Thursday, with the antifa member being accused of threatening the lives of ICE agents in Minnesota.

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Ugh! That’s terrifying!
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Our Lady of Lourdes

I visited Lourdes back in 1998. It was awesome!

Today I watched, "My Name Is Bernadette," on Tubi. It was in French but excellent and showed the scenes when
Bernadette worked serving the ill at the convent in Nevers, where she herself died.

Bernadette's humility always impressed me.
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HOW TO PROGRESS FROM DEBATE TO DIALOGUE USING THE SOCRATIC METHOD

I think we all need the skills since our culture is in the midst of a mental health crisis.
It’s always been that way. As society becomes more aware of aspects of the human condition we shine a light on what was formerly hidden or pushed to the margins of society.
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DOJ investigates Baltimore over racially segregated equity meetings

The U.S. Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into the Baltimore City Health Department over alleged racially segregated employee meetings. The sessions were conducted as part of publicly funded equity training efforts and separated staff into white-only and people-of-color-only groups.

In a letter to Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott, DOJ officials said they had “reasonable cause” to believe the department may be engaged in employment practices that violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

The inquiry will examine whether BCHD’s racial affinity groups and training sessions constitute unlawful segregation or classification based on race, color, or national origin.

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TikTok video leads to arrest of alleged human smuggler charging $100 per immigrant

A TikTok video has led immigration authorities to a suspect accused of smuggling illegal immigrants, with the man admitting that he had previously transported 10 undocumented individuals.

On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Western District of Texas announced that Victor Eduardo De La Fuente is among the 242 new immigration cases filed by federal prosecutors from Jan. 30 to Feb. 5.

The attorney's office disclosed that charges have been brought against human smugglers and illegal aliens whose past convictions include child sexual assault, violent crimes, driving while intoxicated and multiple prior removals.

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Bridge Owner Lobbied Administration Before Trump Blasted Competing Span to Canada

Thank you for providing the name of at least one of the bridges.
The new, Canadian financed bridge is the Gordie Howe International Bridge and the older bridge is the Ambassador Bridge.
Poor billionaire.
Matthew Moroun is a Detroit-based trucking magnate whose family has operated the Ambassador Bridge between Detroit and Windsor, Ontario, for decades. He met on Monday with Mr. Lutnick in Washington, according to two officials briefed on the meeting who requested anonymity to discuss a private conversation.​
The new bridge has been under construction for several years now. A bit late to start complaining about it now that hundreds of millions of dollars have already been spent and it's nearing completion. He should have complained during the first Trump administration if he wanted to complain.
He complained last term as well.


The Moroun family had previously called on Mr. Trump to halt the construction of the bridge — which, once opened, would compete with the Ambassador Bridge for the more than $300 million in daily cross-border trade.

Mr. Trump on Monday suggested in a post that the United States might seek to acquire “at least one half” of the new bridge and take a cut of the tolls.

In his first term, Mr. Trump had promoted the Gordie Howe Bridge in a joint statement with Canadian officials as a symbol of the countries’ deep ties and as “a vital economic link between our two countries.”​
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