Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia delivers the throne speech in the assembly at the legislature in Victoria, B.C., on Feb. 18, 2025. The Canadian Press/Chad Hipolito
British Columbia’s provincial legislature has cancelled Thursday’s throne speech because of the mass shooting that claimed nine lives in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
A joint statement from the three party house leaders in the provincial legislature says the speech is being cancelled in recognition of the “horrific shooting and tragic loss of life” in the community in northeastern British Columbia.
