We hear now from the opposition leader Pierre Poilievre.

He tells parliament that as fathers, he and Carney know the feeling of sending children off to school to learn and play, and seeing them come home at night.

"Yesterday, as we were tucking our kids in, I got a terrible phone call," he says.

Instead of thinking about homework or hockey, the children of Tumbler Ridge were "thrown into terror, grief and unbearable uncertainty," he continues.

Poilievre says there is now an "entire community in grief".

"No parent should ever bury their own child," he adds.

The Canadian PM says there will be "important questions" and "difficult conversations" in the days ahead.

But now it's time for grieving and remembrance, Carney says.

He says parliament mourns with those who have lost loved ones, prays for those who are injured, and stands with residents of Tumbler Ridge.

Carney, who is also speaking in French, says that parents sent their children to school one day, and will "never be able to hug their children again".

He says children and teachers "bore witness to unheard of cruelty" and offers his prayers to the victims and those injured.

Carney turns now to give his thanks to the first responders who entered the school "not knowing what awaited them", as well as thanking the medical staff and teachers.

They "showed the best" of Canada, he adds.

Carney explains how Tumbler Ridge is a town of only 2,400 people, and one of the youngest towns in British Columbia.

He says it's a town of miners, teachers, conservation workers and families who've built their lives there.

"Tumbler Ridge represents the very best of Canada. Resilient, compassionate and strong," he tells parliament.

Mark Carney begins addressing the House of Commons, and says today people woke "to a different world".

For the families and friends of victims, it's "their first day on earth without someone they love dearly", he says.

He says some victims remain in hospital "fighting for their lives". The investigation is ongoing and law enforcement need the time to do their work, the PM adds.

We'll have all the key lines here - and you can watch live at the top of the page.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney is due to deliver a statement in the Canadian parliament soon on the shootings in Tumbler Ridge.

We'll have all the key lines here.

We're still waiting for more information on the shootings in Tumbler Ridge in British Columbia - including confirmation of the names of the suspect and the victims. Here's everything we know so far.

The Royal Canadian Mounted Police is due to give an update at 14:30 ET (19:30 GMT).

We'll be listening in - and you'll be able to watch at the top of the page.

Gabriela Pomeroy
Live reporter

I've just spoken to a father, whose son was inside the school in Tumbler Ridge while the shooting took place.

He says his son and his friends were working in their classroom when "all of a sudden they heard gunshots going off".

They dropped to the floor and huddled in a corner of the classroom for two to three hours, the father says.

Some of the students were "really freaking out and crying", the father tells me. "My son was trying to console them. He tried to stay as calm as he could, but he is pretty shaken up, and he is scared."

"They were locked down. It felt like a lot lot longer. He didn't know where the gunshots were coming from."

The father says his son described the experience as terrifying, and that he didn't know what was going on. His son was unharmed but is still waiting to hear information about some of his friends.

"I'm just so thankful that I didn't have to bury my kid," he says.

A Canadian MP who survived the 1989 Montreal massacre says she is reflecting "with profound gravity on the suffering, sorrow, and trauma that such events leave behind", after yesterday's shooting in Tumbler Ridge.

Provost was a student at Polytechnique Montréal when gunman Marc Lepine stormed in and killed fourteen women.

She was seriously wounded in the attack, and has gone on to campaign for greater gun control measures after being awarded a Medal of Bravery for her actions that day.

Now, reacting to yesterday's shooting, she says "this tragedy brutally shatters the sense of safety that should surround places of learning and growth".

Provost sends her condolences to victims and their families, and says the event "marks a loss of innocence for many young people".

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Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka says his main priority now is to make sure his community gets the support it needs.

Speaking to Canada's CBC Radio show, the Early Edition, Krakowka describes the community in Tumbler Ridge as "one big family".

He says health workers from other communities are coming to support local health workers, in addition to mental health councillors.

The mayor adds he's "overwhelmed" by the support shown nationally and internationally.

"I think that will help the families here," he tells CBC. "We will get through this."

Almost 21 hours have passed since police first received a report of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, in a town of the same name in British Columbia, western Canada.

So far, we know...

• Nine people were killed in two shootings at the school and a home, also in the town, according to police. At least 25 others were injured
• Of the nine, six victims were found dead inside the school, while a seventh died on the way to hospital
• The remaining two people were found dead at a residence nearby
• Police say a suspect was also found dead at the school

There's still a lot we don't know, however. Including...

• The name of the suspected attacker. Police say they know their identity and a shelter-in-place alert earlier described them as a "female in a dress with brown hair"
• The victims' names - none have been identified so far
• Whether the attacker has any links to Tumbler Ridge Secondary School
• If the two shootings are connected. Police believe they are but can't say definitively that is the case

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Canada's governor general, Mary Simon, says she and her husband are "devastated" by the shooting and sends her "deepest condolences to the families of the victims of this senseless violence, and to the entire community".

In a statement, she extends her "deepest gratitude to the officers and first responders who bravely risked their lives to protect and help their fellow Canadians".

"Tumbler Ridge will need all the support and love we can muster during this dark time," she adds.

She calls for Canada to stay united "in our compassion" as they grieve together.

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Arriving at Canada's parliament in Ottawa, opposition leader Pierre Poilievre tells reporters: "The fact that this took place at a secondary school is even more tragic.

"As a father I can't have imagined the phone calls that parents might have received. I can't imagine the heartache and hell that they are living through at this moment. This is a time for all Canadians to unite."

He said he'll be in touch with Prime Minister Mark Carney to offer all the support his party can to help the Tumbler Ridge community.

Green Leader Elizabeth May called the attack "unspeakable". "It's a terrible tragedy and we mourn those who've lost so much," she told reporters.

Interim New Democratic Party (NDP) leader Don Davies said MPs across the political spectrum are "coming together in humanity and kindness".

Pastor George Rowe used to be a substitute teacher at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, the location of one of two shootings yesterday.

He says the school will "never be the same again. The atmosphere will be changed forever".

Rowe rose early this morning after a "restless night". He tells Canada's CBC News: "It was a situation you never really want to face again."

He says he left his house and went to the school as soon as the lockdown lifted yesterday.

"The sight I saw was just devastating". Many parents were there, waiting to hear if their child had survived, he says.

Rowe also acknowledges that "the family of the person who committed this atrocity will be going through a difficult time".

"We will need to remember them in our thoughts and prayers as well."

Messages of condolence and solidarity have been pouring in following the Tumbler Ridge shooting.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney led the tributes. Speaking to reporters a short while ago, with tears in his eyes, he said "the nation mourns with you. Canada stands by you".

Meanwhile, opposition leader Pierre Poilievre said he could not begin to imagine the "heartache and hell" people are living through now.

"We will get through this", Tumbler Ridge mayor Darryl Krakowka told CBC Radio. He said he had been overwhelmed by support from around the globe.

Nina Krieger, the British Columbia Minister of Public Safety and Solicitor General, said they will "deploy every resource" to help the investigation and the community.

Several premiers have also paid tribute. British Columbia Premier David Eby called it a "devastating and unimaginable tragedy". Alberta's leader, Danielle Smith, said "know that Alberta and the whole of Canada is thinking of you".

World leaders, too. King Charles III, who is Canada's head of state, expressed his profound "shock and sadness", while the Prince and Princess of Wales praised the "courage shown by the students, staff, and emergency responders".

Germany's Fredrich Merz, the UK's Keir Starmer, France's Emmanuel Macron and Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelensky all paid tribute to the victims.

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Tumbler Ridge town councillor Chris Norbury, who we heard from earlier, says he knows every one of the victims of the attack after spending a decade as a children's librarian.

Norbury's wife is also a teacher at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School, where the shooting took place.

He tells CBC News' the National: "I know these children, I've seen them grow up... we sang stories together, we read books together.. I saw them everywhere.

"And knowing that I can't see them anymore, that we won't see them anymore, that their family has to live with this incredible loss… is almost unbearable," Norbury continues.

"I'm afraid for the rest of our community, feeling that loss," he adds.

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The only thing on Prime Minister Mark Carney's itinerary today, according to his office, is a meeting with MPs at 10:00 local time (15:00 GMT).

The rest of the prime minister's previously announced schedule has been suspended "in light of Tuesday's tragic events in Tumbler Ridge", according to a statement.

We learnt earlier how the PM had suspended his planned trip to Germany for the Munich Security Conference, which begins on Friday.

The conference hosts more than 60 heads of state and government, and covers issues from AI to support for Ukraine.

Prime Minister Mark Carney has just arrived at Parliament Hill in Ottawa, where he tells reporters it is a "difficult day" for Tumbler Ridge and Canada.

"Parents and grandparents, sisters and brothers in Tumbler Ridge will wake up without someone they love," Carney says.

"The nation mourns with you. Canada stands by you."

Carney thanks emergency services and world leaders who have reached out to him in solidarity - including King Charles III, who is Canada's head of state.

The PM then says he has instructed that flags across all government buildings are to be flown at half mast for the next week.

"We will get through this," Carney continues. "But right now it is a time to come together, like Canadians do in these terrible situations. To support each other, to mourn together and to grow together."

As we've been reporting, nine people have been killed in a shooting attack in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia.

For the moment, there are certain details which haven't yet been made public - including the identities of the suspect and victims.

Here's a reminder of the facts that have been shared by police so far:

• At approximately 13:20 local time (20:20 GMT), the Royal Canadian Mounted Police received a report of an active shooter at a secondary school in the area
• Attending the scene, officers found the bodies of six victims - as well as the body of a suspect which had sustained a self-inflicted injury
• A seventh victim died on the way to hospital while two further victims were found at a nearby residence
• More than 20 others were injured during the attack - two were transported to hospital with serious or life-threatening injuries
• At 17:45 local time a Police Initiated Public Alert was cancelled - as authorities believed there was no further suspects