A remote mountain town in Canada has been shaken by the country’s deadliest school shooting in decades, after an armed assailant killed at least nine people.

Jesse Van Rootselaar, the suspect in the Tumbler Ridge shootings, struggled with drug abuse and mental health issues, his social media profiles show.

The deadly mass shooting at a school in British Columbia came as Canadian authorities face significant obstacles in rolling out a nationwide firearms buyback that is mired in practical and logistical complications.

At the last Winter Games in 2022, Canada finished fourth among all countries with its 26 medals, including four gold. Even at the 2024 Paris Olympics over the summer, Canada had a strong showing, ranking 11th with 27 total medals.

The suspect in Canada’s Tumbler Ridge mass shooting posted about guns and hunting on her YouTube channel and appeared to have written about her struggles with mental health online, according to social media posts.

It was just the start of what is sure to be a long, and possibly illustrious, Olympic career for Macklin Celebrini.

Canada women's team skip Rachel Homan said it was "insane" that one of her stones was removed from play after she was charged with double touching during a defeat by Switzerland at the Winter Olympics on Saturday.

Rachel Homan's Ottawa-based team, which includes Tracy Fleury, Emma Miskew and Sarah Wilkes, dropped an 8-7 decision to Switzerland's Silvana Tirinzoni in the evening, falling to 1-3 in round-robin play.