Prime Minister Carney, other federal leaders to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Friday

Prime Minister Mark Carney and other federal party leaders will travel to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil commemorating the victims of Tuesday's shooting.

The small community is still reeling from the shooting that left nine dead and more than 25 injured in one of the worst mass killings in Canadian history.

Carney was invited to attend Friday's vigil by Tumbler Ridge Mayor Darryl Krakowka, a statement from the Prime Minister's Office said.

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre, Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet, NDP interim Leader Don Davies and Green Party Leader Elizabeth May are all expected to attend.

The House of Commons put its usual proceedings on pause on Wednesday.

Following a moment of silence, party leaders made somber statements in the House chamber during the time that is typically reserved for question period. Instead of the usual heckles and cheers from each side of the aisle, the nearly full chamber was largely silent as leaders paid tribute to the victims and first responders.

Carney said the violence has "left our nation in shock" and his thoughts are with the parents, grandparents, brothers and sisters of those who were taken in a series of horrific events Tuesday in the small mining town in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains.

"To those families who have lost loved ones: we mourn with you. To those recovering from their injuries: we are praying for you," Carney said.

Following Carney's statement, Poilievre called the shooting "appalling."

"As a father, I can't even imagine the phone calls the parents might have received. I can't imagine the heartache and the hell they're living through at this moment," he said.

"I encourage all Canadians to pray for the community and pray for the family."

Blanchet, Davies and May also rose to make statements. May was particularly emotional, her voice breaking multiple times.

"It is hard for any one of us as parents to imagine what the community of Tumbler Ridge is going through," she said. "There are no words."

A number of Liberal MPs, including Jessica Fancy, who sits beside May and was in tears throughout her tribute, rose to hug the Green Party leader after her statement.