Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Alberta RCMP receive more reports of people with weapons after Tumbler Ridge shooting
EDMONTON - Mounties in Alberta say there's been an uptick in calls for people with a weapon and school lockdowns since the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. An RCMP spokesman says that he can't s...
Feb 15, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Canada beats France 10-2 in men's hockey preliminary round
MILAN - The Canadian men's hockey team has defeated France 10-2 to end its preliminary round with a perfect record at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 15, 2026

Blue Jays pitcher Cody Ponce says 'inner child' helped him to best-ever season
DUNEDIN - Cody Ponce believes he had the best season of his career because he got back in touch with his inner child. Ponce is a journeyman pitcher who last played in Major League Baseball in 2021 as ...
Feb 15, 2026

Carney strategy for defence industry pledges 125,000 jobs, sweeping policy changes
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is making sweeping changes to the way it approaches supporting the domestic defence industry, as Canada looks to transition away from overreliance on the United States ...
Feb 15, 2026

Canada's Auger-Aliassime loses to de Minaur in Rotterdam final
ROTTERDAM - Canadian tennis star Flix Auger-Aliassime fell just short of winning a second straight ATP Tour title with a 6-3, 6-2 loss to Alex de Minaur on Sunday in the final of the Rotterdam Open. D...
Feb 15, 2026

Iran’s top diplomat to attend 'indirect' talks with US in Geneva, state-run IRNA news agency says
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's top diplomat was traveling Sunday from Tehran to Geneva, where the second round of nuclear negotiations with the U.S. will take place, Iranian state media rep...
Feb 15, 2026

Beijing drops visa requirement for Canadian tourists, business visitors to China
OTTAWA - China is dropping its visa requirement for Canadian tourists and business visitors, a move that has boosted the spirits of Vancouver travel agents following Prime Minister Mark Carney's effor...
Feb 15, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Mikael Kingsbury wins Olympic gold in men's dual moguls
LIVIGNO - Canadian freestyle ski star Mikael Kingsbury has won Canada's first gold medal at the Milan Cortina Olympics in the dual moguls event. It's the fifth Olympic medal for the 33-year-old from D...
Feb 15, 2026

Fact File: Why it's tough to verify some of Carney's claims about 'protected' jobs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has made a series of claims recently about how much the federal government's support for tariff-stricken industries has protected jobs in Canada. Some of his figure...
Feb 15, 2026

Police tape down in Tumbler Ridge as shooting victim is honoured 14,000 km away
TUMBLER RIDGE - On a cold grey morning, residents of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., made their way to their churches' first Sunday services since the recent shootings in the tiny community in which nine people ...
Feb 15, 2026