Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Driver pleads guilty in crash that killed former Olympian skater Alexandra Paul
ORANGEVILLE - A truck driver has pleaded guilty to dangerous driving charges in a crash that killed a former Canadian Olympic figure skater in Melancthon Township, north of Shelburne, Ont. nearly thre...
Feb 11, 2026

Montreal shooting survivor shares how she regained sense of safety
TORONTO - cole Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost says it took her several weeks to return to the site of the Montreal massacre, but doing so allowed her to reclaim her life and create a...
Feb 11, 2026

Trump says he 'insisted' to Netanyahu that US talks with Iran continue as Israel wants them expanded
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump met privately with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and said he'd insisted that negotiations with Iran continue as the U.S. pushes for a ...
Feb 11, 2026

Ottawa signs Canadian linebackers Allen and Brodrique and American quarterback Maier
OTTAWA - The Ottawa Redblacks signed Canadian linebackers A.J. Allen and Michael Brodrique and American quarterback Jake Maier on Wednesday. Allen's deal covers two years, while Maier and Brodrique si...
Feb 11, 2026

A timeline of how the Tumbler Ridge shootings unfolded
The following timeline of Tuesday's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is based on information provided by RCMP, B.C. government officials and BC Emergency Health Services. Times are Mountain Time. Feb...
Feb 11, 2026

Anand wants NATO's new Arctic Sentry initiative to become permanent
OTTAWA - NATO launched its promised new initiative in the Arctic on Wednesday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada wants the operation made permanent. "We're seeing Operation Arctic S...
Feb 11, 2026

Police in tiny towns like Tumbler Ridge are more than law enforcers, says ex-officer
VICTORIA - In tiny towns like Tumbler Ridge, B.C., police are more than law enforcers, says former RCMP officer turned politician Elenore Sturko. Relationships between community members and RCMP membe...
Feb 11, 2026

College of Physicians welcomes powers granted to other professions under Bill 15
MONTREAL - Quebec's professional order of physicians is welcoming a provincial bill that would give more powers to professions like nurses and midwives, but says it wants to see more details in the le...
Feb 11, 2026

Carney cancels trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has cancelled his plans to travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following a deadly school shooting in British Columbia. Carney was to spend Wednesday afternoon in...
Feb 11, 2026

National Kindness Week takes on different meaning after Tumbler Ridge shooting
OTTAWA - Parliamentarians from all parties came together Wednesday to mark National Kindness Week - but the message is taking on a different meaning after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Nati...
Feb 11, 2026