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History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
TUMBLER RIDGE - Tumbler Ridge in the remote Peace region of northeast British Columbia was once best known as a coal mining boom town that was built from scratch in the 1980s, then faced challenges fr...
Feb 12, 2026
House votes to slap back Trump's tariffs on Canada in rare bipartisan rebuke
WASHINGTON (AP) - The House voted Wednesday to slap back President Donald Trump's tariffs on Canada, a rare if largely symbolic rebuke of the White House agenda as Republicans joined Democrats over th...
Feb 11, 2026
Former U.S. State Department official optimistic CUSMA will be renewed
CALGARY - Countries that show the most backbone are the ones best able to withstand belligerent U.S. trade policy, said a former U.S. State Department official who expressed optimism the Canada-U.S.-M...
Feb 11, 2026
U.S. House passes symbolic vote to end Trump's fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took aim at Canada Wednesday evening as the U.S. House of Representatives voted against his tariffs on America's northern neighbour - a largely symbolic move that s...
Feb 11, 2026
Canadians returning from Cuba amid energy crisis due to U.S. oil blockade
Ryan Profid was enjoying a karaoke night at a resort near Cayo Coco in Cuba when he was approached by a staff member who had some bad news. They told him his vacation was over and he'd have to fly hom...
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
All Big Six Canadian banks now backing proposed defence bank
TORONTO - Canada's Big Six banks have all put their support behind the proposed international Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB). BMO confirmed Wednesday it had joined the project, while RBC...
Feb 11, 2026 The Bay Street Financial District is shown with the Canadian flag in Toronto on Friday, Aug. 5, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
Auto thefts down 18% year-over-year while recovery remains low: report
OTTAWA - The number of vehicles stolen in Canada fell sharply last year but there were still almost 47,000 such thefts reported and more than a third of those were never recovered, says a new report r...
Feb 11, 2026
Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches 'on the brink'
MONTREAL - In 2023, the Ste-Marie-de-l'Isle Maligne church in Alma, Que., completed its transformation into the St-Crme - a combination hotel, ice cream shop and event space. It's one of dozens of chu...
Feb 11, 2026
Toronto city council approves 2026 budget including 2.2 per cent property tax hike
TORONTO - Toronto city council has adopted the mayor's 2026 budget, which includes a modest property tax increase, caps on public transit fares and more money for the police. The budget includes a 2.2...
Feb 10, 2026
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