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World leaders send condolences to Tumbler Ridge in wake of deadly school shooting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he has heard from a number of world leaders offering condolences in the wake of Tuesday's deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Police continue...
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
House of Commons holds moment of silence for victims of B.C. shooting
OTTAWA - Members of Parliament held a moment of silence on Wednesday, and party leaders delivered statements in the House of Commons urging unity and kindness, in honour of the victims of the mass sho...
Feb 11, 2026
'A nation mourns with you': Reaction to the mass shooting in B.C.
RCMP say officers had a history of visiting the home of Jesse Van Rootselaar, the 18-year-old responsible for Tuesday's mass shooting at a high school and a residence in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. They say t...
Feb 11, 2026
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
Here's the latest following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP say nine people were killed in shootings Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., including the lone suspect who died by suicide. Five of the victims were under 13 years old. Mounties also...
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
A mother recounts her dangerous journey across the border to escape Trump's America
MONTREAL - At times, a 25-year old woman said the snow reached her knees as she trudged through a dark, icy forest near the Quebec border in mid-January. With temperatures hovering around -11 C, her l...
Feb 11, 2026
Grand jury refuses to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with illegal military orders video
WASHINGTON (AP) - A grand jury in Washington refused Tuesday to indict Democratic lawmakers in connection with a video in which they urged U.S. military members to resist "illegal orders," according t...
Feb 10, 2026
Cleanup underway after military fuel truck overturns on N.W.T. highway
YELLOWKNIFE - Cleanup is underway after a military fuel tanker filled with thousands of litres of diesel overturned on a highway in the Northwest Territories. A spokesperson for Joint Task Force North...
Feb 10, 2026
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