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What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Details are beginning to emerge about the people killed and injured in the mass shooting at a high school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Here’s what is known so far: Kylie Smith, 12 Multiple media reports have identified Kylie as among the dead. A GoFundMe campaign posted by the girl’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Businessman Frank Stronach’s Toronto sex assault trial begins after delay
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TORONTO — The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach has begun in Toronto after more than a week of delay. The judge-alone trial was initially scheduled to begin early last week but Stronach’s lawyer asked for more time to prepare after receiving what she described as a large volume of disclosure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates, experts warn against vilifying trans people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Their comments come after an independent provincial legislator in British Columbia claimed, without evidence, that the shooting rampage that left nine people dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Real Madrid hopes La Liga surge boosted by team dinner paid for by Vinícius and Mbappé
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
MADRID (AP) — Real Madrid is counting on a team-bonding dinner reportedly paid for by the team’s biggest stars will boost their late-season pursuit of the La Liga and Champions League trophies. Vinícius Júnior and Kylian Mbappé paid the bill at the restaurant in Madrid on Tuesday, midfielder Dani Ceballos told reporters. The tab ran ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investigators ask for surveillance video from specific dates in Nancy Guthrie disappearance
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators are pleading with people to share home surveillance camera footage from specific dates leading up to the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie as they deal with thousands of tips in their hope to crack the case of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie ‘s missing mother. It was unclear Thursday where the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rio Carnival parade will spotlight sex workers in effort to dismantle stigma
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — When Lourdes Barreto fled her home in Brazil’s northeastern state of Paraiba as a teenager — a move that launched her into sex work and a lifetime of activism — she never imagined that six decades later a samba school in Rio de Janeiro would pay tribute to her life’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spurs’ Victor Wembanyama always wants to win, and that applies to All-Star Game as well
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
At All-Star weekend last year, Victor Wembanyama was so serious about winning that he decided to find loopholes in the rules. He and then-San Antonio teammate Chris Paul were teamed up for the skills competition, thought they outsmarted it and wound up getting disqualified. It wasn’t a great moment. But it was another example of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winter Olympics recap: Brignone completes dramatic comeback and Ukrainian athlete excluded
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
MILAN (AP) — An all-time great comeback and a controversial exclusion are dominating the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6. Later Thursday, Chloe Kim of the United States seeks to become the first snowboarder to win three straight Olympic gold medals in women’s halfpipe. And NHL players on the U.S. and Canada teams are joining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More silver for Canada as Grondin, Kingsbury finish second in snowboard cross, moguls
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
MILAN — Canada has landed on the podium for its fifth and sixth medals — both silver — at the Milan Cortina Olympics on Day 6, both on the hills of Livigno and both in narrow misses for the gold. Snowboarder Eliot Grondin secured the latest medal for Canada after finishing just behind Austrian Alessandro ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New face for France as center Brau-Boirie set for test debut vs. Wales in Six Nations
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
PARIS (AP) — Fabien Brau-Boirie will make his test debut at center for defending champion France against struggling Wales in the Six Nations on Sunday. The 20-year-old lines up in midfield with his Pau clubmate Émilien Gailleton. They have helped Pau into second place in the French Top 14. “Brau-Boirie has been with us for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada’s Eliot Grondin wins silver in men’s snowboard cross
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
Canada’s Eliot Grondin has won a silver medal in the men’s snowboard cross at the Milan Cortina Olympics. The 24-year-old finished just behind Austria’s Alessandro Haemmerle to claim his third Olympic medal. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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