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Canadian flags at half-mast as country mourns deaths in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The horror of a school shooting in a small community in British Columbia is echoing across the country and around the world as police in Tumbler Ridge try to piece together why 10 people are dead, including the suspect. Condolences poured in from across Canada and beyond Wednesday, with King Charles, Prime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Movie Review: ‘Crime 101’ is a middle of the road L.A. heist movie, with ‘Heat’ around the corner
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
Bart Layton’s “Crime 101” is a “Heat” pastiche that, even if it falls well shy of its Michael Mann blueprint, has some basic appeal going for it. Los Angeles crime movies are fun. Chris Hemsworth looks good in a suit. And we’re all suckers for savvy criminals with good escape routes. Just as Robert De ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ESPN’s ‘Year of the Super Bowl’ will make the NFL title game a year-round experience
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
ESPN is planning on making the Super Bowl a year-around experience instead of just one day. The network — which will carry the Super Bowl for the first time — on Wednesday unveiled its plans leading up to next year’s NFL title game in Los Angeles. At the forefront of the promotion is “Year of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pulitzer winner Hernan Diaz’s ‘Ply’ to be published in September
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — Hernan Diaz’s first novel since his Pulitzer-Prize winning “Trust” is a futuristic thriller in which a young orphan survives by stealing electricity from the grid and selling it on the black market. Riverhead Books announced Wednesday that the 464-page “Ply” will be published Sept. 29. At least in one way, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NASCAR set to open season with sold-out crowd for Daytona 500
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. (AP) — William Byron will try to win his third straight Daytona 500 on Sunday in front of a sellout crowd. Daytona International Speedway announced Wednesday that all reserved grandstand seats have been purchased for the 68th running of “The Great American Race.” Though grandstand tickets and camping are sold out for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three people dead in western Quebec First Nation, provincial police say
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MANIWAKI — Quebec provincial police have taken over an investigation into the deaths of three people in a First Nation community in the province’s western region. Provincial police say local officers in the community of Kitigan Zibi were called to a home around 2:15 a.m. where they found the three people. One was declared dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad Bunny streams skyrocketed after the Super Bowl, up 175% in the U.S.
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
NEW YORK (AP) — The legacy of Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl halftime show continues. Streams of his catalog jumped 175% in the U.S. on Monday, the day after the Super Bowl, when compared to the previous Monday, Feb. 2. That’s according to Luminate, an industry data and analytics company that provides insight into changing behaviors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World leaders send condolences to Tumbler Ridge in wake of deadly school shooting
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
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 to investigate two attacks that left 10 people, including the suspect, dead in the tiny community in northeastern British Columbia. Here’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How the ‘Nirvanna the Band’ duo’s troublemaking stunts became a chaotic Toronto film
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TORONTO — What started as a throwaway joke between two friends has ballooned into a bit they’ve committed to for nearly half their lives. For Matt Johnson and Jay McCarrol, that joke is Nirvanna the Band — a fictional Toronto duo whose eternal, doomed quest to play local venue the Rivoli spawned a guerrilla web ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mass shootings in Canada have helped prompt changes to firearm laws over the decades
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Mass shootings in Canada — including an April 2020 rampage in Nova Scotia — have helped spur changes to gun laws in recent decades. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of firearms, including the AR-15, on the basis they belong only on the battlefield. Prohibited firearms and devices must be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ESPN’s ‘Year of the Super Bowl’ to make the big game a year-round experience
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
ESPN is planning on making the Super Bowl a year-around experience instead of just one day. The network — which will carry the Super Bowl for the first time — on Wednesday unveiled its plans leading up to next year’s game in Los Angeles. At the forefront of the promotion is “Year of the Super ... Read More »
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