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In the news: B.C. town rocks by shooting, P.M. puts off Munich security conference
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … 10 dead in shootings at B.C. school and home RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd says police are “not in a place” to understand what motivated a shooter suspected of killing two people at a home in Tumbler Ridge, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investigators searching a location in Arizona in disappearance of Nancy Guthrie
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
RIO RICO, Ariz. (AP) — A person was detained for questioning Tuesday in the kidnapping of Nancy Guthrie, hours after the FBI released surveillance videos of a masked person wearing a handgun holster outside Guthrie’s front door the night she vanished from her Arizona home. Deputies detained the person during a traffic stop south of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches ‘on the brink’
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MONTREAL — In 2023, the Ste-Marie-de-l’Isle Maligne church in Alma, Que., completed its transformation into the St-Crème — a combination hotel, ice cream shop and event space. It’s one of dozens of churches that have been restored in recent years, with some finding new vocations as climbing gyms, housing or distilleries, while others continue to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Directly above her’: Saskatchewan man recalls fight with moose to save mother
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
BIENFAIT — Shawn Tuffnell says he punched a moose multiple times, gripping its neck, before shooting it to death to save his 70-year-old mother. The 37-year-old Saskatchewan man says his fight with the animal took place in late January after hearing his mother, Angie Tuffnell, cry for help on her acreage near Bienfait, 220 kilometres ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A mother recounts her dangerous journey across the border to escape Trump’s America
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
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, she said she was holding her daughter in one arm, while carrying a cellphone with her other hand as she listened ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A quarter of Canadians have been victims of fraud or extortion: survey
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — One in four Canadians report having been a victim of fraud or extortion, a new Leger poll suggests. The poll, which was conducted online and can’t be assigned a margin of error, surveyed 1,536 Canadians between Feb. 6 and Feb. 9. The results suggest that 25 per cent of Canadians have been victims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sets sights on medals in figure skating, speedskating on Day 5 of Olympics
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MILAN — Canada will have its sights set on multiple podium finishes today, with a potential storybook ending brewing in figure skating on Day 5 of the Milan Cortina Olympics. Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier enter the free dance portion of the competition in third place after Monday’s rhythm dance portion, behind former Canadian skater ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marseille coach De Zerbi leaves after humiliating 5-0 loss to PSG
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MARSEILLE, France (AP) — Marseille coach Roberto De Zerbi is leaving the French league club in the wake of a 5-0 thrashing at the hands of PSG in French soccer biggest game. The nine-time French champions said on Wednesday that they have ended “their collaboration by mutual agreement.” The heavy loss Sunday at the Parc ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Victor Wembanyama says he was ‘proving a point’ with his 40-point barrage in Spurs’ win over Lakers
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Victor Wembanyama began his 40-point performance against the Lakers on Tuesday night with a 25-point first quarter. That relentless start was a direct message from both the San Antonio Spurs and their young superstar. Wembanyama is tired of the Spurs playing poorly against lesser opponents, and he took it on himself ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ike scores 20 points and Fogle adds 17 as No. 12 Gonzaga routs Washington State 83-53
By Canadian Press on February 10th, 2026
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Graham Ike had 20 points and seven rebounds, Davis Fogle scored 17 off the bench and No. 12 Gonzaga routed Washington State 83-53 on Tuesday night for its ninth straight victory over the Cougars. Mario Saint-Supery and Adam Miller added 11 points apiece for the Bulldogs (24-2, 12-1 West Coast Conference), ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voices in reaction to the mass shooting that left 10 dead in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 10th, 2026
RCMP say seven people were killed when a shooter entered a high school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Tuesday, and then they killed themself. More than two dozen others were hurt, some of them seriously. Police say they found another crime scene where two people were killed and are believed to be connected to the ... Read More »
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