February 11th, 2026
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‘A nation mourns with you’: Reaction to the mass shooting in B.C.

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

Condolences for those killed in a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., are streaming in from across Canada and around the world. Ten people are dead, including the shooter, while dozens more were injured at the community’s high school. Here is some of the reaction: “The trauma and impact of this loss are immeasurable. There ... Read More »

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Mass shootings in Canada have prompted 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 to spur changes to gun laws in recent decades. Police were offering no details early Wednesday on the type of firearm used in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shootings that left 10 people dead, including the suspect, and ... Read More »

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Dodgers bring back Evan Phillips on a $6.5M deal as he rehabs from Tommy John surgery

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Dodgers re-signed reliever Evan Phillips to a $6.5 million, one-year deal on Wednesday. The 31-year-old right-hander was limited to seven appearances last year before having Tommy John surgery in late May. The Dodgers didn’t initially tender Phillips a contract for this season because he was still rehabbing from ... Read More »

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Late NFL star Pat Tillman’s brother pleads guilty to setting fire at California post office

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — The youngest brother of late NFL star-turned-soldier Pat Tillman pleaded guilty this week to setting fire to a San Jose, California, post office last summer. Richard Tillman, 44, was arrested on July 20 after he rammed a car into the post office in a strip mall and then set the ... Read More »

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South Africa beats Afghanistan after a double tiebreaker at T20 World Cup. Australia beats Ireland

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — South Africa held off Afghanistan in a double tiebreaker Wednesday at the Twenty20 World Cup, with spinner Keshav Maharaj just holding his nerve in the second Super Over. It was one of the tightest, most seesawing matches in elite cricket’s shortest international format. Fazalhaq Farooqi’s runout ended Afghanistan’s chance to win ... Read More »

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College of Physicians welcomes powers granted to other professions under Bill 15

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

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 legislation, including specific training requirements. The Collège des médecins says it is pleased the bill could expand powers for nurses to prescribe ... Read More »

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Carney cancels trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has cancelled his plans to travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following a deadly school shooting in British Columbia. As news of the tragedy unfolded Tuesday evening, Carney’s staff said he was suspending his plans to travel for the time being but now say the whole trip is cancelled. ... Read More »

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Big 12 will debut a high-tech LED glass court for its men’s and women’s tournaments

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

IRVING, Texas (AP) — The Big 12 Conference will play its men’s and women’s basketball tournaments on a high-tech glass floor embedded with LED technology that will allow the conference to feature data-driven graphics, advertising and even games for fans during timeouts. The floors have been used for events at the 2024 NBA All-Star Game ... Read More »

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National Kindness Week takes on different meaning after Tumbler Ridge shooting

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

OTTAWA — Parliamentarians from all parties came together Wednesday to mark National Kindness Week — but the message is taking on a different meaning after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. National Kindness Week, which runs from Feb. 15 to 21, honours a movement started by the late Ottawa Rabbi Reuven Bulka, who encouraged ... Read More »

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John Tesh to perform ‘Roundball Rock’ live to open Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

INGLEWOOD, Calif. (AP) — Coming to this weekend’s NBA All-Star Game: John Tesh and “Roundball Rock,” being performed live. Tesh will play the song to introduce Sunday’s All-Star Game, which will be aired on NBC and Peacock, the NBA said Wednesday while unveiling the musical performances for the weekend. Ludacris, the three-time Grammy winner, will ... Read More »

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See the world in vertical: Top photos by AP photojournalists

By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026

Feb. 4 – 10, 2026 AP mobile scroll: a selection of standout vertical images published by The Associated Press in the past week. ___ This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. The Associated Press... Read More »

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