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Auto thefts down 18% year-over-year while recovery remains low: report
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
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 released Wednesday. The analysis by Équité Association, a non-profit anti-fraud group, shows Canadians reported 46,999 auto thefts in 2025, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s the latest following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — A total of 10 people are dead after shootings Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., including the lone suspect who police say died by suicide. Here are the latest developments. All times Eastern. ——— 3:33 a.m. Condolences from around the world have started coming for those in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. French President Emmanuel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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!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!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 »
Be the first to comment!10 dead, including female suspect, in ‘devastating’ shootings at B.C. school and home
By Canadian Press on February 10th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — RCMP say eight people, including the female suspect, are dead after a shooting at a school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., while two more bodies were found at a home believed to be connected to the incident. RCMP North District Commander Supt. Ken Floyd said police were “not in a place” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney suspends trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting
By Canadian Press on February 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is suspending travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following a deadly school shooting in British Columbia. Carney says in a statement he is devastated by the horrific shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. and that he joins Canadians in “grieving with those whose lives have been changed irreversibly today.” RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney suspends trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting
By Canadian Press on February 10th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is suspending travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following a deadly school shooting in British Columbia. Carney was planning to fly to Halifax mid-day Wednesday to announce the long-awaited defence industrial strategy before flying to Munich where he was to spend the rest of the week at the Munich ... Read More »
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