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Second witness expected to take stand at Frank Stronach’s sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
TORONTO — Another witness is expected to take the stand today at the sexual assault trial of billionaire businessman Frank Stronach. The judge-alone trial began in Toronto last Thursday after more than a week of delay. Stronach, who is 93, has pleaded not guilty to a dozen charges related to seven complainants over alleged incidents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s provinces contend with fresh shocks ahead of 2026 budget season
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — The outlook for Canada’s provinces is difficult to chart but some surprising resilience to U.S. trade pressures and historical revisions to economic data have most provinces on better footing heading into the 2026 budget season, argues a new analysis from Desjardins. Randall Bartlett, deputy chief economist at Desjardins and one of the authors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Better call DAVID? AI chatbot gives legal advice in Alberta personal injury cases
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
EDMONTON — DAVID, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence, answers a call before the first phone ring even finishes. “Hi,” it says. “Did you reach out looking to speak with someone about an injury claim?” it asks, before saying the call is being recorded. It then expresses empathy. “I’m sorry to hear you were in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada set to publish January inflation data
By Canadian Press on February 17th, 2026
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is expected to publish fresh inflation data for January this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects the annual rate of inflation held steady at 2.4 per cent in the first month of the year. But some economists believe the inflation rate will accelerate as tax changes from a year earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Portable classrooms for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as shooting victim is remembered
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
The British Columbia government says portable facilities are arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to allow children to return to school after six people were killed at the community’s high school last week. The B.C. government says in a news release that the new facilities will be set up on the grounds of nearby Tumbler Ridge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Portable classrooms arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after school shooting
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The British Columbia government says portable facilities will begin arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to allow children to return to school after six people were killed at the community’s high school last week. The B.C. government says in a news release that the new facilities will be set up on the grounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: School portables arriving to resume classes in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The British Columbia government says portable facilities will begin arriving in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to allow children to return to school after six people were killed at the community’s high school last week. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Boy who moved from Africa to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., adapted well, family friend says
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
It only took about three months for Abel Mwansa Jr. to lose his Zambian accent when he moved to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., an accomplishment that a family friend would tease him about for abandoning his promise. Christopher Bwalya, a pastor with the Burning Bush Ministries in Solwezi, Zambia, is a close friend to the Mwansa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI minister seeks new investments through visits to Germany, Saudi Arabia, India
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is visiting Saudi Arabia and India after a trip to Germany as part of an effort to drum up new investment in Canadian tech. The stops are “about broadening our trade alliances and looking for investment … in great Canadian infrastructure, great Canadian technology,” Solomon said in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada now says there was no connection between a national security incident at the country’s emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication. At a House committee meeting last week, a senior agency official told MPs that a “foreign national” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — An advocate is urging the federal government to update equity legislation for Black employees and to drop its fight against a discrimination lawsuit that has cost more than $15 million so far. Nicholas Marcus Thompson, president and CEO of the Black Class Action Secretariat, says changes to Canada’s Employment Equity Act are long ... Read More »
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