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Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The investigation into last week’s shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes. While police say the only known suspect in the case, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed herself as police closed in Tuesday, questions remain. By Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign aid groups urge Canada to maintain funding for abortion, LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Feminist and development groups are urging Canada not to turn its back on funding reproductive health and gender initiatives, as Canada focuses its foreign aid cuts on global health programming. “A bold diplomatic voice is really crucial,” Oxfam Canada executive director Lauren Ravon told a panel she hosted on Parliament Hill earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen former privy council clerk Janice Charette to serve as the country’s chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I was sure that was going to be my day’: A year on, fiery crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport still haunts passengers
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TORONTO — As his plane descended in Toronto, John Nelson looked out the window to get a view of the city and felt the aircraft was coming down at an abnormally high speed. Moments later, the plane hit the ground so hard that it broke the landing gear, slid, flipped and burst into flames on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP say investigation of shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School completed
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP say an investigation of the crime scene at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where five students and an educator were killed last week has concluded. Police say in a statement that the school has been turned back over to the local school district. Mounties pulled down the yellow tape that had surrounded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Car dealers still seeking reimbursement for EVs sold under old rebates program
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — The reborn federal electric vehicle rebate program is set to launch today — but some of Canada’s auto dealers say they’re still out tens of thousands dollars from the last one. Starting today, Canadians can access up to $5,000 in government rebates toward the purchase of new electric vehicles that cost less than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Misinformation experts warn of dire consequences in online hunt for blame
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
Disinformation experts say while it’s human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy, an online rush to identify suspects can have terrible consequences. Their remarks come after RCMP highlighted a falsehood targeting an Ontario woman as the suspect in the recent shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. RCMP released a confirmed photo of the ... Read More »
3 responsesHow a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
Nothing is too far apart in tiny Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and there was a well-worn path between the local RCMP detachment and the nondescript brown timber home on Fellers Avenue, less than a kilometre away. The detachment’s five officers, headed by Sgt. Bill Hughes, handled a little over 100 crimes a year, according to recent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberal Party welcomes new leader Charles Milliard
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
TROIS-RIVIÈRES — About 600 people welcomed Charles Milliard as the new head of the Quebec Liberal Party in Trois-Rivières on Sunday, days after he was acclaimed in a leadership race that no one else joined. Milliard, who entered the room at the Delta Hotel in the city about halfway between Montreal and Quebec City on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada seals deal on EU defence procurement as Munich summit tests transatlantic ties
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada has officially signed onto the European defence procurement program it announced it would join last summer, as Washington’s upending of geopolitics overshadows the world’s top security conference. Defence Minister David McGuinty announced Ottawa had signed onto the European Union’s 150-billion euro program called Security Action for Europe, or SAFE, Saturday at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta RCMP receive more reports of people with weapons after Tumbler Ridge shooting
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
EDMONTON — Mounties in Alberta say they have seen an uptick in weapons calls since the mass school shooting in Tumbler Ridge. RCMP spokesman Cpl. Troy Savinkoff says he can’t say with certainty that the uptick is connected with the shooting that left nine dead last week, but it is unusual and Mounties believe people ... Read More »
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