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History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — Tumbler Ridge in the remote Peace region of northeast British Columbia was once best known as a coal mining boom town that was built from scratch in the 1980s, then faced challenges from shifts in its economic fortunes. Now it is grappling with the greatest tragedy in its 45-year history, which has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TABER — The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy. Retired reverend Dale Lang lost his 17-year-old son, Jason, after the teen was shot by a fellow student in a hallway at W.R. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Businessman Frank Stronach’s Toronto sex assault trial set to begin after delay
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TORONTO — The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is set to begin in Toronto today after more than a week of delay. The judge-alone trial was initially scheduled to begin early last week but Stronach’s lawyer asked for more time to prepare after receiving what she described as a large ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in tiny towns like Tumbler Ridge are more than law enforcers, says ex-officer
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
VICTORIA — In tiny towns like Tumbler Ridge, B.C., police are more than law enforcers, says former RCMP officer turned politician Elenore Sturko. Relationships between community members and RCMP members in such small, rural and remote communities are generally a lot closer than elsewhere, she said. “You might only have one or two grocery stores, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two men charged in cross-border human smuggling case
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — A man from the Dominican Republic and a man from the United States have been charged with conspiring to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States via the Canada-U.S. border. The U.S. Department of Justice says in a press release that 27-year-old Francisco Antonio Luna Rosado and 37-year-old Jesus Hernandez Ortiz planned to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. House passes symbolic vote to end Trump’s fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump called Canada “among the worst in the World to deal with” as the U.S. House of Representatives voted against his tariffs on America’s northern neighbour — a largely symbolic move that shows some wavering Republican support for the president’s massive trade agenda. “Canada has taken advantage of the United States ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police identify B.C. mass shooter as 18-year-old, say five students and teacher dead
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The person behind one of British Columbia’s worst mass killings has been identified as an 18-year-old dropout who killed family members at home, then gunned down random students at a school before firing on police and killing herself as officers closed in. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald identified the shooter as Jesse ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report into Quebec Liberal scandals finds ex-leader Pablo Rodriguez was unaware
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
QUÉBEC — A retired Superior Court judge who investigated a text message scandal that helped bring down former Quebec Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez has reached few firm conclusions. Jacques R. Fournier says it’s impossible to say whether the messages, purportedly about the 2025 Quebec Liberal leadership race, are real or fabricated. The Liberals mandated Fournier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta boy, 13, sentenced to secure custody for trying to kill younger brother
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
LETHBRIDGE — An Alberta judge has sentenced a 13-year-old boy to two years of secure custody for trying to stab his younger brother to death. The attacker was 12 when he repeatedly stabbed the seven-year-old in the family’s Lethbridge home last August. Police have said the older boy claimed an unknown man had entered the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Secure custody for Alberta boy who tied to kill brother
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
LETHBRIDGE — A judge has sentenced a 13-year-old boy to two years of secure custody for trying to stab his younger brother to death. The attacker was 12 when he repeatedly stabbed the seven-year-old in the family’s Lethbridge home last August. The judge also sentenced the boy to one year of conditional supervision. More coming. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. House to vote on Trump’s fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers in Washington pushed back against Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada during a debate in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday — the latest test of Republican commitment to the president’s massive trade agenda. Democrat Rep. Gregory Meeks, who introduced a bill to end the so-called fentanyl emergency at the northern border, ... Read More »
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