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Tumbler Ridge killings prompts very different start to B.C. legislative session
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
VICTORIA — A new session of the British Columbia legislature opened today with Lt.-Gov. Wendy Cocchia saying in the speech from the throne that the people of Tumble Ridge, B.C., are “suffering unimaginable pain.” Governments traditionally use the speech of a new legislative session to outline their agendas, but Cocchia’s brief speech says the “people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government’s plan to give new powers to cabinet to temporarily exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions are being referred to as “regulatory sandboxes” and are contained in a clause in the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill, currently being debated at a ... Read More »
1 responseAirlines say federal probe disproves unpaid work claims, but Ottawa wants more data
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Major airlines are claiming the initial findings of a federal probe clear their industry of allegations of unpaid work, but Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says investigators need more data before the issue is settled. On Thursday, the federal government published the initial findings of a probe it launched six months earlier into allegations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP name victims of Tumbler Ridge shootings to ‘honour the lives lost’
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP have named those who died in shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week, including the five children and teacher who were killed at a school and the mother and stepbrother of the shooter. The victims at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School were Abel Mwansa, Kylie Smith, Zoey Benoit and Ticaria Lampert, all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: RCMP name victims of Tumbler Ridge shootings
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP have named those who died in shootings at Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week, including the five children and teacher who were killed at a school and the mother and stepbrother of the shooter. The victims at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School were Abel Mwansa, Kylie Smith, Zoey Benoit and Ticaria Lampert, all ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘You’re making this up,’ Miller tells Tory MP over media producers’ group comments
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller accused a Conservative MP Thursday of misleading a Parliamentary committee by claiming a comment from the head of an independent producers’ group in support of the government was made on behalf of the news media. “The job of these people is to make shows. Like with puppets,” Miller said ... Read More »
1 responseFact File: No evidence of trans shooter ‘epidemic’ in Canada, U.S.
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
Social media posts claiming a “pattern” or “epidemic” of transgender mass shooters spread online after a fatal shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., this week. Transgender people do not disproportionately commit mass shootings, and in fact represent one per cent or less of all shootings, according to two U.S. databases. Statistics Canada does not track the ... Read More »
1 responsePrime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge Friday with other leaders
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office has confirmed he will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil on Friday, three days after nine people died in a mass shooting there. Carney, who invited other federal party leaders to join him at the vigil, was to have been in Germany for the Munich Security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some MPs concerned as feds plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
OTTAWA — Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government’s plan to give new powers to cabinet to exempt individuals or corporations from some federal laws. The exemptions are being referred to as “regulatory sandboxes” and are contained in a clause in the government’s omnibus budget implementation bill, currently being debated at a House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman tells Frank Stronach’s trial she felt ‘terrified’ during alleged sexual assault
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TORONTO — A woman testifying at Frank Stronach’s sexual assault trial described feeling “terrified” decades ago when she woke up in a bed in an unknown place and realized she was being raped. The woman — who cannot be identified under a standard publication ban — says she saw her face and someone’s back reflected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tumbler Ridge, B.C. families speak out on children killed in school mass murder
By Canadian Press on February 12th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — A tiny town in the shadow of the Rockies learned more Thursday about who they lost in a mass shooting that killed kids as young as 12, with one of those youngsters still battling a grievous bullet wound to the brain. The mother of 12-year-old Maya Gebala has bullet wounds to the ... Read More »
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