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Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA - Federal public health officials say a freezer door was left open at the national emergency stockpile in December 2024, causing the loss of $20 million worth of medication. Officials from the Public Health Agency of Canada were called before th...
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'You're making this up,' Miller tells Tory MP over media producers group comments
OTTAWA - Culture Minister Marc Miller has accused a Conservative MP of misleading a Parliamentary committee over a comment made by the head of an independent producers' group. During a Heritage committee hearing today, MP Rachael Thomas mentioned the h...
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Diab says C-12 could ease some refugee claims, critics call it a two-tier system
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says changes to the refugee status claim process proposed in Bill C-12 are "better for the applicants" even as multiple organizations are heavily critical of the plan. The government's broad border and immigratio...
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Military sexual assault investigation was rushed, biased, watchdog commission says
OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission has found that an internal investigation into an alleged sexual assault by an air force officer who later took his own life was conducted in a rushed, superficial and biased manner. Its conclusion come...
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TSB says still 'too early' to determine cause of Pearson plane crash, one year later
TORONTO - It's still "too early" to draw conclusions about the cause of the Delta Air Lines plane crash at Toronto's Pearson Airport, the Transportation Safety Board of Canada said Thursday in an update on its investigation as the one-year anniversary ...
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CP NewsAlert: Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge on Friday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to attend a vigil on Friday. The Prime Minister's Office says Carney was invited by the town's mayor and that he has invited all other federal party leaders to join him. Nine people, m...
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What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE - Details are beginning to emerge about the people killed and injured in the mass shooting at a high school and a home in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Here's what is known so far: Kylie Smith, 12 Multiple media reports have identified Kylie as amo...
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Advocates, experts warn against vilifying transgender people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Their comments come after an independent provincial legislato...
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Ottawa needs more data to probe claims of unpaid work at airlines: minister
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says her department needs more information from air carriers and unions to settle recent allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector. On Thursday, the federal government published the initial findings of a probe ...
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In the news: B.C. community still reeling, Stronach trial begins, and the G.G. awards
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Tumbler Ridge 'one big family,' mayor tells vigil A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with th...
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Tumbler Ridge, B.C. families speak out on children killed in school mass murder
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-ye...
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History of Tumbler Ridge, a mining boom town with a wounded heart
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 grappl...
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Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness
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 b...
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Woman tells Frank Stronach's trial she felt 'terrified' during alleged sexual assault
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 public...
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Two men charged in cross-border human smuggling case
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...
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Report into Quebec Liberal scandals finds ex-leader Pablo Rodriguez was unaware
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, ...
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Alberta boy, 13, sentenced to secure custody for trying to kill younger brother
LETHBRIDGE - An Alberta judge sentenced a 13-year-old boy Wednesday to three years in an intense rehabilitation program 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 L...
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U.S. House passes symbolic vote to end Trump's fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took aim at Canada Wednesday evening 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 presid...
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B.C. throne speech cancelled because of Tumbler Ridge shooting
VICTORIA - The three official parties in British Columbia's provincial legislature have announced the cancellation of Thursday's "traditional" throne speech because of the mass shooting that claimed nine lives in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. The cancellation co...
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Tumbler Ridge needs mental health help beyond immediate shooting aftermath: psychologist
TORONTO - As the federal and provincial governments pledge support for the people of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., a psychologist specializing in trauma says mental health services will be needed beyond the immediate aftermath of Tuesday's mass shooting. McMas...
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Arviat, Nunavut chosen as main campus location for Inuit Nunangat University
OTTAWA - The main campus of the new Inuit Nunangat University will be located in Arviat, Nunavut, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed announced Wednesday. The school also moved a step closer to being built with the announcement of a $50 millio...
Feb 11, 2026
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Canadians returning from Cuba amid energy crisis due to U.S. oil blockade
Ryan Profid was enjoying a karaoke night at a resort near Cayo Coco in Cuba when he was approached by a staff member who had some bad news. They told him his vacation was over and he'd have to fly home the next day. Hours later, a disappointed Profid e...
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Montreal shooting survivor shares how she regained sense of safety
TORONTO - École Polytechnique shooting survivor Nathalie Provost says it took her several weeks to return to the site of the Montreal massacre, but doing so allowed her to reclaim her life and create a sense of safety again. She was shot in the leg, f...
Feb 11, 2026
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A timeline of how the Tumbler Ridge shootings unfolded
The following timeline of Tuesday's shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is based on information provided by RCMP, B.C. government officials and BC Emergency Health Services. Times are Mountain Time. Feb. 10, 2026, 2:20 p.m.: Tumbler Ridge RCMP receive a ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Anand wants NATO's new Arctic Sentry initiative to become permanent
OTTAWA - NATO launched its promised new initiative in the Arctic on Wednesday, and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada wants the operation made permanent. "We're seeing Operation Arctic Sentry taking shape within the NATO context. We would...
Feb 11, 2026
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Police in tiny towns like Tumbler Ridge are more than law enforcers, says ex-officer
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 g...
Feb 11, 2026
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College of Physicians welcomes powers granted to other professions under Bill 15
MONTREAL - Quebec's professional order of physicians is welcoming a provincial bill that would give more powers to professions like nurses and midwives, but says it wants to see more details in the legislation, including specific training requirements....
Feb 11, 2026
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Carney cancels trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has cancelled his plans to travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following a deadly school shooting in British Columbia. Carney was to spend Wednesday afternoon in Halifax to announce the defence industrial strategy...
Feb 11, 2026
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