Category Archives: The Canadian Press

How to help kids and teens cope with Tumbler Ridge shootings
TORONTO - As news and social media coverage of Tuesday's mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., continues to blanket the country, parents should be proactive about talking with their kids about the tra...
Feb 13, 2026

Complainant cross-examination continues in Frank Stronach's sex assault trial
TORONTO - A woman's narrative of her encounter with Frank Stronach several decades ago has evolved with time, with new details emerging even in recent years to round out her story, the businessman's l...
Feb 13, 2026

Canada not on track to hit net-zero by 2050, or meet any climate targets: study
OTTAWA - A new study published Friday by the Canadian Climate Institute says Canada is not on track to meet any of its climate targets - not the 2026 interim emissions reduction target, the 2030 Paris...
Feb 13, 2026

Gov. Gen. Mary Simon, Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Friday
OTTAWA - Gov. Gen. Mary Simon has confirmed she will join Prime Minister Carney at a vigil Friday to honour the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Nine people died in the shooting on Tu...
Feb 13, 2026

Family of Portapique victims offers advice and support to community in Tumbler Ridge
HALIFAX - It was almost six years ago that Tammy Oliver-McCurdie lost her younger sister, brother-in-law and 17-year-old niece in Nova Scotia, all of them victims of the deadliest mass shooting in mod...
Feb 13, 2026

Trump says change in power in Iran 'would be the best thing that could happen'
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that a change in power in Iran "would be the best thing that could happen" as the U.S. administration weighs whether to take military action agains...
Feb 12, 2026

Bangladesh Nationalist Party claims victory in country’s first election since 2024 uprising
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) - The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has claimed victory in the country's first election since the 2024 uprising, positioning itself to form the next government and potentially re...
Feb 12, 2026

GST credit top-up coming in spring after bill fast-tracked in Parliament
OTTAWA - Canadians who receive the GST benefit will get a one-time top up payment this spring after parliamentarians fast-tracked the legislation to set it motion. The Canada Groceries and Essentials ...
Feb 12, 2026

Analilia Mejia, progressive ally of Bernie Sanders, wins special New Jersey House primary
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) - Analilia Mejia, a longtime progressive organizer allied with Sen. Bernie Sanders, has emerged victorious in a crowded Democratic primary in the special election to fill the U.S. H...
Feb 12, 2026

Mother of Tumbler Ridge shooter posted photo of several long guns in 2024
OTTAWA - The mother of the shooter in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., killings once posted a photo on Facebook of several long guns in a cabinet with the caption, "Think it's time to take them out for some t...
Feb 12, 2026