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Military sexual assault investigation suffered from ‘tunnel vision’, watchdog says
OTTAWA — After finding that an internal military investigation into an alleged sexual assault by…
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…
Tumbler Ridge killings prompts very different start to B.C. legislative session
VICTORIA — There was no red carpet, no band or the usual 15-gun salute for…
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…
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…
What we know about the victims in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting
TUMBLER RIDGE — Details are beginning to emerge about the eight people killed and two…
Woman tells Frank Stronach’s trial she felt ‘terrified’ during alleged sexual assault
TORONTO — Waking up in a dimly lit room, the woman saw her own face…
Feds say $20M loss at emergency stockpile was caused by open freezer door
OTTAWA — Federal public health officials say an open freezer door caused the loss of…
Some MPs alarmed by plan to allow cabinet to exempt entities from certain laws
OTTAWA — Some members of Parliament are slamming the Liberal government’s plan to give new…
Diab says C-12 could ease some refugee claims, critics call it a two-tier system
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab said Thursday the changes to the refugee status claim…
Airlines say federal probe disproves unpaid work claims, but Ottawa wants more data
OTTAWA — Major airlines are claiming the initial findings of a federal probe clear their…
‘You’re making this up,’ Miller tells Tory MP over media producers’ group comments
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Marc Miller accused a Conservative MP Thursday of misleading a Parliamentary…
Prime Minister Carney to attend vigil in Tumbler Ridge Friday with other leaders
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office has confirmed he will visit Tumbler Ridge, B.C.,…
Fact File: No evidence of trans shooter ‘epidemic’ in Canada, U.S.
Social media posts claiming a “pattern” or “epidemic” of transgender mass shooters spread online after…
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…
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…
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…
Police identify B.C. mass shooter as 18-year-old, say five students and teacher dead
TUMBLER RIDGE — The person behind one of British Columbia’s worst mass killings has been…
A quarter of Canadians have been victims of fraud or extortion: survey
OTTAWA — One in four Canadians report having been a victim of fraud or extortion,…
Here’s the latest following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP say nine people were killed in shootings Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge,…
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…
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…
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,…
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…