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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…
MPs agree to fast-track study of budget bill, with confidence vote to follow
OTTAWA — MPs have agreed to fast-track a committee study of the government’s main budget…
Shy smiles and braces: RCMP release names, photos of 8 Tumbler Ridge shooting victims
TUMBLER RIDGE — The names and photos of eight children and adults shot to death…
In the news today: Carney in Tumbler Ridge, Canada net-zero, Stronach trial
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
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…
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,…
Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness
TABER — The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta…
‘Nomadic lifestyle’ of Tumbler Ridge shooter, who created shopping mall massacre game
TUMBLER RIDGE — A picture of the troubled life of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shooter Jesse…
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…