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Boy who moved from Africa to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., adapted well, family friend says
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
It only took about three months for Abel Mwansa Jr. to lose his Zambian accent when he moved to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., an accomplishment that a family friend would tease him about for abandoning his promise. Christopher Bwalya, a pastor with the Burning Bush Ministries in Solwezi, Zambia, is a close friend to the Mwansa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI minister seeks new investments through visits to Germany, Saudi Arabia, India
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is visiting Saudi Arabia and India after a trip to Germany as part of an effort to drum up new investment in Canadian tech. The stops are “about broadening our trade alliances and looking for investment … in great Canadian infrastructure, great Canadian technology,” Solomon said in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa says national security incident, error at emergency stockpile unrelated
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Public Health Agency of Canada now says there was no connection between a national security incident at the country’s emergency stockpile warehouse in 2024 and an error that caused the loss of $20-million of medication. At a House committee meeting last week, a senior agency official told MPs that a “foreign national” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocate urges feds to update equity act, settle class action with Black employees
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — An advocate is urging the federal government to update equity legislation for Black employees and to drop its fight against a discrimination lawsuit that has cost more than $15 million so far. Nicholas Marcus Thompson, president and CEO of the Black Class Action Secretariat, says changes to Canada’s Employment Equity Act are long ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand says ‘regime change’ in Iran would be required for restarting diplomatic ties
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canada will not re-establish ties with Iran until “regime change” takes place in Tehran. Anand made the comment to The Globe and Mail Saturday, and her office and department would not repeat that phrasing but has not disputed it. “We will not open diplomatic relationships with Iran ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI minister seeks new investments in Germany, Saudi Arabia, India
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is on his way to Saudi Arabia and India following a visit to Germany. He says the visits are about broadening trade alliances and obtaining investment in Canadian infrastructure and technology. Solomon was at the Munich Security Conference over the weekend, and will stop in Saudi Arabia before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec auto board lied about cost overruns for online platform, inquiry finds
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
QUÉBEC — A public inquiry has concluded that Quebec’s automobile insurance board lied to the provincial government to conceal exploding costs in the creation of the agency’s online platform. The inquiry overseen by Judge Denis Gallant says officials at the auto board undertook a “conscious effort” to mislead the public about the total costs of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian emergency visa holders expected to return after war: immigration department
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s immigration department says it still expects Ukrainians who fled the war with Russia to return to their home country once the conflict ends. That’s in spite of comments from Immigration Minister Lena Diab, who recently acknowledged that many Ukrainians who came to Canada on temporary visas are here to stay. Nearly 300,000 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s what we know about the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting investigation
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The investigation into last week’s shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., that claimed nine lives has moved into a new phase after police cleared the two crime scenes. While police say the only known suspect in the case, 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, killed herself as police closed in Tuesday, questions remain. By Friday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign aid groups urge Canada to maintain funding for abortion, LGBTQ+ advocacy
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Feminist and development groups are urging Canada not to turn its back on funding reproductive health and gender initiatives, as Canada focuses its foreign aid cuts on global health programming. “A bold diplomatic voice is really crucial,” Oxfam Canada executive director Lauren Ravon told a panel she hosted on Parliament Hill earlier this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Janice Charette to be Canada’s top trade negotiator during CUSMA review
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen former privy council clerk Janice Charette to serve as the country’s chief trade negotiator to the United States ahead of a scheduled review of the North American free-trade pact. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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