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College of Physicians welcomes powers granted to other professions under Bill 15
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
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. The Collège des médecins says it is pleased the bill could expand powers for nurses to prescribe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney cancels trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has cancelled his plans to travel to Halifax and Munich, Germany, following a deadly school shooting in British Columbia. As news of the tragedy unfolded Tuesday evening, Carney’s staff said he was suspending his plans to travel for the time being but now say the whole trip is cancelled. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National Kindness Week takes on different meaning after Tumbler Ridge shooting
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Parliamentarians from all parties came together Wednesday to mark National Kindness Week — but the message is taking on a different meaning after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. National Kindness Week, which runs from Feb. 15 to 21, honours a movement started by the late Ottawa Rabbi Reuven Bulka, who encouraged ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First National Kindness Week takes on different meaning after Tumbler Ridge shooting
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Parliamentarians from all parties are coming together today to mark Canada’s first National Kindness Week — but the message is taking on a different meaning after the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. National Kindness Week, which runs from Feb. 15 to 21, honours a movement started by the late Ottawa Rabbi Reuven ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Double murder, suicide in western Quebec First Nation, provincial police say
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MANIWAKI — Quebec provincial police say a father fatally shot his two children before taking his own life in a First Nation community in the province’s western region. Provincial police say local officers in the community of Kitigan Zibi were called to a home around 2:15 a.m. where they found the three people. Sgt. Nancy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec delays implementation of new French curriculum to September 2027
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MONTRÉAL — Quebec is delaying the rollout of its new French curriculum in elementary and secondary schools by one year. Education Minister Sonia LeBel says the new program will instead launch across the network in September 2027. Employees in the education sector had criticized the original timeline as being rushed, after the new curriculum had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian flags at half-mast as country mourns deaths in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — The horror of a school shooting in a small community in British Columbia is echoing across the country and around the world as police in Tumbler Ridge try to piece together why 10 people are dead, including the suspect. Condolences poured in from across Canada and beyond Wednesday, with King Charles, Prime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three people dead in western Quebec First Nation, provincial police say
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
MANIWAKI — Quebec provincial police have taken over an investigation into the deaths of three people in a First Nation community in the province’s western region. Provincial police say local officers in the community of Kitigan Zibi were called to a home around 2:15 a.m. where they found the three people. One was declared dead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World leaders send condolences to Tumbler Ridge in wake of deadly school shooting
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday he has heard from a number of world leaders offering condolences in the wake of Tuesday’s deadly mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Police continue to investigate two attacks that left 10 people, including the suspect, dead in the tiny community in northeastern British Columbia. Here’s a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mass shootings in Canada have helped prompt changes to firearm laws over the decades
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Mass shootings in Canada — including an April 2020 rampage in Nova Scotia — have helped spur changes to gun laws in recent decades. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed about 2,500 types of firearms, including the AR-15, on the basis they belong only on the battlefield. Prohibited firearms and devices must be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney orders flags at half-mast as MPs react in horror to deadly B.C. shooting
By Canadian Press on February 11th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says flags on federal buildings will be flown at half-mast for seven days to honour the victims of Tuesday’s deadly shooting in B.C. A visibly emotional Carney said Wednesday he has heard from leaders around the world offering condolences, including King Charles. “Parents, grandparents, sisters, brothers in Tumbler Ridge ... Read More »
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