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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 »
Be the first to comment!‘I was sure that was going to be my day’: A year on, fiery crash at Toronto’s Pearson airport still haunts passengers
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TORONTO — As his plane descended in Toronto, John Nelson looked out the window to get a view of the city and felt the aircraft was coming down at an abnormally high speed. Moments later, the plane hit the ground so hard that it broke the landing gear, slid, flipped and burst into flames on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP say investigation of shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School completed
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
TUMBLER RIDGE — RCMP say an investigation of the crime scene at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School where five students and an educator were killed last week has concluded. Police say in a statement that the school has been turned back over to the local school district. Mounties pulled down the yellow tape that had surrounded ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Car dealers still seeking reimbursement for EVs sold under old rebates program
By Canadian Press on February 16th, 2026
OTTAWA — The reborn federal electric vehicle rebate program is set to launch today — but some of Canada’s auto dealers say they’re still out tens of thousands dollars from the last one. Starting today, Canadians can access up to $5,000 in government rebates toward the purchase of new electric vehicles that cost less than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Misinformation experts warn of dire consequences in online hunt for blame
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
Disinformation experts say while it’s human nature to seek out more information after a tragedy, an online rush to identify suspects can have terrible consequences. Their remarks come after RCMP highlighted a falsehood targeting an Ontario woman as the suspect in the recent shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. RCMP released a confirmed photo of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How a day of chaos and heartache unspooled in Tumbler Ridge
By Canadian Press on February 15th, 2026
Nothing is too far apart in tiny Tumbler Ridge, B.C., and there was a well-worn path between the local RCMP detachment and the nondescript brown timber home on Fellers Avenue, less than a kilometre away. The detachment’s five officers, headed by Sgt. Bill Hughes, handled a little over 100 crimes a year, according to recent ... Read More »
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