Category Archives: The Canadian Press

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 industry of allegations of unpaid work, but Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says investigators need more data before ...
Feb 12, 2026

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 to speed ... Tumbler Ridge 'one big family,' mayor tells vigil A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in ...
Feb 12, 2026

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 a small British Columbia town were released by police Thursday in a sombre visual rollcall of chubby cheeks, shy smil...
Feb 12, 2026

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 once best known as a coal mining boom town that was built from scratch in the 1980s, then faced challenges fr...
Feb 12, 2026

Father of Alberta school shooting victim talks grieving and forgiveness
TABER - The father of a student killed in a school shooting in southern Alberta almost 27 years ago says forgiveness was at the heart of how he tackled the tragedy. Retired reverend Dale Lang lost his...
Feb 12, 2026

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 and someone's back reflected in a mirror on the ceiling and realized she was being raped, she told a Toronto court as the sexual ass...
Feb 12, 2026

Orioles add veteran right-hander Chris Bassitt to rotation, AP source says
Chris Bassitt is staying in the AL East. The Baltimore Orioles agreed to an $18.5 million, one-year contract with the right-hander Wednesday, according to a person familiar with the deal. The person s...
Feb 11, 2026

Big man Jakob Poeltl feeling 'pretty good' after return to Toronto Raptors lineup
TORONTO - Jakob Poeltl's return didn't exactly go to plan. The Austrian big man played his first game Wednesday after missing 24 with nagging back pain against the Detroit Pistons, but his Toronto Rap...
Feb 11, 2026

Cunningham puts up 28 points, Detroit Pistons trounce Toronto Raptors 113-95
TORONTO - The Toronto Raptors will enter the all-star break on a sour note. Toronto hardly came close in a 113-95 loss to the Eastern Conference-leading Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night at Scotiaban...
Feb 11, 2026

Baltimore Orioles sign former Blue Jays pitcher Bassitt to one-year deal
BALTIMORE - Free-agent right-hander Chris Bassitt is joining the Baltimore Orioles on a one-year deal, leaving the Toronto Blue Jays after three seasons, according to multiple reports Wednesday. ESPN'...
Feb 11, 2026