Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Deaths from Iran's crackdown on protests has surpassed 7,000, activists say
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - The death toll from a crackdown over Iran's nationwide protests has reached at least 7,002 people killed with many more still feared dead, activists said Thursday. T...
Feb 11, 2026

Two men charged in cross-border human smuggling case
OTTAWA - A man from the Dominican Republic and a man from the United States have been charged with conspiring to smuggle foreign nationals into the United States via the Canada-U.S. border. The U.S. D...
Feb 11, 2026

Report into Quebec Liberal scandals finds ex-leader Pablo Rodriguez was unaware
QUBEC - A retired Superior Court judge who investigated a text message scandal that helped bring down former Quebec Liberal leader Pablo Rodriguez has reached few firm conclusions. Jacques R. Fournier...
Feb 11, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Secure custody for Alberta boy who tried to kill brother
LETHBRIDGE An Alberta judge has sentenced a 13-year-old boy to two years of secure custody for trying to stab his younger brother to death. The attacker was 12 when he repeatedly stabbed the seven-yea...
Feb 11, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Canada's Gilles, Poirier place third, win bronze in ice dance
MILAN - Canadian figure skaters Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier have finished third in ice dancing at the Milan Cortina Olympics. More to come. The Canadian Press
Feb 11, 2026

Here's the latest following the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
TUMBLER RIDGE - RCMP say nine people were killed in shootings Tuesday in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., including the lone suspect who died by suicide. Five of the victims were under 13 years old. Mounties also...
Feb 11, 2026
Passenger ferry capsizes on the Nile River in Sudan, leaving at least 15 people dead
CAIRO (AP) - A passenger ferry capsized on the Nile River in Sudan on Wednesday, leaving at least 15 people dead, a medical group said. The ferry, with at least 27 people on board, including women and...
Feb 11, 2026

Blue Jays pitcher Shane Bieber trying to stay patient as his season is delayed
DUNEDIN - Shane Bieber is trying to remind himself that he's had a longer wait to start a Major League Baseball season before. Bieber spoke to the media on Wednesday, a day after the Toronto Blue Jays...
Feb 11, 2026

U.S. House passes symbolic vote to end Trump's fentanyl-related tariffs on Canada
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump took aim at Canada Wednesday evening as the U.S. House of Representatives voted against his tariffs on America's northern neighbour - a largely symbolic move that s...
Feb 11, 2026

B.C. throne speech cancelled because of Tumbler Ridge shooting
VICTORIA - The three official parties in British Columbia's provincial legislature have announced the cancellation of Thursday's "traditional" throne speech because of the mass shooting that claimed n...
Feb 11, 2026