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Businessman Frank Stronach's Toronto sex assault trial begins after delay
TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach has begun in Toronto after more than a week of delay. The judge-alone trial was initially scheduled to begin early last...
Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Advocates, experts warn against vilifying trans people in wake of Tumbler Ridge shooting
Advocates and experts are warning about the danger of vilifying an entire demographic based on the actions of one transgender person in the wake of the school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Their com...
Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Ottawa needs more data to probe claims of unpaid work at airlines: minister
OTTAWA - Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says her department needs more information from air carriers and unions to settle recent allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector. On Thursday, the federal g...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 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 ...
Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Tumbler Ridge 'one big family,' mayor tells vigil as community reels from shootings
TUMBLER RIDGE - A memorial of flowers, lights and stuffed animals grows in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as the community grapples with the fallout of a mass shooting that killed nine people, mostly children, ...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press 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...
Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press 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...
Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Businessman Frank Stronach's Toronto sex assault trial set to begin after delay
TORONTO - The sexual assault trial of Canadian auto parts magnate Frank Stronach is set to begin in Toronto today after more than a week of delay. The judge-alone trial was initially scheduled to begi...
Canadian Press Feb 12, 2026

Police in tiny towns like Tumbler Ridge are more than law enforcers, says ex-officer
VICTORIA - In tiny towns like Tumbler Ridge, B.C., police are more than law enforcers, says former RCMP officer turned politician Elenore Sturko. Relationships between community members and RCMP membe...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Feb 11, 2026

Police identify B.C. mass shooter as 18-year-old, say five students and teacher dead
TUMBLER RIDGE - The person behind one of British Columbia's worst mass killings has been identified as an 18-year-old who killed family members at home, then gunned down students randomly at a school ...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Feb 11, 2026










