Canada wins third gold at Winter Olympics
A third gold medal for Canada at the Winter Olympics in Milan. The women's long-track speed skating team of Valerie Maltais, Isabelle Weidemann and Ivanie Blondin defeated the Netherlands in the team pursuit. It's the second straight gold in that event for Canada, they won it in Beijing in 2022. Canada now has three go...
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Tumbler Ridge victims identified by RCMP
The small mining community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C., is mourning after a mass shooting that left eight people dead, along with the shooter, and injured dozens more. A vigil is planned for Feb. 13, with Prime Minister Mark Carney expected to attend as residents gather to remember those who were killed. Carney has also ext...
Feb 13, 2026
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Canada wins third medal of the day at the Olympics
Canada has their third medal of the day at the Winter Olympics in Milan. Speedskater Courtney Sarault of New Brunswick captured a bronze in the women's 500-metre short track event Thursday afternoon. It's her second medal of the Games, following a silver in the mixed relay. Snowboarder Eliot Grondin finished second in ...
Feb 12, 2026
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UPDATE: 9 dead including suspect in B.C. school shooting
Eight people were killed in one of the deadliest school shootings in Canadian history. That includes three girls and two boys between the ages of 13 and 17 and one female teacher at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in B.C. RCMP Deputy commissioner Dwayne McDonald identified the shooter as 18-year-old woman Jesse Van Root...
Feb 11, 2026
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Cancelled Cuba flights shouldn't spike destination prices in long-term: travel agent
If your flight to Cuba was canceled, prices to book somewhere else tropical might be skyrocketing. However, according to travel agent Danny Almon from Almon Travel in Halifax, those high costs should not last in the long term for destinations like the Dominican Republic or Jamaica. Travel warnings have been in place be...
Feb 11, 2026
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Ten dead in mass shooting at northern B.C. school
Ten people are dead following a mass shooting in the small northern British Columbia community of Tumbler Ridge, an incident that has shocked residents and drawn national attention. RCMP say officers responded to reports of an active shooter at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School shortly after 1:20 p.m. local time Tuesday. ...
Feb 11, 2026
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Canada takes silver in short track speed skating mixed relay
Canada's first silver medal in Milan. It came in the mixed relay short track speed skating event Tuesday morning. The team features Moncton's Courtney Sarault, Kim Boutin, William Dandjinou and Felix Roussel. Steven Dubois and Florence Brunelle raced in the earlier rounds. Canada now has one silver and two bronze medal...
Feb 10, 2026
Canada wins bronze medal in Womens Freeski Slopestyle
Oldham wins bronze in Olympic women's slopestyle Canada added to its medal total Monday with a bronze medal in women's slopestyle skiing. Megan Oldham of Parry Sound, Ontario finished third in the event, which challenges athletes to navigate a course of jumps, rails and aerial tricks judged on difficulty, execution and...
Feb 09, 2026
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Update: Canada captures first Olympic medal in Milano-Cortina
Crosby named Team Canada captain for 2026 Olympics Sidney Crosby will captain Canada's men's hockey team at the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milano Cortina, with Cale Makar and Connor McDavid serving as alternate captains. Crosby, a two-time Olympic gold medallist who also wore the "C" in 2014, said he is "gr...
Feb 07, 2026
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Canada planning new food security strategy
As Canadians discuss whether the new Canada Groceries and Essentials Benefit is sufficient, a newly announced government strategy is flying under the radar. The federal government is planning a new National Food Security Strategy, announced alongside the upped GST rebate, to increase and improve domestic food productio...
Feb 04, 2026
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