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‘My baby is in there’: Mom gives update on 12-year-old Tumbler Ridge victim fighting for her life

17 février 2026 à 23:11
In the intensive care unit at B.C. Children’s Hospital in Vancouver, a week after the Tumbler Ridge tragedy, Cia Edmonds is still singing and talking to her daughter, Maya Gebala, “(telling) her how proud we are and that the entire world is cheering her on,” she posted in a Feb. 17 update. Read More

Tasha Kheiriddin: Carney’s defence strategy is a plan to bloat the bureaucracy

17 février 2026 à 19:48
Canada’s defence industry got a $6.6 billion boost Tuesday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney formally unveiled Ottawa’s new Defence Industrial Strategy. The plan promises to create 125,000 new jobs over 10 years and award 70 per cent of defence contracts to Canadian companies, through a “Build-Partner-Buy” framework that prioritizes domestic industry. It is part of the government’s plan to increase Canadian military spending to five per cent of GDP by 2035, in line with NATO targets.  Read More

Raymond J. de Souza: Forget the double touch, science doesn’t know why rocks curl

17 février 2026 à 18:48
Olympic curling’s raging controversy, with Canadians in the unusual role of foul-mouthed villains, seems to have been put on ice. The special umpires summoned into action on Saturday to watch for the dreaded “double touch” were gone by Monday. The last time there was such careful attention to fingers on stone in Italy Michelangelo was sculpting the Pietà. Read More
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