U.S. President Donald Trump said on Wednesday that his meeting with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to discuss negotiations with Iran was inconclusive and that the United States would continue talking with the Islamic Republic. Read More

The Republican-led U.S. House passed legislation aimed at ending President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, signalling a growing anxiety over the White House’s economic agenda ahead of a midterm election focused heavily on affordability. Read More

Over the roughly 10 years he’s lived in Tumbler Ridge, Curtis Miedzinski almost never heard noises that disrupted the sleepy mountain town’s tranquil quiet. That changed late Tuesday afternoon, when the distinct thump of helicopter blades cut through the silence. Read More

It’s nice to open with a win in an élite-level bonspiel. Read More

The serenity in the tiny, rural B.C. community of Tumbler Ridge seen on Tuesday afternoon was at sharp odds with the words being heard on the livestream broadcast. Read More

OTTAWA — A Jewish advocacy group called on the federal government Wednesday to follow the United States' lead and designate the Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist organization. Read More

On Wednesday night, Piper Gilles and Paul Poirier skated on to the ice at the Milano Ice Skating Arena, to the cheers of Canadians long-acquainted with their storied journey, waving Canadian flags at every corner of the stadium. Read More

Canada narrowly won the opening men’s curling match of the Milan-Cortina Olympics after a closely fought game against a plucky young German team that came down to the last stone. Read More

Who would’ve thought biathlon would be among the most headline-grabbing sports at the Winter Olympics? Read More

Canada has suffered another horrific school shooting, this time in the small community of Tumbler Ridge, B.C. This is not the first time such a thing has happened in Canada, and past shooting sprees paint a picture of a phenomenon in which young people, nearly all of them male, who isolate themselves from the larger community end up inflicting horrific violence as perceived retribution for their difficulties in life — and in most cases, end up taking their own lives. This is to be expected in a society that hasn't replaced things like regular family meals and religiosity with other support systems. Read More

President Donald Trump is privately musing about exiting the North American trade pact, people familiar with the matter said, injecting further uncertainty about the deal’s future into pivotal renegotiations involving the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Read More

RCMP on Wednesday identified the perpetrator of the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar, a transgender female. Dwayne McDonald, deputy commissioner of the RCMP in British Columbia, said that Van Rootselaar was born a biological male and began to transition to a female about six years ago. Read More

The aunt of Tumbler Ridge mass shooting victim Kylie May Smith said their family's world "crumbled" when they learned the 12-year-old girl was among the dead. Read More

MILAN — No matter who is the starting goalie for Czechia on Thursday to face up against Canada in each country's respective men's hockey opener here at the 2026 Winter Olympics, there is not doubt that the spectre of Dominik Hasek will be right there. Read More

A grieving father whose son was killed in the Tumbler Ridge mass shooting said his 12-year-old son loved school so much he cried when his father once suggested home schooling. Read More

As the notes of the beloved Universal Fanfare played, Tomas-Llorenc Guarino Sabaté appeared to panic. His arms flailed and a left foot stretched out, immediately wobbling. That was a bad idea. Read More

School shootings are the most senseless, shattering event that can befall a community. A feeling of ultimate loss grips the entire nation. Read More

When Marc Kennedy was a young curler, Canada’s mission statement was simple: Gold or bust.  Read More

MILAN — Nathan MacKinnon is a Stanley Cup champion, so the idea that maybe he's a little too dialed up is a bit of a hard one to take seriously. Read More

MILAN — Every single job at the Milan-Cortina Games is important. Read More

The International Olympic Committee should know better than to think an athlete who throws himself down an icy track at 140 km/h would back down over a threat. Read More

The Norwegian biathlete who inadvertently stole the spotlight from his gold medal-winning teammate by making an on-air admission of infidelity has apologized to his fellow countryman and ex-girlfriend for airing the personal drama. Read More

Tuesday “started as any other” for Tumbler Ridge, B.C, mom Cia Edmonds, but within hours she was sitting in the Vancouver children’s hospital with her 12-year-old daughter, Maya, “fighting for her life” due to gunshot injuries to her head and neck. Read More

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