Wednesday, February 18, 2026

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says officers acted reasonably when they shot and killed a man who had a live grenade strapped to his chest in March 2024.

#canada #violence #humanrights #crime #security #alberta #calgary #publicsafety #legalaffairs

ASIRT probes RCMP shooting after Okotoks rooftop standoff

15 days / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

No charges for Calgary police in shooting death of man who strapped grenade to chest

16 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Police cleared in shootout death of Calgary man armed with hand grenade

16 days / calgaryherald / Bill Kaufmann

Calgary police cleared by ASIRT after killing gunman with fusillade of bullets

16 days / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey

sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia's finance minister started to sell her "tough" budget Wednesday to business leaders who describe her deficit numbers as "scary," while other groups are tabulating the losses.

#BC #budget #fiscalpolicy #spendingpriorities #healthcare #government #canadianpolitics #finance

WATCH: Eby grilled on 'D' budget at Greater Vancouver Board of Trade event

14 days / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

BC Halts Construction of Seven Long-Term Care Facilities

14 days / thetyee / Michelle Gamage

‘Death by 1,000 cuts’: B.C. businesses criticize PST changes

15 days / globalnews / Kylie Stanton

‘They’re overseeing themselves’: B.C. budget eliminates merit commissioner position

15 days / globalnews / Travis Prasad

B.C. budget 'lands in the middle' between cuts and safeguarding core services: Bailey

16 days / sootoday

$10-a-day daycare program paused in order to stabilize, B.C. government says

16 days / globalnews / Amy Judd

Promised replacement of aging long-term care home in Kelowna put on hold indefinitely

16 days / globalnews / Klaudia Van Emmerik

A Visionless BC Budget that Avoids the Tough Decisions

16 days / thetyee / Paul Willcocks

B.C. Office of the Seniors Advocate addresses impact of 2026 provincial budget

16 days / globalnews / Amy Judd

Canada opens new residency paths for military recruits, other workers

Uday Rana / globalnews - The first category that’s being added is for researchers and senior managers with Canadian work experience to help drive research in Canada.

#canada #education #labour #immigration #military #veterans #government #canadianpolitics #jobs

Immigration program’s new focus on military recruits unlikely to solve shortages, experts say

15 days / theglobeandmail / Vanmala Subramaniam, Pippa Norman

WARMINGTON: Don’t look now but Canada’s military aims to recruit foreign soldiers

15 days / torontosun / Joe Warmington

Government plans to boost Canadian Forces with foreign recruits

15 days / nationalpost / Chris Lambie

What to know about the Canadian Armed Forces, its part-time reserves and the increase in applications

15 days / theglobeandmail / Abigale Subdhan, Arisa Valyear

Ottawa shakes up immigration system to bring in military recruits

16 days / theglobeandmail / Vanmala Subramaniam

Canada opens new residency paths for military recruits, other workers

16 days / globalnews / Uday Rana

Ottawa extends express immigration entry to researchers, military applicants

16 days / sootoday

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signals immigration shift ahead of provincial address

Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - "You have to be a taxpayer before you start using our services and we've had the reverse," Smith said.

#canada #alberta #immigration #government #canadianpolitics

Alberta premier to put immigration, Constitution questions on referendum

14 days / theglobeandmail

Alberta's Smith will put immigration, Constitution questions on fall referendum

14 days / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Friday's letters: Smith staffer's anti-immigrant views not Alberta I want

14 days / edmontonjournal / Edmonton Journal

Lorne Gunter: Crafty move by Alberta premier on referendum questions

15 days / edmontonjournal / Lorne Gunter

'Increased control over immigration?' Nine questions on Alberta referendum in October

15 days / sootoday

Alberta's Smith to put immigration, Constitution questions on fall referendum

15 days / sootoday

Premier Danielle Smith's referendum could redefine access to services for non-permanent residents

15 days / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

OLDCORN: Albertans finally get a say on Ottawa’s chaos — these referendum questions deserve a ‘yes’

15 days / westernstandard / Christopher Oldcorn

CP NewsAlert: Alberta's Smith to put immigration, Constitution on fall referendum

15 days / sootoday

There will be a government referendum, Smith says, in effort to spike separatist drive

15 days / calgaryherald / Don Braid, Calgary Herald

Danielle Smith promises Alberta referendum over immigration, Constitution changes

15 days / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Bell: Danielle Smith comes out swinging, hoping she keeps Alberta in Canada

15 days / calgaryherald / Rick Bell

The referendum questions facing Albertans

15 days / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

BREAKING: Smith calls October referendum vote on immigration, other keys issues but not independence

15 days / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

WATCH LIVE: Premier Danielle Smithto deliver special address to Albertans

15 days / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander’s only Toronto visit scrapped due to injury

15 days / torontosun / Ryan Wolstat

Watch live: Danielle Smith expected to address immigration in speech to Albertans

15 days / nationalpost / National Post

Alberta government accused of ‘weaponizing immigration’ to win votes

15 days / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Danielle Smith expected to discuss immigration policy plans in televised address Thursday

15 days / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace

EXCLUSIVE POLL: Smith’s UCP holds eight-point lead over Nenshi's NDP

15 days / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to address province in pre-budget TV broadcast

15 days / sootoday

Making their move: Population boom builds Calgary business

15 days / calgaryherald / Steve Jenkinson, Calgary Herald

Alberta's Smith will address province in live pre-budget TV broadcast

15 days / nationalobserver / Lisa Johnson

Alberta's Smith to address province in live pre-budget TV broadcast

15 days / sootoday

Premier Smith Is Right That Judge Choices Are Partisan. Her Way Is Worse

15 days / thetyee / Charles Rusnell

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith to address immigration during province-wide address

16 days / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signals immigration shift ahead of provincial address

16 days / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

'SOMETHING NEEDS TO CHANGE': Smith addresses Canada's population jump outpacing European countries

16 days / westernstandard / Leah Mushet

Kamloops First Nation finds no confirmed grave sites in latest survey

Jackson Loy / westernstandard - A press release from the office of the Chief of the Tk̓emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation in Kamloops, B.C., has stated that the most recent investigation at the Kamloops Residential School site shows "signatures that resemble burials" but no confirmed grav…

#canada #memorials #humanrights #history #BC #education #legalaffairs #firstnations

FIRST READING: Tkʼemlúps blames feds, church, ‘spiritual protocols’ for why it hasn’t exhumed graves

15 days / nationalpost / Tristin Hopper

Kamloops First Nation finds no confirmed grave sites in latest survey

16 days / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

B.C. First Nation says there may never be ‘full consensus’ on potential burial site

16 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

B.C. First Nation says there may never be 'full consensus' on potential burial site

16 days / sootoday

Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in party caucus

sootoday - Newly acclaimed Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard says he won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in his party's caucus.

#politics #quebec #liberalparty #government #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

'A proud Quebecer': Kelley praises Rizqy as he announces intent to stay in Liberal caucus

15 days / montrealgazette / Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette

Quebec Liberal Leader Charles Milliard won't reinstate Marwah Rizqy in party caucus

16 days / sootoday

Marwah Rizqy will remain excluded from Quebec Liberal caucus

16 days / montrealgazette / Philip Authier, Montreal Gazette

Marwah Rizqy remains excluded from Liberal caucus

16 days / citynews / Mporco

Laval's Steven Dubois races to gold in short-track speed skating at Milano Olympics

LRoy@postmedia.com / montrealgazette - The speed skater's victory brings Canada's total gold medal count to four

#canada #sports #quebec #ocanada #gold

Laval's Steven Dubois races to gold in short-track speed skating at Milano Olympics

16 days / montrealgazette / LRoy@postmedia.com

Steven Dubois wins gold in men’s 500m short track speed skating

16 days / citynews / Meredith Bond

Steven Dubois wins gold in 500-metre race, Canadian women win bronze in relay

16 days / nationalpost / Catherine Lévesque

Sarault paces Canada to women’s 3,000 m relay bronze

16 days / citynews / John Marchesan

Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

sootoday - NEVADA CITY, Calif. (AP) — Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and one remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said Wednesday, making it the deadliest avalanche in the U.S. in more than four decades.

#publicsafety #traveladvisories #weather #emergencyresponse #climate

6 women killed in California avalanche were among 8 close friends and experienced skiers on trip

15 days / sootoday

Eight skiers found dead, one missing after avalanche near Lake Tahoe, California

16 days / nationalpost / Bloomberg News

8 backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

16 days / sootoday

8 skiers found dead after avalanche buries victims near Lake Tahoe

16 days / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

8 skiers found dead, 1 still missing after California avalanche

16 days / globalnews / Katie Scott

Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

16 days / sootoday

California avalanche traps 6 skiers in snow, 10 others still missing

16 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work?

Various Contributors / thewalrus - Eight experts break down the plan’s strengths and weaknessesThe post Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work? first appeared on The Walrus.

#canada #technology #security #acquisition #defence #military #government #canadianpolitics #business #jobs

New defence purchasing agency will become more independent, MP says

15 days / sootoday

MDA Space launches defence company with eye on 'multi-billion-dollar' contracts

15 days / financialpost / Yvonne Lau

Ottawa making progress on defence purchasing reforms, Fuhr says

15 days / sootoday

Ottawa making progress on defence purchasing reforms, Fuhr says

15 days / citynews / News Staff

McGuinty optimistic Defence, Security and Resilience Bank will be headquartered in Canada

16 days / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

City launches Edmonton Region Defence Alliance in aim to secure military bids

16 days / edmontonjournal / Eric Bowling

Ottawa providing $33M to Quebec companies for defence projects

16 days / citynews / Mporco

Procurement challenges top defence strategy concerns

16 days / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

LILLEY: Canada needs to get serious, buy the F-35 and move on

16 days / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Canada's defence industrial strategy is big on ambition, but not details, critics say

16 days / financialpost / Gabriel Friedman

The good (and lots of bad) in Canada’s new defence industrial strategy

16 days / thehub / Richard Shimooka

Canada’s New Defence Strategy Is Bold and Unprecedented. Will It Work?

16 days / thewalrus / Various Contributors

Windsor-Essex manufacturers eye cashing in on Canada's big new defence focus

16 days / windsorstar / Madeline Mazak

Canada wins Olympic quarterfinal OT nailbiter over Czechs – but loses captain Sidney Crosby

Patrick Johnston / nationalpost - Team Canada advances to Olympic men's hockey semifinals after 4-3 overtime win over Czechia in Milano-Cortina.

#canada #sports

Czech resilience and Milan fan stories beyond game's headline (2)
Late Suzuki equalizer, Marner's OT beauty seals thrilling Canadian comeback (8)
Missed six-man on-ice call fuels controversy and rulebook scrutiny (3)
Sidney Crosby exits; Canada copes with captain's injury and uncertainty (6)
All Other Stories

Ontario Line costs triple what past subways did as Ford faces questions

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — The Ontario government marked another milestone Tuesday in construction of the Ontario Line subway, but questions about soaring costs, lessons from past transit delays and shifting timelines quickly overshadowed the celebratory tone.

#canada #ontario #toronto #budget #spendingpriorities #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics #finance

Chris Selley: More alarming numbers for Canada’s high-speed rail fantasy

15 days / nationalpost / Chris Selley

Ford and Chow promise collaboration as Ontario Line construction begins

15 days / nationalobserver / Cloe Logan

Ontario Line subway won’t be ready until early 2030s: Metrolinx CEO

16 days / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

Constructing new Toronto subway bridge could force temporary closure of DVP

16 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Toronto’s Ontario Line could open later than 2031 target, Metrolinx says

16 days / theglobeandmail / Liam Casey

Ontario Line costs triple what past subways did as Ford faces questions

16 days / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Province will not commit to opening date on new subway line in Toronto

16 days / citynews / John Marchesan

Ontario Line opening date uncertain, construction to be finished in ‘early 2030s’

16 days / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Province will not commit to opening date on new subway line in Toronto

16 days / sootoday

Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings

News Staff / citynews - A Quebec man who drowned his two children in October 2022 has told a jury he has no memory of the day they died. Kamaljit Arora is testifying in his own defence for a second day at his murder trial in Laval, Que., a suburb north of Montreal. He says he co…

#violence #crime #quebec #childprotection #publicsafety #youth #legalaffairs

Quebec father has no memory of drowning children after consuming fentanyl, jury hears

16 days / theglobeandmail / Sidhartha Banerjee

Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings

16 days / citynews / News Staff

Laval man who killed his children testifies about tension in his marriage

16 days / montrealgazette / Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette

Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings

16 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Quebec father who drowned his children tells jury he has no memory of killings

16 days / sootoday

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals

Kelsey Patterson / citynews - A Conservative MP from Alberta has crossed the floor to join the Liberal caucus, becoming the third Conservative to join the governing Liberals in recent months. Edmonton Riverbend MP Matt Jeneroux made the move just three months after announcing he was r…

#alberta #edmonton #liberalparty #minoritygovernment #conservativeparty #mattjeneroux #houseofcommons #partydiscipline #canadianpolitics

Across political panels: Conservatives cry betrayal, sellout (4)
On Parliament Hill: Carney inches toward majority (3)
On Parliament Hill: Edmonton MP joins Liberal caucus (12)
Parliamentary history: 300-plus MPs have switched sides (1)
All Other Stories

Across political panels: Conservatives cry betrayal, sellout

Colby Cosh: Despite CPC defections, a Liberal majority is still far from secure

15 days / nationalpost / Colby Cosh

LILLEY UNLEASHED: Mark Carney bags another Liberal

16 days / torontosun / Postmedia News

HANNAFORD: Jeneroux sold out too cheap

16 days / westernstandard / Nigel Hannaford

LILLEY: Matt Jeneroux has spent enough time with family, he’s a Liberal now

16 days / torontosun / Brian Lilley

On Parliament Hill: Carney inches toward majority

Morning Update: Carney poaches another Conservative MP

15 days / theglobeandmail / Danielle Groen

How Carney could secure a majority without an election, after third Conservative MP floor crossing

16 days / thehub / The Hub Staff

Carney one step closer to majority government as Jeneroux crosses floor to Liberals

16 days / sootoday

On Parliament Hill: Edmonton MP joins Liberal caucus

Carney meets with Jeneroux after Alberta MP leaves Conservatives to join Liberals

15 days / theglobeandmail

Edmonton MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals

16 days / theglobeandmail

Tory MP Matt Jeneroux defects to Liberals

16 days / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

Edmonton MP Jeneroux leaves Conservatives, crosses floor to join Liberals

16 days / edmontonjournal / Matthew Black

MP Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservatives to join Liberal caucus

16 days / sootoday

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals

16 days / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals

16 days / citynews / Kelsey Patterson

BREAKING: Edmonton Tory MP crosses the floor to Liberals

16 days / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

CP NewsAlert: Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Liberals

16 days / sootoday

Ex-Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses floor to join Carney’s Liberals

16 days / globalnews / Uday Rana

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux joining Liberal caucus, Carney says

16 days / theglobeandmail / Stephanie Levitz

Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux crosses the floor to the Liberals

16 days / nationalpost / Jordan Gowling

Parliamentary history: 300-plus MPs have switched sides

More than 300 MPs have crossed the floor in Parliament since Confederation

16 days / sootoday

All Other Stories

Champagne welcomes Jeneroux after Conservative MP crosses the floor to liberals

15 days / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

NDP leadership candidates try to break out from the pack as final debate approaches

David Baxter / nationalobserver - The memberships have been sold, entry fees have been paid and now the NDP leadership candidates are preparing for their second and final party-organized debate in BC on Feb. 19.

#media #voterturnout #publicapathy #canadianpolitics

NDP leadership candidates to square off in final debate

15 days / sootoday

NDP leadership candidates to square off in final debate

15 days / citynews / News Staff

NDP leadership candidate Avi Lewis says Canada should not spend 2% of GDP on defence, should focus funds on 'climate emergency'

15 days / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

All eyes are on (frontrunner?) Avi Lewis as NDP leadership hopefuls prepare for final debate

15 days / nationalpost / Rahim Mohamed

NDP leadership candidates to pitch plans for rebuilding party at second debate

16 days / theglobeandmail / Emily Haws

NDP leadership candidates try to break out from the pack as final debate approaches

16 days / nationalobserver / David Baxter

NDP leadership candidates look to break out from the pack as final debate approaches

16 days / citynews / News Staff

NDP leadership candidates look to break out from the pack as final debate approaches

16 days / sootoday

A sign of hope amid true darkness

Editorial / winnipegfreepress - It’s been eight days since the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C. Eight people were killed — five children between the ages of 11 and 13, an educational assistant, and […]

#canada #violence #memorials #crime #BC #media #childprotection #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #government

Community mourns, requests privacy and healing space (4)
Leaders visit, face fundraising scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge shooting (6)
Local aftermath: stolen items, student heroism, school closures (4)
All Other Stories

Community mourns, requests privacy and healing space

B.C. sets up condolence books to honour Tumbler Ridge victims and support community

16 days / sootoday

Wednesday's letters: Empathy for shooter makes us human

16 days / edmontonjournal / Edmonton Journal

A sign of hope amid true darkness

16 days / winnipegfreepress / Editorial

Letters to the Editor, Feb. 18, 2026

16 days / torontosun / Postmedia News

Leaders visit, face fundraising scrutiny after Tumbler Ridge shooting

Carney returns to B.C. for Lunar New Year one week after mass shooting

16 days / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Prime Minister Carney is returning to BC one week after mass shooting

16 days / nationalobserver / Catherine Morrison

In the news: P.M. fundraises in B.C., Polievre speaks for the Tories, Ramadan arrives

16 days / sootoday

Prime Minister Carney returning to B.C. one week after mass shooting

16 days / sootoday

Prime Minister Carney returning to B.C. one week after mass shooting

16 days / citynews / News Staff

B.C. MLAs pay tribute to Tumbler Ridge victims, community as legislature resumes

17 days / theglobeandmail / Andrea Woo

Local aftermath: stolen items, student heroism, school closures

Tumbler Ridge victim's mom says truck robbed, wounded daughter's paddle board stolen

16 days / sootoday

Tumbler Ridge school portables are for when students, staff ‘are ready’

16 days / globalnews / Amy Judd

'FLY HIGH ANGELS': Tumbler Ridge school shooting 'hero' shares a message

16 days / westernstandard / Will Vasseur

Mother of Tumbler Ridge victim, 12, says someone stole Maya Gebala’s paddle board

16 days / nationalpost / National Post Staff

All Other Stories

Laura Targownik: Tumbler Ridge raises serious questions about gender identity and male violence

15 days / nationalpost / Special to National Post

Tumbler Ridge: What Happens When a Small Town Is Synonymous with Tragedy?

15 days / thewalrus / Christina Frangou

Jamie Sarkonak: Reopen the asylums

15 days / nationalpost / Jamie Sarkonak

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