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WestJet flights from Winnipeg to Atlanta, Nashville suspended after drop in demand
11 Feb 2026
WestJet is suspending some direct flights from Winnipeg to the U.S. amid a decline in cross-border traffic. The move comes as a disappointment to some who came to rely on the non-stop service.
Grade 12 student recalls 'surreal' lockdown during deadly school shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
11 Feb 2026
Darian Quist, a Grade 12 student who survived Tuesday's deadly school shooting in the rural community in northeastern B.C., said he and his friends hid in barricaded classrooms for more than two hours
Meet the violinist from Yukon who played in Bad Bunny's Super Bowl halftime show
11 Feb 2026
Rose Crelli, a San Francisco-based violinist who grew up in Dawson City, Yukon, is still reeling from what she calls "the biggest production I've ever been part of."
Truck part of northern military convoy overturns on N.W.T. highway, spilling fuel
11 Feb 2026
A fuel truck that's part of a military convoy travelling up to the Northwest Territories overturned on Monday, spilling almost 3,000 litres of diesel according to the military.
Resource shortage in Cuba has some Islanders cancelling Caribbean travel plans
11 Feb 2026
The Canadian government’s recent warnings about resource shortages in Cuba has some P.E.I. residents changing their plans to travel to the popular destination — while Islanders who are already in the
P.E.I. Humane Society says more donations needed after large dog seizure
11 Feb 2026
Islanders are stepping up to help in a big way after the P.E.I. Humane Society took in 43 dogs that were seized last week.
Meet the Island couple who are UPEI basketball’s biggest fans
11 Feb 2026
For years, Steve and Marg Connolly have been going to every UPEI Panthers basketball game they possibly can. The university recently recognized them for their dedication to the teams. CBC's Taylor O'Brien has their story.
Ex-CEO cleared on 2 of 3 allegations of misconduct after nursing home discharge
11 Feb 2026
The former CEO of Saint John's Loch Lomond Villa nursing home has been cleared on two allegations of professional misconduct, stemming from the discharge of an elderly patient in 2021, but she was found to have violated the patient's privacy.
CAQ leadership hopefuls propose exceptions for PEQ immigration pathway
11 Feb 2026
Both Coalition Avenir Québec leadership candidates have bucked the party line by announcing that if they become premier, they would apply exceptions for applicants of the province's discontinued immig
Montreal's new mayor to take a hard look at bike paths flagged for safety
11 Feb 2026
The paths under review are on Meilleur Street in Ahuntsic-Cartierville, Rachel Street in Plateau-Mont-Royal, Côte-Sainte-Catherine Road in Outremont and de la Commune Street in Ville-Marie, Montreal M
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