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As the search for Saskatchewan stabbing suspect Myles Sanderson drags into a third day, law enforcement experts say the RCMP appears to be determined to show it has learned from past failures during wide searches, including the Nova Scotia mass shootings in 2020. Sanderson, 32, is wanted over a series of …
Read More »Calgary Crime Stoppers faces dwindling donations as gun violence rises in city
The president of Calgary’s Crime Stoppers chapter says the organization is struggling after years of declining donations, just as support is needed more than ever. The charity allows Calgarians to anonymously supply the police with information and tips about crimes or potential crimes via a tip line, with the promise of …
Read More »Why some familiar faces are taking a second shot at Toronto city council seats this year
Some familiar faces will take another shot at winning a seat on a Toronto city council that’s poised for a lot of change in this fall’s election. With seven incumbents departing, a group of former city politicians, and some veterans of the tumultuous 2018 campaign, have registered to run. The official deadline to enter …
Read More »MP Kevin Vuong faces military summary trial for failing to disclose charge
Toronto MP Kevin Vuong, a naval reservist, is set to face a military summary trial Wednesday on a charge of failing to disclose that he was criminally charged with sexual assault in 2019. If he’s found guilty, Vuong could be slapped with what the navy describes as a “severe reprimand.” The military …
Read More »ICBC’s no-fault insurance faces constitutional challenge from crash victim, lawyers
Tim Schober was an active tennis player, cyclist, hiker and a practising lawyer well into his 60s before a car made an illegal exit on a Victoria highway and crashed into him while he was cycling to work last August. “By the time things settled down, I had a catastrophic spinal …
Read More »‘It’s intimidation’: Judge faces threats after Freedom Convoy hearings
One of the judges who presided over the court hearings of Freedom Convoy organizers is speaking out after receiving threats considered serious enough to require police intervention, according to information obtained by Radio-Canada and CBC. The judge in question confirmed that supporters of the convoy from Canada and the United States sent several offensive …
Read More »Ontario’s new minister of natural resources faces environmental charges
One of Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s new cabinet ministers faces a September court date over charges that he violated the province’s Endangered Species Act during his time as mayor of a cottage country town, CBC News has learned. Graydon Smith, appointed Friday as minister of natural resources and forestry, was …
Read More »Near doctor or daughter? Metro Vancouver senior faces tough decision about where to live after hospitalization
This story is part of Situation Critical, a series from CBC British Columbia reporting on the barriers people in this province face in accessing timely and appropriate health care. Kristal Garbers of New Westminster, B.C. says she’s worried about where her 78-year-old father will live once he’s discharged from hospital. Her dad, Siegfried, has been …
Read More »What Doug Ford’s new cabinet faces: inflation, housing crisis, union talks
Ontario Premier Doug Ford will unveil his new cabinet on Friday morning in what is forecast to be glorious sunshine outside of Queen’s Park. But after that, stormy economic and political weather looms for Ford’s second-term government. Ontario confronts the highest rate of inflation in nearly 40 years, an economic …
Read More »Boris Johnson faces continued pressure to step down despite no-confidence vote win
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson tried to patch up his tattered authority on Tuesday after surviving a no-confidence vote that laid bare deep divisions in his Conservative Party and raised serious doubts about how long he can stay in office. Under party rules, Johnson is now free from another challenge for …
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