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Judge orders fitness trial for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie in 2022
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has ordered a three-day fitness trial for the man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang more than three years ago. Jongwon Ham — who appeared virtually at a hearing in Vancouver — is charged with first-degree murder in Yang’s October 2022 killing. Justice Michael Tammen had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surrey, B.C., calls for a national state of emergency regarding extortion
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
SURREY — The council in Surrey, B.C., has passed a motion to urge Ottawa to declare a national state of emergency for extortions, as police say they’ve arrested two people while patrolling neighbourhoods targeted by extortion violence. Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke says in a statement that making the declaration would give the federal government additional ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sending Coast Guard vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Canada’s “principled pragmatism” in foreign policy will be on full display next week in Greenland when she opens Canada’s new consulate in the Danish territory with Inuit representatives attending and a coast guard vessel in the background. “We will continue to be principled and we will be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labs flooded as pipes burst at Montreal mental health hospital institute
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MONTREAL — Health officials say four labs have been damaged after burst pipes sent water pouring through a building at a Montreal mental health hospital and research centre. The local health authority says Monday’s incident was major and damaged the second and ground floors of the Lehmann pavilion of the Douglas Mental Health University Institute. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Claims process opens for ‘Indian hospitals’ settlement
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — The claims process for a landmark “Indian hospitals” settlement opens today, nearly one year after the federal government reached an agreement with survivors on compensation. The federal government ran 33 such hospitals for Indigenous people between 1936 and 1981. Former patients, some of whom spent years in the segregated facilities, filed a lawsuit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
EDMONTON — Alberta’s judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could “direct” them. The province’s three chief justices say in a rare public statement that democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other’s role. “It ensures judges can make decisions based ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. attorney general warns against doing deals with ICE, amid pending Pattison sale
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
British Columbia’s attorney general says business leaders in the province need to consider whether their decisions could contribute to an immigration crackdown in the United States that she and others are watching “in horror.” Niki Sharma’s remarks come after it emerged that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to buy a building owned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta judges urge respect after Smith said she wants to ‘direct’ them
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
EDMONTON — Alberta’s judges are calling for respect days after Premier Danielle Smith said she wishes she could direct them. Alberta’s three chief justices say in a rare public statement that democracy only functions when all three branches of government operate independently and respect each other’s role. A Court of Justice spokesperson says the statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polytechnique Montréal removes beef from cafeteria menus to cut emissions
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
MONTREAL — A Montreal engineering school says it has removed beef from its cafeterias to reduce its carbon footprint. Polytechnique Montréal started removing beef options in September from its six food stalls that serve about 2,500 meals a day to 10,000 students. Patrick Cigana, director of Polytechnique’s office of sustainable development, says beef used to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hearing into Myles Gray’s beating death halted for 4 weeks over obscenity resignation
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation of counsel for the proceeding in Vancouver. Counsel for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner of British Columbia, Chris Considine, says lawyers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Vancouver hearing into death of Myles Gray halted for 4 weeks
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A long-anticipated hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in 2015 is being adjourned for four weeks, after it was derailed by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation of counsel for the proceeding in Vancouver. Counsel for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner Chris Considine says lawyers representing police, including ... Read More »
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