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Vancouver hearing into death of Myles Gray to resume after counsel resigns
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A hearing into the 2015 police-involved killing of Myles Gray hangs in the balance in Vancouver this morning after Monday’s resignation of a lawyer appointed by the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner. The hearing by the office was adjourned after the resignation of Brad Hickford over an obscenity caught on an audio ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I meant what I said’: Carney says he explained his Davos speech to Trump
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he told U.S. President Donald Trump personally that he meant what he said in his speech at the World Economic Forum last week. Carney said he told the president in a call Monday that Canada was the first country to “understand” the change in U.S. trade policy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says he told Trump he meant what he said in WEF speech, during call on trade
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told U.S. President Donald Trump he “meant what (he) said” during his speech at the World Economic Forum and it was about responding to a “broader set of issues.” Carney says he told the president in a call Monday that Canada was the first country to “understand” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: ATIP reform, winter accessibility issues, throwback posts train AI
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Openness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned that a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems — and could even make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver hearing into death of Myles Gray to resume after counsel for OPCC resigns
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A hearing into the 2015 police-involved killing of Miles Gray hangs in the balance in Vancouver this morning after Monday’s resignation of counsel for the proceeding. The hearing by the office of the police complaint commissioner adjourned after the resignation of Brad Hickford over an obscenity caught on an audio stream of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Why two skulls unearthed in B.C. could be harbingers for future archeological woes
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
Last June, landscapers working on a site in Kamloops, B.C., came upon a troubling discovery — two human skulls and jawbones. Police and the coroner were informed, but after an inspection that swiftly determined the remains ancient, the Tk’emlúps te Secwépemc First Nation was called in and the day after the find issued a press ... Read More »
1 responseOpenness advocates unimpressed by early proposals for Access to Information reform
By Canadian Press on January 27th, 2026
OTTAWA — Advocates of more federal transparency are concerned a federal review of the Access to Information regime will not fix long-standing problems, and that it could even make things worse. The Treasury Board Secretariat announced the government review, which takes place every five years, in a news release last June. For a $5 fee, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No possession arrests without ‘extenuating circumstances’: head of B.C. police chiefs
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
VICTORIA — The president of the BC Association of Chiefs of Police says people will not be arrested for possession of small amounts of drugs after the end of decriminalization on Jan. 31, “unless there are extenuating circumstances.” Andrew Chan, who is also Deputy Chief of the Vancouver Police Department, said that while both municipal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sending patrol vessel to Greenland for opening of new consulate: Anand
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 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!Water damage, electrical issues force more residents from Manitoba First Nation
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
WINNIPEG — More residents are being asked to leave a northern Manitoba First Nation dealing with a water crisis brought on by a power outage, as crews continue to fix damaged houses and buildings. Pimicikamak Cree Nation Chief David Monias says contractors have identified 73 more homes needing extensive repairs and that roughly 200 people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union, farm groups say cuts at federal agriculture centres will set sector back
By Canadian Press on January 26th, 2026
The union representing workers at Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada and some farming groups are firing back at Ottawa over abrupt job cuts and closures. The Agriculture Union said Monday the decision to shutter seven of the department’s research operations will set the sector back by decades. “We have been warning the federal government for months ... Read More »
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