CP NewsAlert: B.C. anti-extortion chief sorry for disputing ‘crisis’

By Canadian Press on January 21, 2026.

The head of British Columbia’s anti-extortion task force is apologizing after being told by British Columbia Premier David Eby to step aside unless he demonstrates a “sense of urgency.”

RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer says he did not mean to call into question the force’s commitment to the task when he challenged using the term “crisis” to characterize a wave of extortion-related shootings.

More coming.

Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press

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