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Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment ‘unlawful,’ report finds
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Human Rights Commissioner has found that the actions of Vancouver Police were “unlawful” by limiting media access as city workers broke up a homeless encampment on the Downtown Eastside in 2023. Kasari Govender says in the report that police and the city “failed to strike the appropriate balance” between public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds to fold envoys on Islamophobia, antisemitism into new national unity council
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller says there will no longer be stand-alone federal envoys to combat Islamophobia and antisemitism. Miller says the two positions will be folded into a new advisory council on rights, equity and inclusion. He told reporters today the government is creating a broader group of experts who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$5.1-million settlement for victims of Quebec ski gondola malfunctions
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
QUÉBEC — A law firm representing victims injured in a pair of gondola malfunctions at a Quebec ski hill say they’ve reached a $5.1-million settlement with the owners of the resort. Law firm Tremblay Bois filed a pair of class actions stemming from two incidents when cable cars abruptly stopped in February and March 2020 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — British Columbia’s minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her province in the last five years. Kelly Greene held a press conference this morning on Parliament Hill, where she called on the federal government to commit to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 160 police launch raids targeting Hells Angels in Quebec, New Brunswick
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
MONTRÉAL — More than 160 police officers have launched a series of raids in Quebec and New Brunswick allegedly targeting a Hells Angels cocaine distribution network. A news release by Quebec provincial police says the raids were conducted by an integrated unit that specializes in organized crime and is composed of its officers, the RCMP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s a ‘thumper’? B.C. RCMP describe devices in an unneighbourly noise dispute
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
When two RCMP officers responded to a call about screams coming from a Burnaby, B.C., condo in late October last year, they forcibly entered the unit believing someone might be in trouble. Instead, they discovered “unusual” devices set up in three different rooms. Each consisted of metal poles extended from the floor to the ceiling, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activists claims responsibility for Robin Hood-inspired grocery robbery in Montreal
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
MONTREAL — A group of activists say they have robbed a Montreal grocery store in what they describe as a Robin Hood-inspired political act targeting corporate grocery interests. A group called Robin des Ruelles — Robin of the alleys — say about 60 individuals wearing masks and feathers in their hats stole thousands of dollars ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice minister defends judicial appointment process after Alberta funding threat
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser says judicial appointments must be made without political influence after Alberta’s premier suggested she could withhold funding without more input on the selection of judges. Premier Danielle Smith said in a letter to the prime minister that she wants the province to be consulted on future appointments to Alberta’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP wants longer answers, fewer sound bites from question period
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, and more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips. Alberta MP Corey Hogan says he plans to push for question period reform when MPs debate the rules of the House of Commons on Friday. Question period ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s Washington trip faces skepticism in Ottawa
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
WASHINGTON — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani’s mission to Washington is meeting with some skepticism in Ottawa today. When asked about the Bowmanville-Oshawa North MP’s trip to the U.S. capital to meet with political and business figures, Prime Minister Mark Carney pointed out that Jivani is neither the minister of international trade nor the Conservative trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents of B.C.’s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died
By Canadian Press on February 4th, 2026
BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and taken part in a traditional Aboriginal ceremony on an Australian beach where their daughter was found dead last month, surrounded by a pack of dingoes. Todd and Angela James from Campbell River, B.C., arrived in Brisbane in Queensland state on ... Read More »
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