B.C mining firm says 10 workers have been abducted from mine in Sinaloa, Mexico

Jackson Loy / westernstandard - Vancouver-based mining company, Vizsla Silver Corp., has released a statement saying that ten individuals have been abducted from a mining site in Concordia, Mexico.

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Alberta RCMP investigate homicide after woman found dead in St. Albert apartment, baby also believed killed

Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - St. Albert RCMP are investigating the death of a 23-year-old woman after her remains were discovered in an apartment near Rivercrest Cres. on Frday.

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West Edmonton Mall locked down for 2nd time in a week due to weapon complaint

Karen Bartko / globalnews - For the second time this week, police responded to a weapons complaint that forced West Edmonton Mall to go into lockdown.

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Stepfather of two missing N.S. kids charged with sexual assault of adult, forcible confinement

Rebecca Lau / globalnews - The stepfather of two Nova Scotia children who have been missing for nearly nine months has been charged with assault, sexual assault and forcible confinement according to RCMP.

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Ontario’s police watchdog not investigating alleged assault on lawyer at courthouse

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario's police watchdog says it is not currently investigating allegations that police officers assaulted a lawyer at an Oshawa, Ont., courthouse.

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WARMINGTON: ‘Dangerous’ Toronto jail escapee nabbed — but how did he get out in the first place?

Joe Warmington / torontosun - Steven Alexander Guzman Marroquin was able to impersonate another inmate set for release from the Toronto South Detention Centre

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‘Multiple fatalities’ in Quebec First Nation shooting, community under lockdown: chief

Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - Cree Nation of Mistissini Chief Michael Petawabano is urging members of the community to stay in their homes and lock their doors as police investigate.

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National summit on extortion crisis to be held in B.C., premier says

Amy Judd / globalnews - Premier David Eby said on Wednesday that the federal government is committing 20 more officers and helicopter support to police in B.C.

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Longueuil woman who scalded boy over doorbell prank sentenced to 27-month prison term

Paul Cherry, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - Stéphanie Borel, 47, pleaded guilty to aggravated assault for dousing a boy, 10, with hot water as he was approaching her door.

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Man escapes Toronto jail by impersonating inmate set for release: Toronto police

Sean Previl / globalnews - Toronto police say the suspect was fitted with an ankle monitoring device on his release, but it was removed at a nearby gas station.

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Eight charged in alleged commercial driver exam bribery scheme in Ontario

Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - TORONTO — Eight people are facing charges following an investigation into alleged bribery connected to commercial driver examinations in Kingston and the Greater Toronto Area, police say.

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Montreal resto-bar among targets in 2 suspected overnight arsons: police

Sean Previl / globalnews - Montreal police said it's investigating a fire at a mixed commercial-residential building in Rosemont and a resto-bar in downtown Montreal.

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Former Canadian Olympian, accused drug smuggler Ryan Wedding to appear in California court

The Associated Press / nationalpost - Ontario native, 44, had been hiding in Mexico for more than a decade before turning himself in last week

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Feds say more than 22,000 firearms reported in first week of compensation program

sootoday - OTTAWA — Public Safety Canada says gun owners reported 22,251 firearms to the federal government in the first week of a program to provide compensation for banned guns.

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Provincial police investigate after man, woman found dead in Manawan, Que.

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Quebec provincial police are investigating an apparent case of domestic violence after discovering two bodies in an apartment in Manawan.

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Vancouver hearing into Myles Gray's death is set to resume after obscenity caused delay

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - A hearing into the death of Myles Gray, who died in 2015 after a violent altercation with Vancouver police, is set to resume today after it was delayed by an obscene remark that was captured on an audio feed of the proceeding last week.

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Man sought for stealing more than $15,000 in property from Leslieville condo

Chris Doucette / torontosun - Two mountain bikes – valued at $13,000 and $2,500 – DJ equipment, a power drill, a snowboard and equipment were stolen from storage lockers

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Corrupt former WPS officer sentenced to seven years for ‘staggering’ breach of trust

Erik Pindera / winnipegfreepress - Elston Bostock, 49, was an officer on the city’s police force for more than two decades before he was investigated, charged in 2024 and again in 2025 and, ultimately, fired.

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Man accused of helping with B.C. jailbreak in 2022 extradited back to Canada

News Staff / citynews - SURREY — A man accused of helping with the escape of a gangland killer from a British Columbia correctional facility in 2022 is back in Canada after being arrested in Spain four months ago. A statement from the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of …

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