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Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect’s brother apologizes for ‘ripple effect’ of festival attack

Brieanna Charlebois / theglobeandmail - Court hearing was attended by Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who is charged with 11 counts of murder and 31 counts of attempted murder over the attack

#violence #crime #security #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect’s brother apologizes for ‘ripple effect’ of festival attack

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Brieanna Charlebois

Killer of Lapu Lapu suspect's brother calls festival attack a 'ripple effect'

7 wks / sootoday

CP NewsAlert: Killer of Vancouver festival suspect's brother calls it 'ripple effect'

7 wks / sootoday

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Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal

Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - The decision issued Friday affirms a 2024 Federal Court ruling that rejected use of the emergencies law and found invocation of the act led to the infringement of constitutional rights.

#publicprotests #security #ottawa #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics

BURTON: Emergencies without accountability — how Canada normalized state overreach

6 wks / westernstandard / Western Standard Guest Columnist

Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal

7 wks / nationalobserver / Jim Bronskill

WARMINGTON: Turns out wrong people considered ‘unreasonable’ at 2022 trucker convoy

7 wks / torontosun / Joe Warmington

The federal government loses its Emergencies Act appeal—and Canada avoids a constitutional disaster

7 wks / thehub / Joanna Baron

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:23 pm / permalink 18106 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Saskatoon murder trial witness excused after vomiting on stand

Michael Joel-Hansen / thestarphoenix - Stephanie Halkett-Stevenson said she never admitted to shooting Taya Sinclair up with fentanyl while Sinclair was confined in a basement.

#canada #violence #crime #saskatchewan #media #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Saskatoon murder trial witness excused after vomiting on stand

7 wks / thestarphoenix / Michael Joel-Hansen

Key witness details hours before Taya Sinclair’s death in Saskatoon trial

7 wks / globalnews / Grace Miller

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 18098 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds

sootoday - The Canada Agricultural Review Tribunal has upheld a $10,000 fine handed to the British Columbia ostrich farm whose flock of more than 300 birds was culled last fall, nearly 11 months after the confirmation of an avian influenza outbreak.

#BC #publichealth #diseaseoutbreak #publicsafety #legalaffairs #cfia #agriculture #foodsafety

Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds

6 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds

7 wks / citynews / News Staff

Tribunal upholds $10K fine for B.C. ostrich farm over failure to report sick birds

7 wks / sootoday

Tribunal upholds $10,000 fine against B.C. ostrich farm

7 wks / globalnews / Amy Judd

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:23 pm / permalink 18096 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Five Brampton men charged following tow truck-related fight

Jane Stevenson / torontosun - Charges relate to a fight that broke out on Halloween

#canada #violence #crime #security #toronto #publicsafety #legalaffairs #workplacesafety

Five Brampton men charged following tow truck-related fight

7 wks / torontosun / Jane Stevenson

5 people arrested in fight between tow truck drivers last October

7 wks / citynews / Meredith Bond

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 6:22 pm / permalink 18095 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Crown says Calgary man who joined ISIS should serve a 16-year terrorism sentence

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Crown prosecutors are calling for a 16 year prison sentence for a Calgary man who travelled to the Middle East to join the terror group ISIS in 2013.

#canada #violence #crime #security #alberta #calgary #publicsafety #legalaffairs #post911 #defence

Crown asks for 16 years in prison for Calgary man who joined ISIS

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Bill Graveland

Crown says Calgary man who joined ISIS should serve a 16-year terrorism sentence

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Calgary man who went to Syria and joined ISIS should get 16-years in jail says prosecution

7 wks / calgaryherald / Kevin Martin

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 pm / permalink 18080 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Evidence supports allegations of sexual assault, assault against Ontario judge: panel

John Marchesan / citynews - A disciplinary panel has found an Ontario judge guilty of judicial misconduct after concluding there is enough evidence to support allegations that he sexually and physically assaulted a woman three years ago. The Ontario Judicial Council, an oversight bo…

#humanrights #crime #ontario #media #publicsafety #legalaffairs #government

Evidence supports allegations of sexual assault, assault against Ontario judge: panel

7 wks / citynews / John Marchesan

Evidence supports allegations of sexual assault, assault against Ontario judge: panel

7 wks / sootoday

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 4:22 pm / permalink 18079 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-deepfake images

Katie Scott / globalnews - St. Clair claims that Grok 'created and disseminated altered, deepfake content' of her on the social media platform X 'in sexually explicit poses.'

#humanrights #technology #onlineplatforms #media #entertainment #consumerprotection #legalaffairs #elonmusk

Ashley St. Clair sues Elon Musk’s xAI over AI-deepfake images

7 wks / globalnews / Katie Scott

Federal privacy commissioner will look into sexualized deepfakes on X platform

7 wks / nationalobserver / Anja Karadeglija

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 3:21 pm / permalink 18074 / 2 stories in 7 wks


B.C. First Nations groups say they were shut out of decision to end drug decriminalization pilot

Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - Health Minister announced Wednesday that the province is ending its three-year, first-in-Canada pilot program

#crime #BC #publichealth #publicsafety #legalaffairs #firstnations #government #canadianpolitics

B.C. First Nations groups say they were shut out of decision to end drug decriminalization pilot

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Andrea Woo

Victoria police chief says don't expect spike in arrests despite end of BC drug decriminalisation program

7 wks / westernstandard / Jackson Loy

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 2:22 pm / permalink 18068 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Details of federal firearm buyback program to be announced Saturday

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal government plans to announce details of its national program to compensate owners of banned firearms at a briefing in Montreal on Saturday.

#canada #montreal #ottawa #publicsafety #legalaffairs #liberalparty #government #canadianpolitics #compensation

Federal gun buyback program inefficient, not well run, Manitoba premier says

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Details of national firearm buyback program to come this Saturday

7 wks / torontosun / Eddie Chau

Details of federal firearm buyback program to be announced Saturday

7 wks / sootoday

Details of federal firearm buyback program to be announced Saturday

7 wks / citynews / News Staff

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 18061 / 4 stories in 7 wks


Police watchdog investigates after man shot dead by officers in Brantford, Ont.

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Ontario's police watchdog is investigating after it says a 33-year-old man was shot dead by police in Brantford early this morning.

#canada #violence #humanrights #crime #security #ontario #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs

Police watchdog investigates after man shot dead by officers in Brantford, Ont.

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Police watchdog investigates after man shot dead by officers in Brantford, Ont.

7 wks / sootoday

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 1:20 pm / permalink 18060 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Driver who towed sledders in parking lot faces stunt charge: Guelph police

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - An 18-year-old Oakville man faces stunt driving charges after police say he towed people on sleds and had a passenger in an open trunk.

#canada #crime #ontario #publicsafety #weather #youth #legalaffairs

Driver who towed sledders in parking lot faces stunt charge: Guelph police

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Driver who towed sledders in parking lot faces stunt charge: Guelph police

7 wks / sootoday

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 18058 / 2 stories in 7 wks


Judge upholds cat custody ruling, saying parenthood and pet ownership are different

Rob Drinkwater / nationalobserver - An Alberta judge has divided up a group of cats between two feuding former spouses, saying neither gets to keep all of them because — in Alberta at least — pets aren’t the same as kids and legally shouldn’t be treated as such.

#canada #alberta #legalaffairs #animalrights

Judge upholds cat custody ruling, says parenthood and pet ownership aren’t same

7 wks / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Parenthood and pet ownership aren’t the same, judge tells feuding former spouses

7 wks / theglobeandmail / Rob Drinkwater

Judge upholds cat custody ruling, saying parenthood and pet ownership are different

7 wks / nationalobserver / Rob Drinkwater

Back to Top / Friday, January 16, 2026, 7:23 am / permalink 18014 / 3 stories in 7 wks


Appeal court to rule on federal use of Emergencies Act in response to 2022 protests

sootoday - OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is set to rule today on whether it was reasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act four years ago to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points.

#publicprotests #humanrights #security #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #legalaffairs #government #canadianpolitics

CARPAY: Freedom wins again — Federal Court upholds ruling against Trudeau’s Emergencies Act overreach

7 wks / westernstandard / Western Standard Guest Columnist

Use of Emergencies Act in Freedom Convoy protest illegal: Court of Appeal

7 wks / torontosun / Eddie Chau

Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal

7 wks / sootoday

Use of Emergencies Act to stop ‘Freedom Convoy’ unreasonable: appeal court

7 wks / globalnews / Sean Boynton

BREAKING: Appeal court upholds ruling that Emergencies Act use for Freedom Convoy protest was unreasonable

7 wks / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Trudeau’s use of Emergencies Act to clear convoy protests unjustified, appeal court rules

7 wks / theglobeandmail / David Ebner

Appeal court set to rule on federal use of Emergencies Act in response to 2022 protests

7 wks / nationalobserver / Jim Bronskill

In the news today: Canada-China deal, Emergencies Act ruling, LA Dodgers sign Tucker

7 wks / sootoday

Federal Court of Appeal decision on use of Emergencies Act expected Friday

7 wks / nationalpost / Jordan Gowling

Appeal court to rule on federal use of Emergencies Act in response to 2022 protests

7 wks / sootoday

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