B.C. evacuation orders, alerts expand as floods cut off most links to Lower Mainland

sootoday - ABBOTSFORD — Evacuation orders and alerts in southern British Columbia expanded overnight, as floodwaters and landslides cut off most major routes between the Lower Mainland and the Interior.

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Evacuations, closures amid rising floodwaters

Flooding in Fraser Valley could peak today, as B.C. prepares for second system

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Floodwaters rising in B.C.'s Fraser Valley, pushing more people out

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District of Hope hit by flooding, road closures from atmospheric river

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Hundreds under evacuation orders, alerts from B.C. atmospheric river

2 months / globalnews / Amy Judd

Floods in B.C. force evacuations, highway closures between Lower Mainland and Interior

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Atmospheric river triggers evacuation orders, highway closures in Fraser Valley

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B.C. evacuation orders, alerts expand as floods cut off most links to Lower Mainland

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B.C. evacuation orders and alerts expand as floods cut off Lower Mainland

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Miscellaneous roundup with political twist

In the news: B.C. flooding continues, another Conservative crosses the floor

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Recurring floods spark historical caution

Familiar fate for Abbotsford as floodwaters gush over US border

2 months / nationalobserver / Brenna Owen

Floodwaters continue to rise in Abbotsford

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Familiar fate for Abbotsford as floodwaters gush over U.S. border into B.C. again

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The Fraser Valley Is Flooding Again. Are We Ready?

2 months / thetyee / Tyler Olsen

Why is B.C. facing the prospect of a flood disaster again?

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Torrential rain triggers state of emergency in Fraser Valley

Chuck Chiang / theglobeandmail - Several properties have been evacuated with warnings of up to 110 millimetres of rain in the forecast

#BC #publicsafety #weather #emergencyresponse #flooding #climate

Flooding severs BC's Lower Mainland from the Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021

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In the news: Commons winter break coming, evacuations in rain-soaked southern B.C.

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Flooding severs B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021

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Drenching rains sever routes between B.C.'s Lower Mainland and Interior

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CP NewsAlert: Drenching rains sever routes on B.C.'s Lower Mainland from Interior

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BREAKING: Evacuation order issued for part of Fraser Valley due to 'high river flows'

2 months / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

Drenching rain triggers Fraser Valley state of emergency, and memories of 2021 floods

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Torrential rain triggers state of emergency in Fraser Valley

2 months / theglobeandmail / Chuck Chiang

Drenching rain in southern B.C. triggers Fraser Valley state of emergency

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Atmospheric river prompts evacuation order in Fraser Valley

2 months / globalnews / Amy Judd

Robert Munsch plans to release dozens of new works after receiving MAID

Denette Wilford / torontosun - 'When I'm dead, they'll still be putting out Robert Munsch books'

#canada #memorials #humanrights #education #media #entertainment #publichealth #publicsafety #healthcare #canadianpolitics

Robert Munsch speaks about living with dementia and plans to release more children’s books after his death

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Author Robert Munsch shares more details on dementia diagnosis in CBC interview

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Robert Munsch plans to release dozens of new works after receiving MAID

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Ryan Wedding’s ‘cocaine lawyer’ pitches plan if released at bail hearing

Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - An Ontario attorney with alleged ties to a Ryan Wedding says if he’s released on bail, he will follow the 'most stringent' plan he’s ever proposed in his career.

#canada #crime #ontario #internationalrelations #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Facing extradition, Ryan Wedding’s lawyer offers $5-million for bail release

2 months / theglobeandmail / Colin Freeze

Ryan Wedding’s ‘cocaine lawyer’ pitches plan if released at bail hearing

2 months / globalnews / Aaron D’Andrea

Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding investigation testifies at bail hearing

2 months / citynews / John Marchesan

Ontario lawyer arrested in Ryan Wedding investigation testifies at bail hearing

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Judge grants request to unseal records from Epstein 2019 sex-trafficking case

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A judge reversed his earlier decision to keep the material under wraps, citing a new law that requires the government to open its files on Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell.

#humanrights #crime #publicsafety #legalaffairs #supremecourt #government

Judge grants request to unseal records from Epstein 2019 sex-trafficking case

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Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein's 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says

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Justice Department can unseal records from Epstein’s 2019 sex trafficking case, judge says

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Missing Toronto man’s remains found in Niagara-on-the-Lake, police confirm

Sean Previl / globalnews - Remains found by Niagara regional police in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont., in August have been confirmed as those of a Toronto man who went missing in 2022.

#dnaevidence #crime #ontario #toronto #publicsafety

Missing Toronto man’s remains found in Niagara-on-the-Lake, police confirm

2 months / globalnews / Sean Previl

Human remains found in Niagara area ID'd as missing 24-year-old Toronto man: police

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Human remains in Niagara-on-the-Lake identified as missing Toronto man

2 months / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

BC murder suspect had risk factors on a confidential police intimate violence tool

Brieanna Charlebois / nationalobserver - A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate partner violence cases lists a range of considerations to help determine if a suspect should be held in custody, should legal justification exist.

#violence #crime #BC #publicsafety #legalaffairs

BC murder suspect had risk factors on a confidential police intimate violence tool

2 months / nationalobserver / Brieanna Charlebois

B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool

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B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool

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McCain recalls tater tots over fears of plastic in product

Ian Shantz / torontosun - Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued warning about Tasti Taters-brand crispy potato bites sold in Canada

#canada #publicsafety #consumerprotection #cfia #foodsafety

McCain recalls tater tots over fears of plastic in product

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PinkPantheress brings huge tour to Vancouver this spring

2 months / dailyhive / Daniel Chai

McCain Tasti Taters recalled in Canada due to plastic pieces

2 months / globalnews / Ari Rabinovitch

McCain tater tot products recalled due to pieces of plastic

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

Quebec tables fast-tracking law, mirroring Ottawa and other provinces

Thomas Laberge / nationalobserver - Finance Minister Eric Girard said the accelerated process will be an exception for major, strategic projects — likely those valued in the billions — and not a general rule. If adopted, the law will have a five-year lifespan, but the minister added he is o…

#politics #economicpolicy #quebec #publicsafety #legalaffairs #fiscalpolicy #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics

Quebec tables fast-tracking law, mirroring Ottawa and other provinces

2 months / nationalobserver / Thomas Laberge

Quebec tables bill to help speed up major projects, mirroring Ottawa, other provinces

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CAQ government tables bill to speed approval for major projects

2 months / montrealgazette / Jack Wilson

Inspired by Ottawa, Quebec tabling bill to help cut red tape around major projects

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Chow promises to address Finch LRT’s slow travel time: ‘It can be faster’

Jane Stevenson / torontosun - The Finch LRT opened to the public on Sunday.

#publicprotests #ontario #toronto #publicsafety #transit #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics

Letters, Dec. 10

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Chow promises to address Finch LRT’s slow travel time: ‘It can be faster’

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‘Hearing the feedback’: Chow planning motion to speed up Finch West LRT trains

2 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

‘I know it can be faster’: Mayor Chow looks to speed up Line 6 Finch West LRT amid complaints

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

Toronto police officer charged with theft, breach of trust

sootoday - TORONTO — Toronto police say they've charged one of their officers with theft after they allegedly stole property at a downtown police office. Police allege the constable was working at the 52 Division front desk on Sept.

#crime #ontario #toronto #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Toronto cop charged with theft, Lamborghini driver nabbed in hit-run

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Toronto police officer facing theft, breach of trust charges

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Toronto police officer charged with theft, breach of trust

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Toronto police officer charged with theft for allegedly taking found property

2 months / citynews / Michael Talbot

Lamborghini driver arrested after alleged hit-and-run in Harbourfront area.

2 months / citynews / Meredith Bond

Sexual assault investigation of army officer Dany Fortin compromised by ‘tunnel vision,’ military watchdog says

theglobeandmail - Evidence doesn’t support Fortin’s claim that his prosecution was driven by ‘undue external pressure,’ Military Police Complaints Commission says

#canada #humanrights #crime #ottawa #publicsafety #legalaffairs #defence #military #veterans #government

Sexual assault investigation of army officer Dany Fortin compromised by ‘tunnel vision,’ military watchdog says

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Military police investigation into Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin so flawed it undermines public confidence: watchdog report

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Sexual assault investigation of army officer flawed by 'tunnel vision': watchdog

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Military police investigation into Maj. Gen. Dany Fortin so flawed it undermines public confidence: watchdog report

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A police cruiser turns the corner. Eight seconds later, 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi was shot dead

Harry North / montrealgazette - Lawyers for Nooran Rezayi's family released footage of the moments before and after he was shot by Longueuil police.

#violence #publicprotests #humanrights #crime #quebec #montreal #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #youth #legalaffairs

Family of 15-year-old shot dead by police bullet near Montreal sues officers, city

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A police cruiser turns the corner. Eight seconds later, 15-year-old Nooran Rezayi was shot dead

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Family of 15-year-old shot dead by police near Montreal sues officers, city

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Family of teen fatally shot by Longueuil police to speak three months after his death

2 months / montrealgazette / Harry North

Family of teen killed by police in Longueuil to speak out today

2 months / citynews / Jessica Barile

RCMP investigating white supremacist, anti-immigrant graffiti spray painted in Brooks

Stephen Tipper / calgaryherald - Brooks RCMP are investigating white supremacist and anti-immigrant graffiti spray painted in the southern Alberta city..

#humanrights #crime #alberta #publicsafety #immigration

RCMP in Brooks investigate anti-immigrant, white supremacist graffiti

2 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Brooks RCMP investigates surge in white supremacist graffiti and hate stickers

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RCMP investigating white supremacist, anti-immigrant graffiti spray painted in Brooks

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Alberta RCMP say man charged after guns, Nazi flag seized from Lloydminster home

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Man arrested in Calgary for human trafficking

Bill Kaufmann / calgaryherald - Police say the 22-year-old man had served time for human trafficking-related offences in Quebec dating back to 2021

#canada #humanrights #crime #security #alberta #calgary #quebec #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Quebec man with history of involvement in human trafficking rearrested in Calgary

2 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

Man arrested in Calgary for human trafficking

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Man who served time in Quebec for human trafficking charged in Calgary crimes

2 months / citynews / Laurynheintz

Man arrested in Calgary by ALERT in human and drug trafficking probe

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Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials can be unsealed, federal judge rules

Bloomberg News / nationalpost - Maxwell, 63, was convicted of participating in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking of women and girls and is serving a 20 year sentence in a Texas prison

#crime #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Ghislaine Maxwell grand jury materials can be unsealed, federal judge rules

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Judge approves release of Ghislaine Maxwell sex-trafficking case files

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Judge grants Justice Department request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell records in sex trafficking case

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FBI releases new photo of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, reward raised to $15M

Lucas Casaletto / citynews - The FBI has released a newly obtained photograph of Ryan James Wedding, a Canadian fugitive on its Ten Most Wanted list. Wedding, 44, is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation that moved hundreds of kilograms of cocaine from Colombi…

#uscanadarelations #canada #crime #security #BC #alberta #ontario #internationalrelations #publicsafety #legalaffairs

FBI releases new photo of wanted Canadian ex-snowboarder drug kingpin Ryan Wedding, increases reward to $15M

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Two never-before-seen photos of ex-snowboarder Ryan Wedding released by the U.S.

2 months / nationalpost / Kenn Oliver

FBI releases new photo of Ryan Wedding as they track down alleged drug kingpin

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FBI shares new Ryan Wedding photo as search for alleged drug lord continues

2 months / globalnews / Aaron D’Andrea

FBI release new Ryan Wedding photo in hunt for Olympian turned alleged drug kingpin

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FBI releases new photo of Canadian fugitive Ryan Wedding, reward raised to $15M

2 months / citynews / Lucas Casaletto

HUNTER: New Ryan Wedding photos from FBI hint end is near?

2 months / torontosun / Brad Hunter

Federal government will table bill to protect children, address gender-based violence

Jim Bronskill / nationalobserver - Justice Minister Sean Fraser will introduce legislation today that aims to better protect children and address gender-based violence.

#humanrights #crime #ottawa #childprotection #publicsafety #legalaffairs #government #houseofcommons #canadianpolitics

Liberals unveil legislation targeting coercive control, deepfake abuse and court delays

2 months / westernstandard / Jeremy Borg

Ottawa seeks to toughen laws on gender-based violence

2 months / theglobeandmail / David Ebner

Liberals to lay out plan for ‘generational’ Criminal Code updates

2 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Federal government will table bill to protect children, address gender-based violence

2 months / nationalobserver / Jim Bronskill

Federal government to table bill to protect children, address gender-based violence

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Federal government to table bill to protect children, address gender-based violence

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Fire destroys former home of St. Catharines Standard newspaper

sootoday - ST. CATHARINES — A fire has destroyed a the former home of the St. Catharines Standard newspaper. The City of St. Catharines says the fire broke out Friday night and was extinguished late Saturday afternoon.

#crime #history #ontario #media #publicsafety #emergencyresponse

Building that once housed St. Catharines Standard newspaper destroyed by fire

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Fire destroys former home of St. Catharines Standard newspaper

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Fire destroys former home of St. Catharines Standard newspaper

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Severe August storms caused $235 million in damage across the Prairies

Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - The Insurance Bureau of Canada says a line of storms that swept across Western Canada on Aug. 20 and 21, 2025, caused more than $235 million in insured damages.