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Editorial / winnipegfreepress - Authorities in Winnipeg will soon launch their latest response to homeless encampments, though sadly actual solutions to the problem remain elusive. Beginning in mid-November, the city will roll out its […]

Ian Shantz / torontosun - Fifty-three-year-old actor who plays the character Bubbles was charged by Halifax Regional Police on Oct. 2.

#humanrights #crime #halifax #media #entertainment #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Trailer Park Boys star Mike Smith charged with sex assault in Halifax

3 months / torontosun / Ian Shantz

Trailer Park Boys actor Mike Smith charged with sexual assault in Halifax

3 months / theglobeandmail / Josh O’Kane, Lindsay Jones, Kelly Nestruck

Alberta government proposes increasing highway speeds to 120 km/h

Ken MacGillivray / globalnews - The government of Alberta has launched an online survey to gather public feedback on a proposal to increase the speed limit on many provincial highways to 120 km/h.

#publicprotests #alberta #publicsafety #infrastructure #government #canadianpolitics

Alberta government proposes increasing highway speeds to 120 km/h

3 months / globalnews / Ken MacGillivray

'Getting tickets, getting slowed down': Alberta eyeing increased speed limits on divided highways

3 months / edmontonjournal / Postmedia News

Alberta launches survey on raising highway speed limits to 120 km/h

3 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Canadian airports brace for ripple effects of U.S. FAA flight cuts

Uday Rana / globalnews - Hundreds of flight cancellations spread across the U.S. as airlines began complying with the Federal Aviation Administration's unprecedented order to scale down routes nationwide.

#uscanadarelations #canada #labour #aviation #publicsafety #flightcancellations #traveladvisories #emergencyresponse #consumerprotection #governmentshutdown

How Canadians will be affected by U.S. flight cancellations amid FAA staff shortages during government shutdown

3 months / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

Canadian airports brace for ripple effects of U.S. FAA flight cuts

3 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Travellers in limbo as shutdown-related flight cancellations come into effect

3 months / theglobeandmail / Josh Funk And Rio Yamat

WARMINGTON: All 330 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms have been culled, video evidence shows

Joe Warmington / torontosun - Many questions remain, including why were rifles used to kill the ostriches and will the CFIA conduct autopsies?

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

The ostriches are dead. What about public trust?

3 months / nationalobserver / Marc Fawcett-Atkinson

Politics Insider: Cull of ostriches on B.C. farm carried out after legal delays

3 months / theglobeandmail / Ian Bailey

More than 300 ostriches culled on B.C. farm by a ‘professional marksman’: CFIA

3 months / nationalpost / Stewart Lewis

Ostriches at B.C. farm have been culled, food-safety agency says

3 months / theglobeandmail / Mike Hager

WARMINGTON: All 330 ostriches at Universal Ostrich Farms have been culled, video evidence shows

3 months / torontosun / Joe Warmington

Ostrich cull complete at B.C. farm, flock of birds declared dead

3 months / globalnews / Amy Judd

Shooting at B.C. ostrich farm as cull gets underway

3 months / theglobeandmail

Officers cleared in fatal shooting of 15-year-old Indigenous boy in Wetaskiwin last year

Kelsey Patterson / citynews - Police were justified in the fatal 2024 shooting of a 15-year-old Indigenous boy in Wetaskiwin because he intimated he was pointing a gun at one of the officers, according to Alberta’s police watchdog. Hoss Lightning, who is not named in Thursday’s report…

#violence #publicprotests #humanrights #crime #alberta #publicsafety #emergencyresponse #youth #legalaffairs

Police watchdog clears RCMP officers who shot, killed Alberta teen in Wetaskiwin

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Officers cleared in fatal shooting of 15-year-old Indigenous boy in Wetaskiwin last year

4 months / citynews / Kelsey Patterson

Alberta police watchdog clears officers who fatally shot 15-year-old Indigenous boy

4 months / edmontonjournal / Jonny Wakefield

Wetaskiwin RCMP officers cleared after fatal shooting of 15-year-old who threatened them with backpack

4 months / westernstandard / Western Standard News Services

Man given life sentence after pleading guilty to murders of Ottawa family

Anja Karadeglija / theglobeandmail - Febrio De-Zoysa pleaded guilty to killing a mother, her four children and a family friend in a mass stabbing

#violence #crime #ontario #ottawa #childprotection #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Man gets life sentence for murdering Ottawa family in 2024

4 months / theglobeandmail

'STUFF OF NIGHTMARES:' International student gets life sentence for Ottawa mass murder

4 months / westernstandard / David Wiechnik

Man given life sentence after pleading guilty to murders of Ottawa family

4 months / theglobeandmail / Anja Karadeglija

Man pleads guilty to Ottawa murders of two adults, four children

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Barrhaven mass stabbing killer expected to plead guilty

4 months / ottawacitizen / Paula Tran

Traffic being cut at 40 U.S. airports due to government shutdown

Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - International flights are to be exempt from the reductions

#economicpolicy #aviation #publicsafety #flightcancellations #traveladvisories #uspolitics #infrastructure #governmentshutdown

Canadian travellers to feel effect of U.S. flight cuts caused by government shutdown

4 months / winnipegfreepress / Winnipeg Free Press

How U.S. flight cancellations and the government shutdown could affect Canadian travellers

4 months / theglobeandmail / THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Globe Staff

Canadians could face delays, extra costs after flights reduced at 40 U.S. airports: expert

4 months / nationalpost / Chris Knight

Traffic being cut at 40 U.S. airports due to government shutdown

4 months / torontosun / Bryan Passifiume

The U.S. set to reveal which airports will see flight cuts amid shutdown

4 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

U.S. airlines scramble to rejig schedules as prolonged government shutdown disrupts travel

4 months / theglobeandmail / Shivansh Tiwary

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeal of ostrich cull order

The Canadian Press / nationalobserver -

#politics #canada #BC #publicsafety #legalaffairs #environmentalprotection #cfia #animalrights #agriculture

Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich cull case

4 months / theglobeandmail

B.C. ostrich cull to go ahead after top court won’t hear appeal, CFIA says

4 months / torontosun / Spiro Papuckoski

B.C. farm supporters, owners react to news CFIA ostrich cull will proceed

4 months / theglobeandmail

Supreme Court plucks last hope of saving B.C. ostrich flock from cull

4 months / nationalpost / Christopher Nardi

Supreme Court of Canada won't hear appeal of ostrich cull order

4 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of ostrich cull

4 months / theglobeandmail / Mike Hager

BREAKING: Supreme Court refuses to hear BC ostrich farm appeal — CFIA now free to slaughter flock

4 months / westernstandard / Jarryd Jäger

From flu outbreak to 'Ostrichfest' to high court, how the BC ostrich cull saga unfolded

4 months / nationalobserver / The Canadian Press

B.C. ostriches’ fate in hands of Supreme Court, with cull decision imminent

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

WARMINGTON: Toronto synagogue targeted by antisemitic vandals 10th time

Joe Warmington / torontosun - The mayor and the police say they are on it but no one in the community has any faith they will ever catch the Hamas supporters who run the streets and vandalize at will

#antisemitism #violence #humanrights #crime #ontario #toronto #publicsafety #localelections

Vince Gasparro: Why Canada needs Bill C-9 — the Combatting Hate Act

4 months / nationalpost / Special to National Post

WARMINGTON: Toronto synagogue targeted by antisemitic vandals 10th time

4 months / torontosun / Joe Warmington

Toronto synagogue says it was hit with vandalism for 10th time in over a year

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Toronto synagogue vandalized for tenth time in 18 months, rabbi says

4 months / theglobeandmail / Cassidy McMackon

Montreal transit strike could put Quebec’s new labour law to the test

Maura Forrest / theglobeandmail - Law gives labour minister the power to end a dispute by imposing binding arbitration when a strike or lockout is deemed harmful to the public

#politics #economicpolicy #canada #publicprotests #quebec #montreal #labour #publicsafety #legalaffairs #transit

‘Progress’ in STM talks but disagreement remains over outsourcing, union says

4 months / montrealgazette / Harry North

Montreal transit strike could put Quebec’s new labour law to the test

4 months / theglobeandmail / Maura Forrest

Montreal transit strike could be the first test of new Quebec labour law

4 months / nationalobserver / Maura Forrest

Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Project Gaslight 'middle manager' sentenced to 7 years for organizing arsons, shootings targeting Edmonton homebuilders

Jonny Wakefield / edmontonjournal - With time in pre-trial custody, Singh has just over five years to serve

#violence #crime #alberta #edmonton #publicsafety #legalaffairs

Project Gaslight ‘middle manager’ sentenced for extortions targeting fellow South Asians

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

Investigators suspect fires at south Edmonton homes under construction to be arsons

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

'Heartbreaking:' Investigation continues into suspected arson in massive Conrich blaze

4 months / calgaryherald / Bill Kaufmann

Project Gaslight 'middle manager' sentenced to 7 years for organizing arsons, shootings targeting Edmonton homebuilders

4 months / edmontonjournal / Jonny Wakefield

BLIZZARD: King Charles strips Prince Andrew of royal titles and Windsor mansion

Cynthia McLeod / torontosun - Once a returning hero, the disgraced royal should now retire quietly to the country

#politics #crime #history #BC #media #entertainment #publicsafety #royalfamily #unitedkingdom #legalaffairs

EDITORIAL: Mr. Windsor: Formerly known as Prince

4 months / torontosun / Postmedia News

Royal wallet: What funds King Charles and his family?

4 months / torontosun / Eddie Chau

Virginia Giuffre’s family ‘declares victory’ after Prince Andrew stripped of royal titles

4 months / torontosun / Denette Wilford

Prince Andrew has lost his titles but could still be King. What else does he keep?

4 months / nationalpost / Chris Knight

HUNTER: The former Prince Andrew a ‘perverted Walter Mitty who deserves worse’

4 months / torontosun / Brad Hunter

Gods, Dogs, and the Dark Magic of Toronto Novelist André Alexis

4 months / thewalrus / André Forget

BLIZZARD: King Charles strips Prince Andrew of royal titles and Windsor mansion

4 months / torontosun / Cynthia McLeod

Hurricane Melissa Unleashes Deadly Fury Across Eastern Canada

A powerful Hurricane Melissa is battering Canada’s Maritimes with ferocious winds. Residents are scrambling amid escalating warnings and emergency measures, while local authorities and meteorologists exchange wry looks at the irony of nature’s unpredictable theatrics.

#canada #newbrunswick #novascotia #pei #halifax #publicsafety #hurricane #category5 #weather #emergencyresponse

Hurricane Melissa brings scary weather to Eastern Canada

4 months / torontosun / Ling Hui

Rough weather arrives as Hurricane Melissa heads toward Canadian waters

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Hurricane Melissa leaves more than 45 dead as rescue efforts ramp up

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Parts of the Maritimes face stormy weather as Hurricane Melissa heads toward Canadian waters

4 months / theglobeandmail

Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for child pornography

Jim Bronskill / theglobeandmail - Top court says the mandatory sentences remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate

#politics #humanrights #crime #childprotection #publicsafety #youth

Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Alberta premier calls on Ottawa to use notwithstanding clause over child porn

4 months / globalnews / Karen Bartko

LILLEY: Supreme Court wildly off base in child pornography ruling

4 months / torontosun / Brian Lilley

Supreme Court rules against mandatory minimum child pornography sentences

4 months / globalnews / Uday Rana

Supreme Court strikes down mandatory minimum sentence for child pornography

4 months / theglobeandmail / Jim Bronskill

Supreme Court says mandatory minimum sentences for possession, access to child porn unconstitutional

4 months / nationalpost / Stephanie Taylor

'We're packed like sardines': Students walk out of their classes in support of Alberta teachers

Steven Sandor / edmontonjournal - "Alberta is ridiculous, and we need to show that the teachers aren't the only ones who need to stand up for themselves"

#politics #publicprotests #humanrights #alberta #calgary #edmonton #education #labour #publicsafety #youth

Danielle Smith takes a hit with teachers’ strike backlash, but still has political capital to burn

4 months / thehub / Falice Chin

'We have to stand up': Students across Calgary walk out in support of their teachers

4 months / calgaryherald / Devika Desai

'We're packed like sardines': Students walk out of their classes in support of Alberta teachers

4 months / edmontonjournal / Steven Sandor

Opinion: If the UCP can strip teachers of their rights, nobody is safe

4 months / edmontonjournal / Bill Mah, Edmonton Journal

Alberta students stage walkouts in protest over back-to-work order

4 months / theglobeandmail / Matthew Scace, Alanna Smith

Alberta students walk out of class in support of teachers forced back to work

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Three people charged with murder in death of missing man, Ontario police say

theglobeandmail - Robbie Thomson of Smiths Falls, Ont., was reported missing two years ago

#violence #dnaevidence #crime #ontario #publicsafety

Three people charged with murder in death of missing man, Ontario police say

4 months / theglobeandmail

3 people charged with 1st-degree murder in death of missing Ontario man

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Three charged with murder in disappearance of Smiths Falls man

4 months / ottawacitizen / Norman Provencher

Ford government ‘working on’ anti-scalping plan, unlikely to be in place for Blue Jays games

Isaac Callan / globalnews - As tickets to catch a moment of the Toronto Blue Jays' post-season run sold for thousands, Ford had mused about reviving anti-scalping legislation.

#politics #economicpolicy #onlineplatforms #sports #fanculture #ontario #toronto #entertainment #publicsafety #consumerprotection

Ford government ‘working on’ anti-scalping plan, unlikely to be in place for Blue Jays games

4 months / globalnews / Isaac Callan

Chris Selley: Ontario’s ticket-scalping debate could not be dumber

4 months / nationalpost / Chris Selley

These Blue Jays ticket prices are too high. We must do something

4 months / theglobeandmail / Vass Bednar

Alberta petition that could trigger separation referendum surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

Fakiha Baig / theglobeandmail - The ‘Forever Canadian’ petition started as a counter to separatists who want a referendum on Alberta independence

#politics #canada #publicprotests #alberta #calgary #edmonton #publicsafety #referendum #separatism

'Forever Canadian' petition surpasses goal in Alberta, collects 456,000 signatures

4 months / theglobeandmail

Alberta petition that could trigger separation referendum surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

4 months / theglobeandmail / Fakiha Baig

'Put separatism to bed': More than 450,000 signatures collected for petition to keep Alberta in Canada

4 months / edmontonjournal / Cindy Tran

‘Forever Canadian’ petition surpasses goal, collects 456K signatures

4 months / globalnews / Globalnews Digital

Hurricane Melissa approaching Jamaica as a Category 5 storm

Bloomberg News / nationalpost - With winds of almost 300 kph, Melissa would be the first confirmed Category 5 storm to hit Jamaica, and the worst in the region since 2019