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Tobacco market in B.C. is 30 to 50 per cent contraband, retailers, industry fear
At first, Cory Holland thought government anti-smoking measures were working when he noticed tobacco sales at his British Columbia convenience store started to drop.
RCMP suspends contract with Ontario communications company linked to China
The federal government says the RCMP has suspended a contract with an Ontario company that has links with China.
‘It takes a lot of courage to be a whistleblower’
Concerns over questionable RCMP tactics raised by an officer involved in the crackdown at the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades in the summer of 2021 are not surprising, says a lawyer representing dozens of activists.
‘I did not want to be involved’: Police officer quits task force over concerns about RCMP tactics at Fairy Creek
A member of the RCMP’s controversial Community-Industry Response Group (C-IRG) resigned from the unit over concerns about “unjustifiable” police behaviour during a crackdown on Fairy Creek old-growth activists, a freedom-of-information request shows.
Provinces left ‘holding the bag’: Texts reveal Jason Kenney was upset with feds over Coutts blockade
Documents released Tuesday by the inquiry looking into the government's decision to invoke the Emergencies Act last winter to deal with the "Freedom Convoy" include text messages between three federal cabinet ministers, including Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc.
RCMP have monitored hostility from anti-vaxxers against Trudeau since election
The RCMP worried that after arriving in Ottawa, participants in the "Freedom Convoy" would try to pinpoint Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's location, documents suggest — just as demonstrators had tried to do during last year's election campaign.
'Deeply saddened': Two workers killed in blast at Alberta energy site
An explosion on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at an oil and gas site in northern Alberta claimed the lives of two workers.
RCMP was caught off guard by blockade despite warnings: Coutts mayor
RCMP appeared caught off guard by protesters blockading a Canada-U.S. border crossing last winter despite Alberta's government being warned ahead of time, the mayor of Coutts, Alta., testified at a public inquiry on Wednesday, November 9, 2022.
Emergencies Act Inquiry shines a bright light on police failure
Are they here to serve and protect the public, or just the portions of it that share their ideological convictions and partisan beliefs? asks columnist Max Fawcett.
Gun control advocates urge MPs to expand types of firearms banned
Prominent gun-control groups are urging MPs to legislatively enshrine a comprehensive ban on firearms the government outlawed using regulatory orders more than two years ago.
Witness relates nasty public spat with former Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum
Debi Johnstone told provincial court on Monday, October 31, 2022, that she recognized McCallum while her vehicle was stopped at a crosswalk on the morning of Sept. 4, 2021, just before she joined others collecting signatures for a petition aimed at seeking a referendum to keep the RCMP in Surrey.
Mendicino 'concerned' RCMP withheld badge numbers of officers at convoy protest
Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he's concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter.
RCMP withheld badge numbers, fearful that convoy supporters would dox officers
Internal documents show the RCMP refused to release the badge numbers of officers who cleared "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter, citing a risk of violence from their supporters.
Saskatchewan RCMP believe Myles Sanderson killed all 11, including his brother in rampage
A member of James Smith Cree Nation was wrongfully accused by RCMP of killing an individual during the stabbing attacks last month in the community and in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask.