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Heavily armed Mounties dismantle Wet’suwet’en blockade
Marches erupted across the country to show solidarity with the Wet'suwet'en who are fighting to stop Coastal Gaslink's LNG pipeline from being built in their territory.
RCMP clear Wet'suwet'en protesters blocking pipeline access road
A British Columbia access road that had been blockaded by Indigenous protesters since Sunday has been cleared by the RCMP and can now be used to bring water and other supplies to more than 500 pipeline workers, Coastal GasLink says.
The Wet'suwet'en pipeline conflict is heating up. Here's why
Five hereditary Wet’suwet’en chiefs insist Coastal GasLink has no right to build its proposed pipeline, which, if completed, would carry 2 billion cubic feet per day of fracked gas from northeastern B.C. to a proposed processing facility on the Pacific coast.
Judge denies Fairy Creek injunction extension
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has denied a forest company's application to extend an injunction against blockades by people opposed to the logging of old-growth trees in the Fairy Creek area of southern Vancouver Island.
SNC-Lavalin facing new charges related to Montreal bridge repair contract
The SNC-Lavalin legal saga was thrust back into the spotlight Thursday after the RCMP announced they've charged two former executives and the engineering company itself for allegedly paying bribes to obtain a Montreal bridge repair contract.
Lawyers argue cars, property being illegally seized at Fairy Creek old-growth blockades
Activists, the RCMP, and logging company Teal-Jones are in B.C. Supreme Court this week to contest whether an injunction for the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades should be extended.
Fairy Creek court actions on RCMP powers at old-growth blockades unfold this week
B.C. Supreme Court applications to expand or curb RCMP powers of enforcement at the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades are moving forward this week.
Up to police to investigate, Trudeau says of being pelted with gravel on campaign
Monday's London stop was the latest Liberal tour event to be sidetracked by the arrival of such an “anti-vaxxer mob” but the first where the Liberal leader was physically assaulted.
RCMP investigating hack of spy watchdog network and theft of files
The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency says that between March 9 and March 19, a hacker gained access to an agency network that included a database with names, phone numbers, email addresses, and scrambled versions of current and previous passwords.
Watchdog gets over 90 complaints on RCMP enforcement at Fairy Creek
The Civilian Review and Complaints Commission has received 91 complaints tied to RCMP enforcement at the Fairy Creek and will launch investigations into 21 cases.
When the RCMP moved on Fairy Creek protesters’ last stronghold
Carrie Saxifrage ventures seven kilometres down a logging road to see the last remaining camp at Fairy Creek and witness the Bridge of Matriarchs, a structure where four women in their 70s have chained themselves.
Old-growth protesters allege RCMP’s Fairy Creek actions defy recent court order
Police are continuing to employ questionable tactics as they enforce an injunction at the Fairy Creek old-growth blockades on Vancouver Island despite a recent court decision declaring their actions unlawful, activists allege.
RCMP turn out in force for mass arrests at Fairy Creek HQ
Police have arrested more than 500 activists camped out to protest old-growth logging at Fairy Creek. But arrests Monday morning mark the first time police have cracked down on the camp headquarters.