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Special prosecutor to review case of drowned toddler in Cranbrook

The BC Prosecution Service says a special prosecutor has been appointed to independently review its conduct in a case that concluded in 2013, when a babysitter was convicted in a toddler's drowning in death Cranbrook. Tammy Bouvette was initially charged with second-degree murder in the death of 19-month-old Iyanna Teeple, who was found unconscious and not breathing in a bathtub while under Bouvette's care. Bouvette was later convicted of criminal negligence causing death. The prosecution service says the assistant deputy attorney general for B.C. determined that a special prosecutor should b...

Premier reacts to Supreme Court of Canada ruling

Premier John Horgan and George Heyman, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy, have issued the following statements in response to today's Supreme Court of Canada ruling regarding the Trans Mountain Expansion Project: Premier John Horgan - "Clearly, we are disappointed by the decision, but this does not reduce our concerns regarding the potential of a catastrophic oil spill on our coast."Our government takes our responsibility to defend the interests of British Columbians seriously. When it comes to protecting our coast, our environment and our economy, we will continue do all we...

“Anti-RCMP checkpoint” outside RCMP E division headquartes in Surrey

Opponents of the Coastal GasLink pipeline construction across northwestern BC staged a protest, Thursday afternoon outside the RCMP's E-Division headquarters in Surrey. Organizers say the event is an “anti-RCMP checkpoint”. They say it mirrors the checkpoint set up on a forest service road in Wet'suwet'en territory outside Houston, and the Surrey checkpoint aims to enforce the “Indigenous rule of law.” The B-C Civil Liberties Association and Union of BC Indian Chiefs both argue the police checkpoint and exclusion zone along the pipeline right-of-way in northwestern BC violate Indig...

BC's Trans Mountain appeal dismissed by Supreme Court

In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed British Columbia's move to restrict what can flow through the Trans Mountain oil pipeline expansion project. Today's ruling from the bench after several hours of hearings removes one of the remaining obstacles for the project. B-C was trying to block the flow of heavy oil through the line, which would run alongside an existing pipeline from Edmonton to Burnaby. Legal challenges by Indigenous communities could still halt the project. ...

Surrey investigation targets stolen mail and identity theft

Surrey RCMP Community Response Unit has made an arrest and seized hundreds of pieces of stolen mail and identification cards as a result of an investigation targeting mail theft in Surrey. This investigation began on November 12,...

Former Edmonton bar employee guilty of five counts of sexual assault

A former bar employee in Edmonton has been found guilty of five counts of sexual assault. Matthew McKnight was accused of sexually assaulting 13 females from 2010 until 2016. They ranged in age from 17 to 22. He had pleaded not guilty. On Thursday, a jury found him guilty on five of the 13 counts and acquitted him on eight. McKnight is to be sentenced on Feb. 7. ...

Stephen Harper steps down from Conservative Fund

Former prime minister Stephen Harper has left his role with the chief fundraising arm of the federal Conservative party, but says he still intends to play a role with the party itself. Harper posted a rare comment on party politics to his Twitter account, thanking the Conservative Fund for its hard work and saying its efforts have been "unparalleled" over the years. He says he looks forward to ongoing collaboration with the Conservatives through his work as chair of the International Democratic Union, an alliance of centre-right political parties around the world. The Conservative Fund was se...

Supreme Court to hear B.C. case attempting to halt Trans Mountain expansion

Canada's high court will hear arguments Thursday on whether British Columbia can stop Alberta from shipping heavy oil through the Trans Mountain pipeline without a permit.B.C.'s NDP government brought the case in 2018 as it worked...

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Foreign affairs minister in London to chair a meeting on plane crash

Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne is chairing today a meeting at Canada House in London that the federal government hopes will lead to justice and financial compensation for the families of the victims of a Ukr...

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