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Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: January 21, 2026 - 17:46
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Anti-extortion chief must demonstrate urgency in fight against blackmailers or step down, B.C. Premier says
January 21, 2026
British Columbia Premier David Eby has warned the head of a police anti-extortion task force to step aside if he cannot demonstrate “a sense of urgency” in the fight against blackmailers who have been shooting up homes and businesses in the Lower Mainland.
Eby’s remarks about RCMP Assistant Commissioner John Brewer came a day after Brewer repeatedly declined to characterize the wave of extortion-related shootings as a crisis.
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A former Winnipeg chief administrative officer is facing tough questioning at a public inquiry examining payments linked to the over budget police headquarters project.
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Committees recommend adopting updated population, household and employment projections to 2051
In a joint meeting today, the Planning and Housing and the Agriculture and Rural Affairs committees recommended that Council adopt updated...
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