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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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February 20, 2026 - 07:45 | Catherine Morrison | The Globe and Mail
When Beau Harper met 108-year-old Joan Fuller at last year’s Remembrance Day service in Mount Hope, Ont., he knew he was witnessing something rare.
“She was 107 years old at the time and still living independently,” Harper told the National Post on Thursday.
Harper, a teacher in Peterborough and founder of Soldier Search, introduced himself and asked Fuller and her family whether she would consider being interviewed for his organization, which preserves the histories of Canadian veterans. She agreed.
When Harper visited her home in November to conduct the interview, he wasn’t sure...
February 20, 2026 - 07:26 | National Post Staff | National Post
A settlement in a class action lawsuit brought by 3,500 WestJet female flight attendants has been temporarily stalled by a B.C Supreme Court judge after she insisted the attendants get more time to consider the proposed agreement, which releases the airline from liability.
The
long-running lawsuit...
February 20, 2026 - 07:00 | Stewart Lewis | National Post
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