Unpublished Newswire
An Edmonton man whose murder conviction was quashed by the Justice Minister earlier this year after serving more than 35 years in jail was granted bail on Friday.Roy Allan Sobotiak was convicted in 1991 and has spent more than half his life in a federal penitentiary.
May 23, 2025 - 20:53 | Liam Newbigging | The Globe and Mail
Long-time Vancouver deputy police chief Steve Rai says he faces two major challenges as he takes over as the city’s new head officer: training the department’s large number of “very young” constables and ensuring its resources continue to grow.At a news conference announcing his appointment inside Vancouver City Hall this week, Chief Rai said if he runs into budget issues he will approach Mayor Ken Sim, who stood beside him on stage, to give him “the full picture of how this city is growing and policing is growing with it.”
May 23, 2025 - 20:29 | Mike Hager | The Globe and Mail
An adjudicator appointed by British Columbia’s police watchdog has found a Victoria officer committed misconduct when he fired an anti-riot weapon at a woman in 2019, striking her in the head and killing her.Retired judge Wally Oppal says in his ruling for the Office of the Police Complaint Commissioner that Sgt. Ron Kirkwood’s use of the so-called ARWEN rounds against Lisa Rauch was “reckless and unnecessary.”No date has been set for Oppal’s decision on possible discipline or other recommendations.
May 23, 2025 - 20:20 | | The Globe and Mail
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May 23, 2025 - 20:14 | Don Brennan | Ottawa Citizen
RCMP say they are investigating after a second ostrich was found dead in suspicious circumstances on a B.C. farm where roughly 400 of the birds have been ordered killed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA).
May 23, 2025 - 20:07 | | CBC News - Canada
On a Sunday morning in April, Meg Marshall was making coffee in her West Toronto apartment when news of a vehicle attack at the Lapu-Lapu Day festival in Vancouver the previous night flashed across her TV. She was horrified by what she saw: 11 people were killed, and dozens more injured.
May 23, 2025 - 20:01 | Colin Freeze | The Globe and Mail
