Unpublished Newswire

With less than 200 days before the first World Cup soccer game in Vancouver on June 13, 2026, the city is seeking to temporarily change some of its bylaws to meet FIFA’s rigorous requirements for security and “brand protection.”The city’s move is the latest among many preparations and surprise changes as it braces for the impact of the games. Those have ranged from soaring costs associated with some World Cup activities to the displacement of the BC Lions to calls from Airbnb to loosen up the licensing system and create more spaces for tourists.

A Nova Scotia judge has found a bouncer guilty of manslaughter and criminal negligence causing death for the killing of a patron outside a Halifax bar on Christmas Eve 2022, in a case that exposed the province’s lack of training and licensing for security guards at drinking establishments. In his decision, Supreme Court of Nova Scotia Justice James Chipman determined that Alexander Pishori Levy unlawfully killed Ryan Sawyer after an altercation by placing him in a chokehold for two minutes, which caused him to go into cardiac arrest. When Mr. Sawyer went limp, Mr. Levy failed to assist...