Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Wolfgang Depner
Publication Date: January 21, 2026 - 17:46
Stay informed
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.
Unpublished Newswire
January 22, 2026 - 07:34 | | CBC News - Ottawa
Toys “R” Us Canada is facing at least seven lawsuits from landlords who say they’re collectively owed $31.3 million in unpaid rent and other damages from the struggling retailer.
January 22, 2026 - 07:04 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
A Federal Court judge has given a former head constable with Pakistan’s Punjab Police Service (PPS), who was ordered deported from Canada for making ‘a voluntary, significant and knowing contribution to the crimes against humanity’ committed by the notorious force, another chance to stay in Canada.
Munir Ahmad Malhi and his wife arrived in Canada in January 2020 and soon sought refugee protection.
Malhi, a citizen of Pakistan, had worked for the PPS for 37 years, from 1979 until his retirement in 2016.
Canada’s Refugee Protection Division (RPD) found Malhi and his wife “to be...
January 22, 2026 - 07:00 | Chris Lambie | National Post
Comments
Be the first to comment