Suspect had no prior criminal record, but officers had been called to the home before, police said Friday Edmonton police say the two officers killed early Thursday were shot multiple times as soon as they arrived at the apartment suite where a woman had called for help with her 16-year-old son. Edmonton Police Service Deputy Chief Devin Laforce said Friday that there was no indication of violence when police responded to the call, and they didn’t know there was a gun in the home. Const. Travis Jordan, 35, and Const.Read more

Incidents in Nanaimo, Prince George raise questions around welfare of unhoused people Recent events, including a violent attack, at homeless encampments and tent cities in B.C. have raised questions about who is responsible for them, and what is being done to help people experiencing homelessness in the province. On Monday, a man was shot at an encampment in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island, while attempting to retrieve an item allegedly stolen by someone who resided there. A day later, the city of Prince George voted to create a centralized homeless camp in the Moccasin Flats area, to stop campsRead more

‘We have reason to believe that there are victims, deaths,’ said police’s arson commander At least six people are considered missing and could still be in the rubble following a major fire that raged through a historic building in Old Montreal on Thursday morning, emergency officials said at a news conference Saturday. Investigators had initially said one person was believed to be missing after the fire. Montreal fire operations chief Martin Guilbault said information recently confirmed from various sources led them to conclude more people were trapped inside when the fireRead more

Biden’s visit is expected to focus heavily on Haiti, where Washington wants Canada to take the lead “There’s one event that tells it all,” Haitian businessman Marco Larosilière told CBC News from his home in Port-au-Prince. “Last week, the general inspector of the national police was kidnapped with his son in front of his school.” If a high-ranking official of the national police is not safe, said Larosilière, “what about the rest of the population?” “It’s unbearable,” he added. “You feel that every day, the situation is getting worse and worse.Read more

The new program does not cover part-time, hourly and weekly child-care spaces Saskatchewan’s Opposition NDP and several child-care providers say the Saskatchewan Party government rushed a federal-provincial child-care agreement, and daycare workers are now scrambling to get their facilities ready. The federal and provincial governments announced earlier this month that the goal of having regulated child care in the province cost an average of $10 a day for children under the age six will be achieved by April 1 — three years ahead of the original target of 2025-26, first set in August 2021. The newRead more

Public safety concerns grow around vigilantism after man shot in Nanaimo on Sunday B.C. advocates working with the homeless population say they’re concerned about growing vigilantism after a man was shot while trying to reclaim stolen property from an encampment on Vancouver Island. Nanaimo RCMP were called to the incident Sunday afternoon, after the owner of a local mechanic shop — one of six people who went into the encampment to recover stolen tools — was shot in the stomach. Mounties said they don’t condone the group’s actions. “Risking your life or possible injuryRead more

Vancouver woman charged with mischief speaks to CBC News outside courthouse A Vancouver woman charged with mischief after a disruption at the Juno Awards is unapologetic about her public protest that garnered headlines around the world. Casey Hatherly, who goes by the name Ever, was arrested after interrupting Avril Lavigne’s speech during the high-profile event; the 37-year-old was topless, wearing pasties and had slogans for environmental causes such as “Stop logging old growth now” and “Save the green belt” scrawled on her body. CBC News spoke with Hatherly on Wednesday outside ofRead more

Former anchor looks back, and toward new challenges, after sudden ouster Seven months after being let go as the anchor of CTV National News, after decades with the network, Lisa LaFlamme is keeping things in perspective. “I had 35 memorable years,” at CTV, she told CBC News chief correspondent Adrienne Arsenault on Wednesday. “And I loved it. Loved it all. And there are new things to love now. So I’ll be fine. I am fine.” LaFlamme sat down with The National and spoke more about her split with CTV, her future, and serving as a voice on women’sRead more

Eight people say they were sexually assaulted and beaten by a couple who ran the home in the ‘70s, ‘80s On a dusty plot of land in the western Arctic community of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut, sits a slightly out-of-place modern looking building full of government offices. Though Paul has lived his entire 50 or so years in the remote community of 1,500, he’s never been inside. “It’s the only building I haven’t stepped foot in,” he told CBC News. “I won’t.” Decades ago, long before the shiny new government building,Read more

Trudeau has refused to say whether Canada was invited to join AUKUS Experts are warning that, as the U.S., Britain and Australia move ahead on an expanded military pact, Canada’s omission from that group suggests a larger problem with how this country is perceived by its friends. U.S. President Joe Biden, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Australian leader Anthony Albanese were at a naval base in San Diego on Monday to confirm the next steps of the trilateral agreement, known as “AUKUS” after the three countries involved. Those next steps include formalizingRead more