Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers face potential charges in Dziekanski tasering death
After reviewing the Braidwood Inquiry report into the death of Robert Dziekanski at Vancouver International Airport on October 14, 2007, Special Prosecutor Richard C.C. Peck, Q.C. announced he will revisit the British Columbia Attorney General's decision not to charge the four Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) officers...
LETTER: Allegations of police abuse at G20
Dear editor,My name is Lesley Tarasoff and I grew up in the Slocan Valley, BC but now I live in Toronto, ON. This weekend, as you are aware, the G8 and G20 summits took place in Huntsville and Toronto. I am sure you saw the mainstream media's interpretation of the summits and what was happening on the streets. However, a lot...
PM not consumer of Canadian media?
Photo by Kyra Hoggan: Harper's visit to Castlegar, with local Conservative MP hopeful Rob Zandee at podium in backgroundCanadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper caused controversy last week after telling Toronto business leaders that he prefers to watch American news programmes instead of Canadian.He told the Canadian Chamber...
MP speaks out on climate change
Ed Note: the following is a press release issue by Alex Atamanenko (pictured left). Today, BC Southern Interior NDP MP Alex Atamanenko slammed Liberal and Conservative MPs for passing a motion that will further delay Bill C-311, the Climate Change Accountability Act, from passing in the House of Commons. “A similar NDP bill was passed […]
