CanadaSep 11, 2025
Conservatives plan to introduce their own bill on bail reform this fall
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says his party will introduce a bill this fall that would make it harder for peopleaccused of certain crimes to get bail.
Poilievre says the proposal would create a new category of major offences that includes things like sexual assault, kidnapping, human trafficking, home invasion and firearms charges.
The Conservative bill would impose a reverse onus on people accused of such crimes requiring that they prove they should be released on bail.Premiers, police associations and the federal Tories have been calling for stricter bail laws in recent months.
CanadaSep 11, 2025
Surrey shootings up alarmingly compared to 2024
Surrey has seen a worrying increase in shootings compared to 2024. Most of these incidents are linked to extortion attempts targeting South Asian businesses.
According to reports, there have been 53 shootings in Surrey so far this year, an 89 per cent increase from 2024. According to Surrey Police, 39 extortion-related incidents have been reported this year, of which 27 involved gunfire.
Eleanor Sturko, BC Conservative Shadow Minister for Public Safety, said the 89 per cent increase in shootings is extremely concerning.
She said the NDP government should provide additional funding to incr
AlbertaSep 11, 2025
Alberta Next panel reconvenes in Lethbridge as southern leg of tour continues
Premier Danielle Smith's Alberta Next panel is in Lethbridge tonight as she continues to take the public's temperature on the province's relationship with Ottawa.
The panel's town halls are aimed at addressing grievances Smith says are allowing separatist sentiments to fester and the results are to inform which questions would be put to a referendum next year.
The panel was recently in Medicine Hat, in Smith's home riding, where the crowd gave overwhelming approval to the panel's six proposals.
Those include taking greater control of immigration by withholding social services fr
WorldSep 11, 2025
Charlie Kirk's killer blended in on Utah university campus, and a high-powered rifle is recovered
Law enforcement officials say the sniper who assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk has not been identified and is believed to have jumped off the roof and fled into a neighborhood after firing one shot. The FBI said Thursday officials have recovered a high-powered rifle from the scene.
Kirk was killed with a gunshot from a distant rooftop at the Utah Valley University campus. Police say the shooter appears to be of ``college age'' and is believed to have blended in on the university campus where Kirk was shot in the latest act of political violence to befall America.
Kirk was an a
CanadaSep 11, 2025
Driver facing charges in daycare crash that killed toddler, injured six other kids
A man in his 70s is facing charges after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto on Wednesday, killing a toddler and injuring six other children. York Regional Police say the man, who was arrested at the scene in Richmond Hill, Ont., is facing one count of dangerous driving causing death and one count of dangerous driving causing bodily harm.
Police say this morning that one of the injured children is still in critical condition at the hospital, while the others did not sustain life-threatening injuries.
Three adult staff members were also hurt. Investigators said Wednes