Tougher gang and cyber-bullying laws needed (Canada.com)
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 02:05:10 GMT
Canada's lawmakers need to adopt tougher measures to deal with gang violence and cyber-bullying, according to the Canadian Association of Police Boards.
K'Naan rewrites Wavin' Flag as Canada's anthem for Haiti (National Post)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 23:38:40 GMT
It’s fitting that K’Naan’s hit, Wavin’ Flag, has become the theme song for Young Artists for Haiti. “My song Wavin’ Flag seemed like the right feeling for what was going on in Haiti,” said a soft-spoken K’Naan, while currently on tour in Europe
Two Vancouver cops injured in 'violent struggle' during arrest (Vancouver Province)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:13:23 GMT
Police say two officers were head and facial injuries during a "violent struggle" with an assault suspect on Wednesday.
Assault suspect injures two Vancouver police officers on Commercial Drive (Vancouver Sun)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 21:06:00 GMT
Two Vancouver police officers were injured after a violent struggle with an assault suspect Wednesday afternoon on Commercial Drive in east Vancouver.
Rabindranath Maharaj's The Amazing Absorbing Boy is a fantastic novel about a keenly observant teenager with a big ... (Uptown Magazine)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 16:39:24 GMT
So here's the first terrific novel of 2010: The Amazing Absorbing Boy (Knopf Canada) by Rabindranath Maharaj.
'Spark becomes flame': The torch makes its entrance into Vancouver (Vancouver Sun)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 11:07:51 GMT
The flame of the 2010 Paralympic Winter Games torch relay arrived in Vancouver Wednesday, illuminating the value of the coming competition for disabled athletes and their loved ones.
Don Cherry visits Vancouver on eve of Paralympics, predicts sledge hockey win (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada Sports)
Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:03:00 GMT
VANCOUVER, B.C. - Canada's best-known hockey commentator says this country's gold-medal good luck will continue through the upcoming Paralympics.
Convicted killer considered violent wanted on Canada-wide warrant (Vancouver Sun)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:57:03 GMT
Police are seeking a convicted killer on a Canada-wide warrant after he walked away from a Chilliwack halfway house.
Victoria cops face assault charge but audit finds use of force dropped after Dziekanski death (Times & Transcript)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:18:07 GMT
Victoria's police chief says departments across Canada likely experienced a Taser-use chill after the October 2007 incident in Vancouver that resulted in the death of Polish immigrant Robert Dziekanski.
Agents seized heroin at Vancouver airport during Olympics: police (CBC.ca)
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 03:46:01 GMT
Canada Border Services agents discovered four kilograms of heroin hidden in two suitcases belonging to a man who arrived in Vancouver on a flight from India during the Olympics.
