Category: RCMP

Police Mourn Death of RCMP Constable Fatally Stabbed in Burnaby, BC

Mounties are mourning one of their own after an RCMP officer was fatally stabbed at a homeless campsite in Burnaby, British Columbia. Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald says the death Tuesday of Const. Shaelyn Yang, 31, will be felt by her colleagues who say goodbye to their loved ones each day when they go to work…


BC RCMP Officer, 31, Who Worked With Homeless, ‘Died Bravely’: Commissioner

An RCMP mental health and homeless outreach officer stabbed to death in Burnaby, B.C., “died bravely,” her superior said. RCMP Deputy Commissioner Dwayne McDonald said 31-year-old Const. Shaelyn Yang had been a police officer since December 2019. McDonald said Yang was stabbed during “an altercation” while she partnered with a city employee officer at a…


BC RCMP Officer Stabbed to Death at Homeless Camp

Media reports say an RCMP officer has been stabbed to death at a homeless camp while assisting a bylaw officer in Burnaby, B.C. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says in a tweet the event that unfolded in Burnaby is awful and tragic. He says hearts go out to the RCMP officer’s family, friends and fellow police….


RCMP Officer in Burnaby, BC, Stabbed to Death at Homeless Camp

An RCMP officer in Burnaby, B.C., has been stabbed to death in what Solicitor General Mike Farnworth calls a terrible tragedy. Farnworth said Tuesday the female officer “sacrificed her life in the course of duty,” but he had no other details about her death. Several media reports say the officer was killed while assisting a…


Mendicino ‘Concerned’ RCMP Withheld Badge Numbers of Officers Who Cleared Protest

Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he’s concerned the RCMP chose not to the release the badge numbers of officers who cleared “Freedom Convoy” protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter. The RCMP denied an access-to-information request for officers’ names and badge numbers on the basis releasing the information could put officers’ safety at risk….


Man Injured in Newfoundland Refinery Explosion Has Died

One of the workers injured in the Sept. 2 explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland has died, refinery owner Braya Renewables said. The explosion at the refinery about 150 kilometres west of St. John’s sent eight people to hospital. Six workers have returned home, and one remains in hospital. “We are deeply…


New Brunswick Joins Prairies in Opposing Use of Police for Ottawa’s Gun Confiscation Program

New Brunswick has joined forces with Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba to oppose the federal government’s gun buyback program. The Yukon Legislature also recently passed a motion against the measures. In a joint statement on Oct. 14, New Brunswick, together with the Prairie provinces, called on the Liberal government to halt plans to use “scarce RCMP and…


Small Yukon First Nation Bans Sex Offender Using Its COVID Emergency Law

A First Nation of fewer than 300 people in Yukon’s north has used a law it created during the COVID-19 pandemic to bar a convicted sex offender from being sent to its community. The Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation in Old Crow issued a declaration under its Community Emergency Act banning Christopher Schafer from the fly-in…


‘Some Heroes Wear Moccasins:’ Saskatchewan Stabbing Victims Died Helping Others

Some of the people who died in the stabbing massacre on James Smith Cree Nation last month were killed because they were trying to help others, RCMP say. Residents put themselves at risk and in some cases paid with their lives for simply trying to protect others in their community, Assistant Commissioner Rhonda Blackmore told…


Ottawa Gets First Taste of the Alberta Sovereignty Act

Commentary In mid-September, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney openly disagreed with then-UCP leadership hopeful Danielle Smith over her proposed Alberta Sovereignty Act (ASA), calling the legislation destabilizing, unconstitutional, and a disaster for Alberta. Kenney’s former principal secretary, Howard Anglin, in fact, said ASA should stand for “the Alberta suicide act.” Accused of meddling in the selection…