Supporters head for B.C. ostrich farm as it preps application to Supreme Court to stop cull order

Vancouver’s Lucas Robinson made a 575-kilometre trip east to the small community of Edgewood, B.C., with steaks, hamburgers, watermelon and his dog. The trucker said he felt a responsibility to protect the nearly 400 ostriches owned by Universal Ostrich Farms that have been ordered culled after a lengthy court battle that brought international attention to the…

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Slain woman’s family launches advocacy campaign to prevent intimate partner violence deaths – Okanagan

Debbie Henderson chokes back tears reading a letter her grief-stricken family has written to Canada’s prime minister. “Bailey was a vibrant, kind, and deeply loved woman whose life was tragically cut short by an act of preventable violence,’ the letter reads in part. Bailey McCourt, a 32-year-old a mother of two, was beaten to death…

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Yes, self-defence is allowed in Canada. ‘Misinformation’ abounds as man charged in assault of intruder: lawyer

After a decision to charge a man for allegedly assaulting an intruder in his home in Lindsay, Ont., sparked widespread reaction this week, one criminal lawyer has a reminder for the public: self-defence is legal in Canada, but within reason.  The Kawartha Lakes Police Service has faced criticism for charging a 44-year-old man after an altercation that…

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