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2. BC Supreme Court halts eviction of Victoria Cannabis Buyers Club for 6 months, as it waits on judicial review The province raided the 30-year-old club this spring & has pursued civil forfeiture against its landlord, while seeking $3.2M in past fines www.timescolonist.com/local-news/v...

timescolonist.comVictoria Cannabis Club can stay in storefront for six monthsOn Monday, the club won a court injunction pressing pause on the landlord’s eviction notice. The province is seeking an order that the property be forfeited.
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3) RCMP set Chilliwack home on fire during 2023 wellness check & standoff A court decision revealed officers chose to ignite the home to kill or capture an armed man in crisis — despite the ammo inside & proximity to 31 houses, a seniors’ community, & Skowkale reserve www.ctvnews.ca/vancouver/ar...

ctvnews.caRCMP officers ‘intentionally’ set home ablaze during tense standoff, court documents revealA house fire that erupted during an armed standoff in B.C.’s Lower Mainland three years ago was “intentionally” ignited by RCMP officers on scene, court documents have revealed.
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4) AI risk-predictor “SAFER” has been disproportionately putting Black prisoners in max security The ministry had flagged that systemic discrimination could shape the AI’s results, & now a class action suit alleges it has caused unequal outcomes that violate the Charter bsky.app/profile/brea...

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Thanks to an AI program, Black prisoners in Ontario jails are being put in maximum security. @desmondcole.bsky.social reveals how the province is using an automated program that critics say is racially biased. youtu.be/s1HaG1p9p9g

youtu.beAI is putting Black prisoners in maximum securityYouTube video by The Breach
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5) Reform towards wards thwarts restored board SD61's board was fired over reluctance to add police liaisons, & a BC-appointed trustee took over The board was reinstated after scandalous texts emerged, but can't stop the trustee's swap to ward-based elections www.timescolonist.com/local-news/g...

timescolonist.comGreater Victoria school trustees say they can’t overturn move to ward-style systemThe change was approved by Education Minister Lisa Beare in January, before the trustees were reinstated.
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6) RCMP fatally shoot man outside North Van mall On video, officers wrestle him as he tries to get into an empty police SUV & shoot him point-blank Witnesses say he had hit parked cars, tried to pour gas on himself, & had a knife taken away by a McDonald's patron globalnews.ca/news/1197666...

globalnews.caNorth Vancouver daytime mall shooting caught on video - BC | Globalnews.caWitnesses told Global News on Tuesday that the suspect was seen holding a knife to a woman’s throat inside a McDonald’s when another man intervened.
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7) Toronto-headquartered Thompson Reuters to sign $125M deal with ICE It would share data to monitor for supposed voter & immigration fraud bsky.app/profile/nati...

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One of the lesser-known services Thomson Reuters offers is Consolidated Lead Evaluation and Reporting, or CLEAR, a database that compiles individuals’ private information not normally accessible to law enforcement.

nationalobserver.comThomson Reuters to share American information with ICE in new dealWhile the company insists it has "safeguards" in place to prevent misuse of the information, some experts say the US$125-billion deal is a "red flag."
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8) Man acquitted in murder trial due to Chilliwack RCMP’s “degrading and humiliating” treatment, including sleep deprivation and a cop that peed on himself while posing as a cellmate ca.news.yahoo.com/b-c-murder-s...

ca.news.yahoo.comB.C. murder suspect acquitted, confession tossed for 'degrading' police treatmentA British Columbia man accused of murdering his common-law wife has been acquitted after a judge threw out a confession she says was tainted by the suspect's "degrading and humiliating" treatment by p...
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9) Winnipeg police criticized for “reconciliation” cruiser with Indigenous art It was launched a month ago amid anti-drug sweeps that disproportionately affected Indigenous locals indiginews.com/winnipeg/win...

indiginews.comWinnipeg police unveil a ‘reconciliation’ police cruiser — but critics are unimpressedForce says the police car emblazoned with Indigenous art not for enforcement but education. Advocates say the gesture is ‘uncomfortable’ and ‘unsettling’ — especially amidst a drug-use crackdown they ...

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