69 h. ago U.S. billionaire to hold live press conference about ostrich cull at B.C. farm

Billionaire U.S. philanthropist and animal rights advocate John Catsimatidis and Katie Pasitney, daughter of the co-owner and spokesperson will be speaking.

Culture

4 d. ago Suspicious fire at west Edmonton home linked to missing Samuel Bird case: Police

'The residence is the same location where police conducted a search warrant in relation to the Samuel Bird investigation earlier this month'

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8 d. ago Second arrest made in slaying of Toronto boy JahVai Roy, 8, third suspect outstanding

Toronto Police have made a second arrest in the Aug. 16 homicide of eight-year-old JahVai Roy while one suspect remains at large. On Thursday, investigators executed a search warrant in London, Ont., with the assistance of the London Police Service Emergency Response Unit and one of the outstanding suspects was located and arrested. Investigators were […]

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9 d. ago Police probe threats of violence aimed at businesses linked to B.C. ostrich cull

EDGEWOOD, B.C., CANADA — Businesses across British Columbia linked or thought to be associated with a planned cull of about 400 ostriches have been “flooded” with calls and emails with “language intended to intimidate,” the RCMP say. The birds have been spared for now with an interim stay by the Supreme Court of Canada, but […]

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9 d. ago Businesses threatened over ‘involvement’ with B.C. ostrich cull, including death threats

Reports of the threats began on Monday, the same day that officials with the CFIA arrived on the farm with RCMP to execute a lawful warrant to search it.

Economics

1 week ago The Supreme Court has issued a stay of cull order aimed at a B.C. ostrich farm. What happens now?

The stay should not be taken as an indication that the country’s highest court will grant the appeal or decide in the farmer’s favour if it does

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1 week ago The Supreme Court of Canada grants stay on ostrich cull, farm’s lawyer says

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has been on the farm in northeastern B.C. for days preparing for the cull of nearly 400 birds.

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1 week ago Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm

“They’re safe today! They live today!” said Katie Pasitney, whose mother is a co-owner of the farm

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1 week ago Two people arrested at B.C. ostrich farm facing cull over avian flu

RCMP moved into the ostrich enclosure where Katie Pasitney and her mother, Karen Esperson, had been overnight.

Transport

1 week ago Ostrich cull looms at B.C. farm as owners told they must leave on Tuesday

The unnamed CFIA official says they have control of the property and there would be 'consequences' if the farmers did not leave voluntarily overnight or on Tuesday.

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1 week ago CFIA says B.C. ostrich farmers must leave by Tuesday or face arrest

The owners of an ostrich farm, whose flock is subject to a cull order, must leave today or face removal by police called in by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. RCMP and CFIA officials arrived Monday and served a warrant on the farm in southeastern British Columbia, where the owners have been fighting the cull […]

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1 week ago CRIME SCENE: Toronto man charged after firearm and ammo seized

Toronto Police have charged a 25-year-old man with numerous offences after officers investigated an individual believed to be in possession of a firearm in September 2025. It’s alleged that at the time the accused was arresed, he was in possession of a loaded semi-automatic handgun with an extended magazine. A search warrant was executed at […]

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1 week ago Ostrich farmers hope for ‘miracle’ as CFIA moves to cull flock over avian flu

A last stand to try and save 400 ostriches from an ordered cull is unfolding along a dusty gravel road near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern British Columbia. Yellow tape has been strung around the ostriches’ pen, where the co-owner of the farm and her daughter, Katie Pasitney, are staying put after police […]

Transport

1 week ago RCMP escort CFIA officials to execute search warrant at B.C. ostrich farm

This comes after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency applied for a search warrant and ordered the cull of 400 ostriches following an avian flu outbreak on the farm.

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1 week ago B.C. ostrich cull: Convoy of police and other vehicles outside farm, says advocate

A live video posted on Facebook shows the vehicles driving along the road heading toward the farm

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1 week ago B.C. ostrich cull: RCMP escort CFIA to execute search warrant on farm

A spokeswoman for the farm says a convoy of police vehicles and waste disposal trucks is outside the property in Edgewood

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1 week ago U.S. conservative commentator offers to relocate BC ostriches facing cull

About 400 ostriches facing a cull order in B.C. are getting extra support from a U.S. conservative influencer offering to relocate the birds to Texas.

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2 w. ago Quebec suspects face more than 100 charges in GTA auto theft investigation: police

Durham Regional Police say officers from the force's auto theft unit arrested five people at a residence in Mississauga on Wednesday after executing a search warrant.

Economics

2 w. ago Calgary man, 19, charged after police seize thousands in counterfeit currency

A Calgary man is facing multiple charges after police seized thousands of dollars in counterfeit Canadian currency while executing a search warrant last month.

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3 w. ago B.C. ostrich farm will ask Supreme Court to stop the cull of 400 birds

The farm remains hopeful that it will get another chance to make its case.

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