67 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.

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3 d. ago Edgewood, B.C. woman allegedly attacked by ostrich farm protester

'I had gas poured all over me, face, hands, shoes, coat. I got my flip phone out and he ran away. Called a few friends to call 911 for me,' said Wood.

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3 d. ago Professor would be ’surprised’ if top court takes B.C. ostrich farm case

A law professor at the University of Ottawa says he would be surprised if the Supreme Court of Canada decides to hear the case of a British Columbia farm fighting to save its ostriches from being culled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Paul Daly, the university’s research chair in administrative law and governance, said […]

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3 d. ago Lawyer for man accused of accessing PM’s banking data awaits info

OTTAWA — The lawyer for a man accused of accessing Prime Minister Mark Carney’s banking data says he is still awaiting some information from the Crown in the case. Ron Guertin, counsel for former Royal Bank of Canada employee Ibrahim El-Hakim, told an Ontario court Wednesday the matter is “rather involved” and he expects disclosure […]

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8 d. ago Edgewood residents stay silent on ostrich farm controversy over safety fears, ‘very volatile’

“I think there’s general sympathy for the birds but not for the farm itself due to their inability to be forthright and honest from the get-go,” Randy Donselaar said.

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8 d. ago Supreme Court says Alberta judge relied on rape myths in Saint John's school sexual abuse case

The Supreme Court of Canada has released its reasons for ordering a former Alberta boy’s school teacher back to prison, concluding a judge on Alberta’s top court engaged with “discredited myths and stereotypes” about sexual abuse when he opted to reduce the teacher’s sentence. Paul Sheppard, 62, surrendered himself to correctional authorities in April after […]

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8 d. ago Food agency will remain on B.C. ostrich farm while Supreme Court decides whether to allow farmers’ appeal

The SCC usually takes one to three months to decide whether it will grant “leave to appeal”

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8 d. ago Food safety agency staying on at B.C. ostrich farm, warns against violent threats from supporters

The SCC usually takes one to three months to decide whether it will grant ‘leave to appeal’

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9 d. ago Supreme Court must resolve Cowichan case, BC Conservative leader John Rustad says

John Rustad says "Indigenous rights and private property rights cannot coexist" and he wants the Supreme Court of Canada to resolve the conflict as soon as possible. 

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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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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 Saskatchewan requests Supreme Court hear its appeal to pronoun law quickly

REGINA — Saskatchewan’s government is hoping the Supreme Court of Canada will quickly hear its appeal to a ruling on the province’s school pronoun law, citing the legal case as one of national importance. The province is seeking leave to appeal after the Saskatchewan Court of Appeal ruled a challenge of the law, which prevents […]

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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.

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1 week ago Two people arrested at B.C. ostrich farm where birds to be killed over avian flu

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

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1 week ago Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull

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

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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 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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