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An extortion complaint from auto-dealership owners in British Columbia developed into a large RCMP investigation that ex...
18/10/2026

An extortion complaint from auto-dealership owners in British Columbia developed into a large RCMP investigation that extended beyond one business and one city.

According to a Langley RCMP release dated October 2, 2026, Project E_PURSUANCE began in June 2025 after significant alleged extortion demands. The business later experienced targeted arson and shootings at locations in Surrey and Langley.

Police said their investigation involved operations across Canada and internationally. Five people were arrested and charged, and officers reported seizing four fi****ms, am******on and suspected illicit substances. Investigators also identified possible connections to other violent incidents.

These are allegations and charges, not findings of guilt. Additional investigative work remains underway.

The case illustrates the complicated work behind efforts to investigate organized extortion and violent threats against businesses.

In the spring of 1945, Dutch civilians greeted Canadian troops with profound relief and gratitude as years of German occ...
18/10/2026

In the spring of 1945, Dutch civilians greeted Canadian troops with profound relief and gratitude as years of German occupation came to an end.

The First Canadian Army played a major role in liberating the Netherlands. The advance involved canals, flooded countryside, determined enemy resistance and the suffering of civilians who had faced hunger and hardship.

The celebrations were real, but so was the cost. Veterans Affairs Canada records that more than 7,600 Canadians died during the eight-month campaign to free the Netherlands.

For many Dutch families, the Canadian maple leaf remains a symbol of liberation. For Canadian families, the same history carries the memory of those who never returned home.

A joyful welcome on one side of the ocean. A lasting sacrifice remembered on the other.

Huron Brant was a Mohawk soldier from the Bay of Quinte community in Ontario who served with the Hastings and Prince Edw...
18/10/2026

Huron Brant was a Mohawk soldier from the Bay of Quinte community in Ontario who served with the Hastings and Prince Edward Regiment during the Second World War.

His courage during the fighting at Grammichele in Sicily in 1943 earned him the Military Medal, presented by General Bernard Montgomery. Brant had joined the Army in 1940 and served through difficult Mediterranean campaigns.

Tragically, he did not survive the war. He was killed in Italy on October 14, 1944, at the age of 34. He is buried at the Cesena War Cemetery.

Behind the medal was a person, a family and a community that lost him.

Recognizing Huron Brant's service is one way of remembering the many Indigenous Canadians whose contributions to the country's wartime history deserve to be better known.

John Shiwak grew up near Rigolet, Labrador, learning skills that were essential to life on the land. He became an expert...
18/10/2026

John Shiwak grew up near Rigolet, Labrador, learning skills that were essential to life on the land. He became an expert hunter and marksman long before he travelled overseas to fight in the First World War.

Shiwak enlisted in the Newfoundland Regiment in 1915. On the Western Front, his experience helped make him an exceptional scout and sniper. He was promoted to lance corporal in 1917.

On November 21 that year, during fighting near Masnières, France, an artillery shell killed Shiwak and six of his comrades. His grave was later lost amid the destruction of the battlefield.

More than a century later, people in France honoured him with a commemorative plaque in English, French and Inuktitut.

A man from a small Labrador community was remembered an ocean away.

Isabel Macneill made Canadian naval history during the Second World War, but her command had an unusual detail: her “shi...
18/10/2026

Isabel Macneill made Canadian naval history during the Second World War, but her command had an unusual detail: her “ship” was on land.

Macneill commanded HMCS Conestoga in Galt, Ontario, a commissioned shore establishment known in naval language as a stone frigate. It was a training centre for members of the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service, or Wrens.

The Royal Canadian Navy recognizes Macneill as the first woman to command a ship in the British Commonwealth. She helped prepare thousands of women for important wartime roles in the navy.

She was known for her leadership and commitment to those under her command, and she received the Order of the British Empire in 1944.

Her story is a reminder that history-making command does not always happen at sea.

During the Second World War, thousands of Canadian women stepped into vital naval roles that helped keep wartime operati...
18/10/2026

During the Second World War, thousands of Canadian women stepped into vital naval roles that helped keep wartime operations moving. Adelaide Sinclair was one of the leaders who made their service possible.

She joined the Women's Royal Canadian Naval Service in 1943 and later became its director. Known as the Wrens, these women worked in communications, intelligence, administration and numerous other essential jobs.

More than 7,000 women served in the WRCNS during the war. Sinclair's leadership helped build an organization that contributed directly to Canada's naval effort.

In 1946 she became the first Canadian woman to hold the rank of naval captain. After the war, she also served in senior UNICEF leadership.

Her life was remarkable not because of one title, but because she kept finding ways to serve.

As a child, Maryse Carmichael watched the Snowbirds fly at an air show and imagined what it would be like to join them.Y...
17/10/2026

As a child, Maryse Carmichael watched the Snowbirds fly at an air show and imagined what it would be like to join them.

Years later, she made that dream real. In 2000, Carmichael became the first woman selected to fly with the Canadian Forces Snowbirds. The job demanded precision, intense training and trust between pilots flying in close formation.

Her story did not stop there. After other military flying assignments, she became the first woman to command 431 Air Demonstration Squadron, the Snowbirds. Veterans Affairs Canada says she retired after 22 years of service and more than 3,500 flight hours.

A little girl who looked up at the sky grew into someone who helped lead one of Canada's most recognizable aviation teams.

Bomb-disposal work demands patience, technical skill and the ability to stay focused when the stakes are high.RCMP Serge...
17/10/2026

Bomb-disposal work demands patience, technical skill and the ability to stay focused when the stakes are high.

RCMP Sergeant Regan Douglas broke new ground by becoming the Force’s first female bomb technician. According to the RCMP’s account, she spent months using leave days and free time to learn from specialists before qualifying for a permanent position in 2009.

She later became the first female full-time instructor in the Explosives Training Unit at the Canadian Police College. That achievement mattered not only for Douglas, but for the recruits who would learn their craft with a woman helping lead the training.

The story is about more than a job title. It is about persistence in a highly specialized field and the importance of opening opportunities to talented people.

Karen Adams was just 22 when she learned, in 1974, that the RCMP was finally accepting women as regular police officers....
17/10/2026

Karen Adams was just 22 when she learned, in 1974, that the RCMP was finally accepting women as regular police officers. She applied and became one of the first 32 women to enter the Force’s historic Troop 17.

Those cadets trained in Regina at a time when some people still doubted whether women belonged in policing. But Adams was determined not just to serve—she wanted to help train the people who came after her.

During her 28-year RCMP career, she spent about 12 years instructing new recruits at the training academy. She also raised two daughters and later taught law enforcement students at MacEwan University.

Adams helped open a door, then devoted years to helping others walk through it.

That is a legacy worth knowing.

On August 10, 2018, Fredericton experienced a tragedy that claimed four lives, including those of Constable Sara Burns a...
17/10/2026

On August 10, 2018, Fredericton experienced a tragedy that claimed four lives, including those of Constable Sara Burns and Constable Robb Costello.

For their families and colleagues, these were not simply names in a national headline. They were loved ones, friends and people who had committed themselves to their community.

Sara Burns was remembered for her compassion and charitable work, including fundraising to support people affected by domestic violence.

Her legacy did not end with the regimental funeral attended by thousands. The Sara Burns Forever Fund, held through the Fredericton Community Foundation, continues the spirit of helping others that mattered to her.

A community can never undo a loss like this. But it can choose to remember someone by continuing the good she cared about.

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