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Liminal Horror 'Backrooms' Rated R for Violent Content & Bloody Images - Bloody Disgusting
Bloody.disgusting.com
Apr 29, 2026

Liminal Horror 'Backrooms' Rated R for Violent Content & Bloody Images - Bloody Disgusting

Backrooms has earned an R rating from the MPA for “language and some violent content/bloody images.” The liminal horror film opens in theaters on May 29 — one month from today! — via A24. Kane Parsons makes his feature directorial debut based on his creepypasta-inspired YouTube series, which debuted in 2022 and has amassed over 190 […]

Tumbler Ridge B.C. lawsuits filed in California court against OpenAI  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 29, 2026

Tumbler Ridge B.C. lawsuits filed in California court against OpenAI | Globalnews.ca

In February, OpenAI confirmed that an account connected with Van Rootelsar was identified the previous June and was subsequently banned for violating the usage policy.

Violent Crime
Lockdown for Manitoba First Nation as RCMP search for suspect in bar shooting - The Turtle Island News
Theturtleislandnews.com
Apr 29, 2026

Lockdown for Manitoba First Nation as RCMP search for suspect in bar shooting - The Turtle Island News

NORWAY HOUSE, MANITOBA-CP-Residents of a First Nation in northern Manitoba were urged to lock their doors late Tuesday as Mounties used police dogs and other specialized units to search for a man suspected in a bar shooting. RCMP were called around 5:30 p.m. Tuesday to a disturbance just south of Lagoon Road in Norway House, a roughly 800-kilometre drive from Winnipeg. “Upon arrival, officers located two males with gunshot injuries,” police said in a news release. The conditions of the two men were not immediately available. The Norway House Cree Nation said in an emergency alert that the shooting took place at the Playgreen Inn bar. The alert said the suspected shooter was seen running into the bush of nearby Fort Island and that RCMP were searching for him. As

Violent Crime
Lockdown for Manitoba First Nation as RCMP search for suspect in bar shooting - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 29, 2026

Lockdown for Manitoba First Nation as RCMP search for suspect in bar shooting - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

Residents of a Manitoba First Nation were urged to lock their doors Tuesday as Mounties used dogs and other specialized units to search for a man suspected in a bar shooting.

Violent Crime
Community groups say 2 stabbed in a Jewish neighborhood of London | battlefordsNOW
Battlefordsnow.com
Apr 29, 2026

Community groups say 2 stabbed in a Jewish neighborhood of London | battlefordsNOW

LONDON (AP) — Two Jewish community groups say two people were stabbed in a London neighborhood with large Jewish community and a suspect was arrested. The security organization Shomrim said a suspect “was seen running along Golders Green ...

Norway House in lock down as police search for shooters
Aptnnews.ca
Apr 29, 2026

Norway House in lock down as police search for shooters

Residents of Norway House Cree Nation were urged to lock their doors late Tuesday as RCMP searched for a man suspected in a shooting.

Violent Crime
Calgary police arrest 4, seize drugs and gun in stolen property investigation  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 28, 2026

Calgary police arrest 4, seize drugs and gun in stolen property investigation | Globalnews.ca

Calgary police have laid charges against four people following an investigation into recent break and enter and alleged sale of stolen property through Facebook Marketplace.

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Man charged with second-degree murder in death of Calgary woman: RCMP  | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 28, 2026

Man charged with second-degree murder in death of Calgary woman: RCMP | Globalnews.ca

An 18-year-old resident of the Mini Thni Stoney First Nation has been charged with the second-degree murder of a 38-year-old Calgary woman.

Violent Crime
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Burnaby man arrested after drug bust in Merville | Campbell River Mirror
Campbellrivermirror.com
Apr 28, 2026

Burnaby man arrested after drug bust in Merville | Campbell River Mirror

Law enforcement seized more than a kilo of suspected illicit drugs

Criminal Justice
Drug Crime
No risk to public from double homicide case in South Langley, police say | Abbotsford News
Abbynews.com
Apr 28, 2026

No risk to public from double homicide case in South Langley, police say | Abbotsford News

Homicide investigators issue update

Violent Crime
Wet’suwet’en chief loses contempt appeal after citing Indigenous law - The Turtle Island News
Theturtleislandnews.com
Apr 28, 2026

Wet’suwet’en chief loses contempt appeal after citing Indigenous law - The Turtle Island News

The B.C. Court of Appeal says a Wet’suwet’en chief found guilty of criminal contempt for violating an injunction can’t use a “novel” claim that he was following Indigenous law when he violated a court order. Chief Dsta’hyl, also known as Adam Bernard Gagnon, appealed his criminal contempt conviction after he was found in violation of an injunction to prevent protesters impeding work on the Coastal GasLink pipeline in 2021. The Appeal Court’s ruling says Gagnon raised an “uncomplicated” defence, claiming he shouldn’t be convicted of disobeying the injunction because he was “compelled” to do so under the Wet’suwet’en law of trespass. The ruling says the chief wasn’t asking the court to condone his conduct, but sought to be “excused from liability” based on evidence heard about the Wet’suwet’en trespass law

Criminal Justice
Woman jailed for 2 years for cleaning Lachine murder scene
Montrealgazette.com
Apr 28, 2026

Woman jailed for 2 years for cleaning Lachine murder scene

During the Labour Day weekend of 2021, Jimmy Méthot was killed at a party on Rathwell St.

Altercation leads to double stabbing at Vancouver SkyTrain station: Police | Abbotsford News
Abbynews.com
Apr 28, 2026

Altercation leads to double stabbing at Vancouver SkyTrain station: Police | Abbotsford News

Suspect reportedly fled in a rental vehicle, but officers located him a short distance away

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Corrections staff at N.S. prison assaulted by inmate as union says violence on the rise - Halifax | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 28, 2026

Corrections staff at N.S. prison assaulted by inmate as union says violence on the rise - Halifax | Globalnews.ca

Multiple staff members at the Springhill Institution, a medium-security federal prison in Nova Scotia, were assaulted by an inmate on the weekend and treated in hospital.

Dance instructor faces multiple sex assault charges linked to historical allegations in White Rock case
Westernstandard.news
Apr 28, 2026

Dance instructor faces multiple sex assault charges linked to historical allegations in White Rock case

A former dance teacher has been charged in connection with multiple historical sexual assault allegations involving youth students in BC, following a years-long police investigation that expanded across provinces.

'Dances With Wolves' Star Nathan Chasing Horse Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexual Assault
Variety.com
Apr 28, 2026

'Dances With Wolves' Star Nathan Chasing Horse Sentenced to Life in Prison for Sexual Assault

"Dances With Wolves" actor Nathan Chasing Horse was sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault by a Nebraska judge for sexual assault.

Violent Crime
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North End assault leaves man dead, 2 injured, Winnipeg police say - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 28, 2026

North End assault leaves man dead, 2 injured, Winnipeg police say - Winnipeg | Globalnews.ca

A man is facing manslaughter and aggravated assault charges for the killing of a 49-year-old man in Winnipeg on Monday, according to police.

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Saint John police arrest four people in drug trafficking investigation - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca
Globalnews.ca
Apr 28, 2026

Saint John police arrest four people in drug trafficking investigation - New Brunswick | Globalnews.ca

Police in southern New Brunswick say they arrested four people and seized some edged weapons and substances in a drug trafficking investigation.

Violent Crime
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Drug Crime
Valemount Mayor arrested following allegations of sexual assault | Campbell River Mirror
Campbellrivermirror.com
Apr 28, 2026

Valemount Mayor arrested following allegations of sexual assault | Campbell River Mirror

The mayor has retained legal counsel

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice
Valemount Mayor arrested following allegations of sexual assault | Burns Lake Lakes District News
Burnslakelakesdistrictnews.com
Apr 28, 2026

Valemount Mayor arrested following allegations of sexual assault | Burns Lake Lakes District News

The mayor has retained legal counsel

Violent Crime
Criminal Justice