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Outrage over Canada’s ostrich killing decision, from Vernon to U.S.

Anger, shock and indignation is pouring in from across the nation following the Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to effectively uphold a kill order for hundreds of ostriches in Edgewood. The Universal Ostrich Farms application for an appeal was dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada Thursday, Nov. 6. That means the Canadian Food Inspection […]

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UPDATE: 19-year-old identified as victim in fatal Burnaby shooting

A nineteen-year-old is dead after a shooting in Burnaby Wednesday (Nov. 5), homicide police say. The Integrated Homicide Investigation Team has since released the identity of the victim in Wednesday’s shooting as Connor Sheriff, 19, in an effort to advance the investigation, police said in a second release. Sheriff, according to the release, was known

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Auditor general finds B.C.’s livestock ID program is unreliable

The program created by the B.C. government in 2022 to keep track of farm animals in case of emergencies is unreliable, the province’s auditor general has found. The Premises ID program requires farmers to register all their livestock and poultry online so officials can track the animals in emergencies such as floods, fires or bird

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Judge dismisses ostrich appeal, B.C. birds back on death row

The Universal Ostrich Farms application for an appeal has been dismissed by the Supreme Court of Canada. “The motion for a stay of execution is dismissed,” reads the decision, which was released on Thursday, Nov. 6. Reasons for the dismissial were not released. “The application for leave to appeal from the judgment of the Federal

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