Environmental publication the Narwhal argues Amber Bracken’s rights were violated for being detained while working

A Canadian environmental publication has announced plans to sue the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP), arguing it violated the rights of a photojournalist after she was arrested and detained while on the job.

The lawsuit, if successful, could have significant implications for Canadian journalists reporting in areas where police try to limit both public and media access.

Military aircraft patrol above Lake Huron, on the US-Canada border, as a Canadian coast guard icebreaker searches for debris

• What do we know about the four flying objects shot down by US?

It was a mild, sunny winter afternoon when Tara Shannon learned all the airspace above her community in south-eastern Ontario had been closed.

Soon after, she and her neighbours began receiving scattered reports of a high-flying mystery object had been spotted in the area.

Canadian prime minister says he has spoken to US president Joe Biden about the object

A US warplane shot down an unidentified object over North American airspace, Canadian prime minister Justin Trudeau said on Saturday. It was the second day in a row in which the US military shot down an unidentified airborne object.

“I ordered the take down of an unidentified object that violated Canadian airspace,” Trudeau tweeted on Saturday afternoon. A US F-22 fighter plane with the North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), which protects Canadian and American airspace, shot down the object over Yukon, Canada.

John Tory acknowledged relationship in a statement and apologised to his wife and family, and ‘all those hurt by my actions’

The mayor of Toronto has resigned, shortly after the Toronto Star newspaper reported he had an affair with a former staff member.

John Tory, 68, acknowledged the relationship in a statement announcing his departure, saying it had ended earlier this year and the employee had left city hall.

Pierre Ny St-Amand charged with first degree murder after two children died and six were injured in incident

Police have charged a bus driver with first-degree murder after he drove his vehicle at a high speed into a daycare center north of Montreal, killing two children, injuring six and leaving authorities searching for a motive.

Witnesses say that after Wednesday’s crash, the 51-year-old driver, identified as Pierre Ny St-Amand, stepped out of the bus, stripped off his clothes and started screaming.