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British ColumbiaA Vancouver police officer has told a public hearing into the fatal arrest of Myles Gray that he was the strongest man he has ever encountered in 15 years of policing. Gray died following a violent confrontation with Vancouver police in 2015The Canadian Press · Posted: Oct 16, 2026 3:37 PM EDT | Last Updated: 6 hours agoListen to this articleEstimated 4 minutesThe audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Myles Gray is pictured in an undated photo. He died after a violent confrontation with police officers in a Burnaby, B. C., backyard on Aug. 13, 2015. (Justice for Myles Gray/Facebook)A Vancouver police officer has told a public hearing into the fatal arrest of Myles Gray that he was the strongest man he has ever encountered in 15 years of policing. Const. Beau Spencer told the hearing in Vancouver on Friday about his role in the events of Aug. 13, 2015, which began with an "unnerving" call for assistance from a colleague who encountered the man on a residential street in Burnaby, near the Vancouver boundary.

Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government was poised to lobby Ecuadorian officials to urgently speed up approvals for Canadian mining projects during last year’s presidential inauguration, briefing documents obtained by The Maple show. The push for faster mining permits came during a period in which Ecuador’s right-wing government had launched crackdowns on Indigenous protesters who opposed major Canadian-owned mining projects.

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The 20th annual Cape to Cabot road race is taking place tomorrow. The grueling 20 km trek sees participants running from one historic landmark to another: From Cape Spear to Cabot Tower on top of Signal Hill. The race starts at 8 a.m., and because of that there are a few related road closures in St. John’s. Between 7:45 and 11a.m. there will be numerous road closures along the route. A full list can be found online at VOCM dot com. Expect traffic impacts from 7:45 a.m. to 11 a.m. on routes including Blackhead Road, Southside Road, Water Street, Harbour Drive, Duckworth Street, Temperance Street and Signal Hill Road.