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News outlet sues cops for wrongful arrest in Vancouver

Jennifer Gauthier/Reuters

12 January 2026

Photographer Amber Bracken, who was arrested in 2021 while covering Wet'suwet'en First Nation resistance to the construction of the Coastal GasLink LNG pipeline, arrives with Carol Linnitt of news outlet The Narwhal (left) and lawyer Sean Hern (right) for the first day of their lawsuit against the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for breach of Charter rights, wrongful arrest and wrongful detention, near the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada January 12, 2026.

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