# Language news, Saturday, 26 September 2026

Compiled by Richard Brooks's language news desk. Canonical: https://richard-brooks.com/language-news/2026-09-26/

## N.L. Crown unable to speak legal French in murder hearings

Policy. Concrete official-language failure in a Newfoundland murder case. Crown counsel and interpreters were unavailable for French proceedings elected by the accused, distinct from the Acadian Peninsula SCC intervention already filed.

Source: CBC News, https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/newfoundland-labrador/french-court-prosecutors-nl-faucher-9.7355298

## Syrian Kurds rally for full Kurdish-medium schools, not three classes a week

Education. In Qamishlo, protesters rejected Damascus's offer of three weekly Kurdish classes. After years of Kurdish-medium schooling under self-rule, they want maths and science taught in Kurdish too.

Source: Kurdistan24, https://www.kurdistan24.net/en/story/941114