Category Archives: Justice
Alberta premier urges U.S. senators to convince Michigan to stop Line 5 shutdown
WASHINGTON — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney found mostly allies Tuesday as he brought his pro-pipeline pulpit to Capitol Hill, urging a largely Republican cadre of U.S. senators to get behind the idea of new cross-border energy conduits and to speak
Confusion over RCMP leadership roles marked early investigation of N.S. mass shooting
HALIFAX — When a man disguised as a Mountie started killing people in northern Nova Scotia two years ago, there was considerable confusion over who was in charge of the RCMP operation, newly released documents show. The public inquiry investigating the...
Suspects accused of damaging and stealing political campaign signs
Two men face mischief and theft charges in connection with the theft and damage of political signs in Brampton. Peel Regional Police say on the evening of May 10, they received reports of two suspects tampering with political signage at a
Joly condemns Israeli police behaviour at Palestinian journalist’s funeral
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is condemning as appalling images of Israeli police pushing and hitting mourners at the funeral of an Al Jazeera journalist who was shot while working in the West Bank. Joly says the behaviour by
Advisory board for next top court judge to include Indigenous Bar Association member
OTTAWA — For the first time, the Indigenous Bar Association has nominated a member of the independent advisory board that will help choose the next Supreme Court justice. The chosen board member, David Nahwegahbow, is an Anishinaabe lawyer whose firm
Coroner says Quebec Health Department chose to ignore COVID-19 risk in long-term care
MONTREAL — Quebec's decision to focus on protecting hospitals, coupled with the chronic dysfunction in the long-term care system, contributed to many long-term care deaths at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, the province's coroner said Monday. Healt...
Feds moving forward on criminal case review body, want to ‘get this right’: Lametti
OTTAWA — Justice Minister David Lametti says Ottawa is weighing options for the design of a commission to review possible wrongful convictions, adding he is committed to getting the new body in place. Lametti said Monday while he cannot give an
Alberta premier visits U.S. capital to talk North American energy security
WASHINGTON — The Alberta government's all-out effort to become America's preferred provider of oil and gas will face a critical moment Tuesday as Premier Jason Kenney delivers his province's sales pitch to some of the most prominent members of the
Federal food agency ruling says two West Bank wines are not a ‘Product of Israel’
OTTAWA — The federal food inspection agency says two wines produced in the West Bank and sold in Ontario were falsely branded "Product of Israel," given the lack of clarifying information on the labels. The new determination from the Canadian Food
Lawyers frustrated with mass shooting inquiry in Nova Scotia as deadlines loom
HALIFAX — Eighteen months after a public inquiry was established in Nova Scotia to investigate the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history, lawyers representing most of the 22 victims say they are troubled about its slow progress and lack