Category Archives: Justice
Thirty years after Westray disaster, families say justice still rare in worker deaths
NEW GLASGOW, N.S. — Family members who lost loved ones in the Westray coal mining disaster in Nova Scotia marked the 30th anniversary Monday, while continuing their calls for more criminal prosecutions of workplace deaths. Genesta Halloran-Peters, who ...
Former Alberta justice minister loses bid to stay contempt of court decision
EDMONTON — A former Alberta justice minister has failed to persuade a judge to set aside a ruling that found him in contempt of court for witness intimidation. Jonathan Denis failed to make a case for why the lower-court ruling should
SNC-Lavalin to pay $30M under agreement with Quebec over bridge bribes
MONTREAL — SNC-Lavalin Inc. says it will pay Quebec nearly $30 million over three years to settle criminal bribery charges stemming from bridge work in Montreal. The charges against SNC-Lavalin and SNC-Lavalin International related to events that occur...
B.C. money laundering report granted extension until June 3 after COVID-19 delays
VANCOUVER — The deadline for the final report of British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering has been extended until June 3. The B.C. government says in a statement the report's submission had previously been due May 20, but the extension
Still ‘non-negotiable’: Canada’s natural resources minister redraws line on Line 5
WASHINGTON — Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is doubling down on Canada's assertion that the continuing operation of the Line 5 pipeline is "non-negotiable." Wilkinson made the comments Friday in the House of Commons as Opposition MPs se...
Defence document filed: Manitoba Métis Federation says lawsuit allegations ‘baseless’
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba Métis Federation and its president are denying allegations of financial irregularities and questionable contracts made in a lawsuit filed by the Métis National Council. The federation and president David Chartrand, former vice-p...
Close loopholes in ban on assault-style firearms, gun-control advocates urge MPs
OTTAWA — Advocates who led the push to ban an array of assault-style firearms are telling federal lawmakers that government regulations prohibiting these guns are being circumvented by Canadian manufacturers. In a letter sent this week, gun-control gro...
B.C. aims to support repeat offenders while protecting communities
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has hired two experts to investigate and report on how best to prevent cycles of crime involving prolific offenders and those who commit random violent attacks. Attorney General David Eby says a small group of...
RCMP Sgt. Elenore Sturko named as B.C. Liberal candidate in Surrey South byelection
SURREY, B.C. — An RCMP sergeant and spokesperson for the Surrey, B.C., detachment is now the candidate for the British Columbia Liberal Party in a pending byelection. Elenore Sturko, who is currently on leave from the RCMP, will represent the Liberals...
Indigenous B.C. man, granddaughter settle with BMO over arrest while opening account
VANCOUVER — Standing amid the noise of traffic and hustle of pedestrians on the same Vancouver sidewalk where he was arrested and handcuffed in December 2019, Maxwell Johnson said he finally feels at peace. The Indigenous man and his minor granddaughte...