Category Archives: Justice
Firefighters say recognition of cancer risk is tough battle, especially in Quebec
VANCOUVER — Jenn Dawkins remembers the spring day in 2016 when she joined four other female firefighters at British Columbia's legislature to lobby for the inclusion of breast cancer as a presumed occupational illness covered by the province's health a...
Financial intelligence agency highlights criminal risks of underground banking
OTTAWA — Canada's financial intelligence agency is warning that unregistered money-transfer services are ripe for abuse by criminals trying to launder cash and fund terrorist activities. In a new advisory on the risks of underground banking, the Financ...
Hateful rhetoric driven by extremism becoming ‘normalized,’ CSIS director warns
OTTAWA — The head of Canada's spy agency says the hateful rhetoric associated with ideologically motivated extremism is becoming "normalized" and is seeping into the mainstream. Speaking at the University of British Columbia, Canadian Security Intellig...
Mass shooting inquiry: Lawyer calls for witnesses to sort out discrepancies over guns
HALIFAX — The inquiry investigating the 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia was asked today to sort out conflicting evidence about how the RCMP responded to a woman who says she alerted police years ago to the killer's arsenal of
B.C. Opposition leader Kevin Falcon to target NDP on crime, health, affordability
VICTORIA — British Columbia's Opposition Liberal leader says he'll target the New Democrat government on crime, affordability and health care when he takes his seat in the legislature later this month. Kevin Falcon, who won a byelection in the Vancouve...
Ex-staffer to ask court to make Alberta premier testify in wrongful dismissal lawsuit
EDMONTON — A former senior Alberta government staffer suing Premier Jason Kenney’s office for what she alleges was wrongful dismissal will be seeking a court order to compel Kenney to testify in the lawsuit. Ariella Kimmel's lawyer, Kathryn Marshall, ...
Liberals promise to protect abortion access in Canada, but aren’t clear yet on how
Liberal lawmakers on both sides of the Canada-U.S. border are vowing to defend access to legal abortions, but the issue's divergent and divisive history in each country guarantees they'll go about it in very different ways. Prime Minister Justin Trude...
Saskatchewan premier doesn’t reply to Opposition’s call to reaffirm abortion rights
REGINA — Saskatchewan's Opposition is urging Premier Scott Moe to reaffirm women's reproductive rights in light of an indication that they might be overturned in the United States. NDP justice critic Nicole Sarauer asked the premier in the legislature ...
Minister flags ‘creative’ plan for repeat offenders after being called soft on crime
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s attorney general says he is poised to announce a “creative” plan to help tackle repeat offenders who cause "chaos" in communities. David Eby said the plan is the result of meetings with concerned municipal leaders, but he...
Challenge in U. S: Alberta Opposition leader demands province affirm abortion rights
EDMONTON — Alberta's Opposition leader says a renewed abortion rights fight in the United States is a “dark, dark day” and she's calling on Premier Jason Kenney’s government to affirm its commitment to women’s rights. “Banning abortions is a form of