Category Archives: Justice
Lawyers granted slight delay in opening of R. Kelly trial
NEW YORK (AP) — Lawyers for R&B singer R. Kelly were granted a little more time Thursday to prepare his defense for his upcoming sex-trafficking trial in New York City.
Brazil’s Bolsonaro warns 2022 vote will be clean or canceled
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro on Thursday ratcheted up assertions of potential fraud in next year's presidential election, suggesting it could be canceled unless the voting system is reformed.
Israeli Supreme Court upholds contentious Jewish state law
JERUSALEM (AP) — Israel’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a controversial law that defines the country as the nation state of the Jewish people -- rejecting claims by opponents that it discriminates against minorities.
‘We matter’: Mohawks camp out on disputed land near Montreal to stop housing project
MONTREAL — Members of a Montreal-area First Nation's territory who are occupying a disputed parcel of land say they'll camp out "as long as it takes" to stop a proposed housing project. On Thursday afternoon, half a dozen children played around
Man charged after truck driven up steps of Manitoba’s legislature building
WINNIPEG — A 33-year-old man is facing charges after a truck was driven onto the steps of the Manitoba legislature. Police in Winnipeg say the truck was being driven erratically towards the building Wednesday night. It went through several safety con...
2 Haitian Americans detained in slaying of Haiti president
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti (AP) — Two men believed to be Haitian Americans — one of them purportedly a former bodyguard at the Canadian Embassy in Port au Prince — have been arrested in connection with the assassination of Haiti’s president, Haitian
Human rights complaint alleges First Nation adults with disabilities left behind
WINNIPEG — Three human rights complaints have been filed against the federal government alleging systemic discrimination and a failure to provide proper services to First Nations adults with disabilities in Manitoba. The complaints were brought by the ...
Alabama officer still getting paid after murder conviction
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama police officer is still getting paid two months after he was convicted of murder. Huntsville
Nova Scotia premier on defensive over drunk driving charges he faced years ago
HALIFAX — Four days after revealing he was convicted of drunk driving as a young man, Nova Scotia Premier Iain Rankin faced more questions Thursday about his record and whether members of his caucus had faced similar allegations. With speculation inten...
The Latest: Dominican Republic urges world action on Haiti
The latest developments in the assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moïse: UNITED NATIONS — The Dominican Republic, which shares the island
