Category Archives: Justice
Ottawa police have charged a second man with arson after fire in downtown apartment
OTTAWA — A second man has been charged with trying to set fire to a downtown Ottawa apartment building in early February. Ottawa police say they’ve charged 41-year-old Bartosz Wernik with arson causing property damage and disregard for human life, misc...
Court orders province to reconsider rejected pay raise for Nova Scotia judges
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government needs to reconsider a “politicized” move that denied a pay raise that had been recommended for the province’s judges in 2016, a judge has ruled. In a written decision dated March 31 but released Wednesday,
Rural Municipalities of Alberta opposes creation of provincial police service
NISKU, Alta. — An independent association of counties and municipal districts says it opposes the Alberta government's proposal for a provincial police force because it fails to demonstrate how that would increase service levels in rural areas. The Rur...
B.C. police watchdog calls for more funding to combat staffing shortage
SURREY, B.C. — The Independent Investigations Office of British Columbia is calling for more government funding to entice candidates to apply for open positions as caseloads peak. In the first three days of April, the police watchdog says it responded ...
Witness describes Quebec’s 2012 election-night shooting in civil trial testimony
MONTREAL — A stagehand who survived the 2012 Quebec election-night shooting that killed a colleague testified Tuesday he still wishes he could have done more for his fallen co-worker. Guillaume Parisien described to the court the events of Sept. 4, 201...
Rise in online child abuse prompts call for new law forcing removal of harmful images
OTTAWA — One of Canada's foremost experts on child protection online said she is "very optimistic" that a panel advising cabinet ministers about combating online harm can map out a way to protect minors from sexual exploitation on the internet. Lianna
Police make arrest in targeted arson at Mississauga constituency office of Liberal MP
A 31-year-old man faces multiple charges in connection with a fire in Mississauga, Ont. Peel Regional Police say investigators found the blaze at the constituency office of Liberal MP Peter Fonseca in the early hours of Feb. 22, to be suspicious. They
Police find woman was not seriously injured by horse at ‘freedom convoy’ protest
OTTAWA — The Ontario police watchdog says a woman who claimed she was injured by a police horse during the "freedom convoy" protest was not hurt seriously enough to warrant an investigation. The Special Investigations Unit was looking into police behav...
‘Robust’ investments coming for North American defence: Anand
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Anita Anand is promising a "robust package of investments" for North America's aging defences in the coming months, as Ottawa faces growing pressure to boost military spending and work with Washington to protect the continent....
Foreign Minister Joly in Finland as calls grow for Russian war crimes trial
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is condemning Russian attacks on Ukrainian civilians as abhorrent and senseless and says new Canadian sanctions are coming against Russia as a result. "This weekend, the world witnessed an abhorrent and se...