Category Archives: Justice
Jurisdictions looking to decriminalize small amounts of drugs to curb overdose deaths
OTTAWA — Some Canadian cities and provinces are trying to decriminalize possession of small amounts of drugs in their jurisdictions as thousands of people die of overdoses each year. Since January 2016, almost 25,000 people have died from opioid-relate...
More B.C. public workers now covered by whistleblower law protections
VICTORIA — Expanding whistleblower protections in British Columbia will give the government more insight into issues of concern at the public service level, says the attorney general. The protections under the Public Interest Disclosure Act were exten...
New Nova Scotia law bans use and possession of police vehicles, uniforms and gear
HALIFAX — A new Nova Scotia law that will make it more difficult for someone to impersonate a police officer will come into effect next month. The legislation will be enacted two years after a man disguised as a Mountie and
April Fools’ Day meets 4/20: U.S. House votes in favour of decriminalizing cannabis
WASHINGTON — Friday on Capitol Hill was more 4/20 than April Fools' Day as Democrats in Congress once again cleared a significant hurdle in their fight to decriminalize cannabis at the federal level in the United States. By a margin of
Families describe tense encounters with RCMP on N.S. mass shooting’s second day
HALIFAX — Documents released Thursday describe tense and tragic moments as RCMP officers and then distraught family members arrived at the scene of brutal killings during the second day of the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting. The killer had by mid-morni...
RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings
HALIFAX — In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the suspect was
Federal Crown prosecutors deny wrongdoing regarding secret trial held in Quebec
MONTREAL — Federal prosecutors on Thursday said they did nothing wrong in connection with a secret criminal trial that took place in Quebec and that was described by the province's Court of Appeal as contrary to the fundamental principles of
Federal ministers cite need for international war crimes probe of Russia
OTTAWA — Russia's blocking of humanitarian aid to Ukraine and its bombing of medical facilities should be the subjects of an international war crimes investigation, says Canada's international development minister. Harjit Sajjan offered that view as a ...
RCMP officer hesitated after speeding by N.S. mass shooter on second day of killings
HALIFAX — In the seconds after a Mountie sped past a gunman wanted for a murderous rampage in Nova Scotia two years ago, the officer hesitated about whether to give chase, and by the time he did the suspect was
RCMP policing costs in Nova Scotia municipalities to rise by average of 11 per cent
HALIFAX — More than $20 million in increased policing costs contained in Nova Scotia's spring budget will be passed down to cash-strapped municipalities that contract the RCMP. Municipalities across the province will see an average rise in RCMP policin...