Category Archives: Justice
Hate crime charges added in Asian American store attacks
BALTIMORE (AP) — A man accused in a rampage at three Baltimore liquor stores owned by Asian American families last month is now facing hate crime charges, prosecutors announced Monday.
Capitol riot suspect blames ‘pack of lies,’ seeks release
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — A Des Moines, Iowa, man pictured prominently with a QAnon shirt ahead of a crowd of insurgents inside the U.S. Capitol during the Jan. 6 attack asked a judge on Monday to release him from
The latest news developments on the fatal attack in London, Ont.
The latest news on the vehicle attack in London, Ont., that killed four members of a Muslim family and seriously injured a nine-year-old boy on Sunday (all times eastern): --- 11 p.m. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair is calling the vehicle attack on
Quebec invests $14 million to adapt justice system to First Nations communities
MONTREAL — Quebec is investing $14 million over four years to adapt its justice system to the realities of Indigenous communities. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière said today the money will go toward promoting community justice initiatives an...
Deported veteran sues to get naturalization interview in US
Hector Ocegueda-Rivera wanted to head to an interview in Los Angeles with immigration officers so he could become a U.S. citizen — but since he was deported to Mexico, he couldn't get back in the country to do so.
Murphy says he plans to close NJ’s only women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's long-troubled and only women's prison faces closure as details of “horrific attacks” by guards against inmates emerged in a new report, the state's governor said Monday.
Murphy says he plans to close NJ’s only women’s prison
TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey's long-troubled and only women's prison faces closure as details of “horrific attacks” by guards against inmates emerged in a new report, the state's governor said Monday.
Vancouver Island First Nations plan to defer old-growth logging at protest sites
PORT RENFREW, B.C. — The leaders of three First Nations on southwestern Vancouver Island say they've told the B.C. government they want old-growth logging temporarily deferred in two areas, including the site at the centre of ongoing protests and arres...
Motion passes urging feds drop court actions on rulings regarding First Nations kids
OTTAWA — MPs from all parties have joined New Democrats in calling on the federal government to drop its legal battles against a pair of rulings involving First Nations children. In a motion put forward by NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, parliamentarians
Nicaragua judge orders opposition figure jailed for 90 days
MANAGUA, Nicaragua (AP) — Nicaraguan judicial authorities ordered Monday that a potential opposition presidential candidate be held for three months while his case is investigated.
