Category Archives: Justice
Philly police officer fired over Facebook posts reinstated
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia police department has reinstated an officer fired in 2019 over Facebook posts saying among other things that refugees should “starve to death."
Ex-banker convicted in massive German tax evasion scheme
BERLIN (AP) — A court in Germany convicted a former private banker of five counts of tax evasion Tuesday in a case linked to a far-reaching scheme involving hundreds of suspects.
Canadian military-goods exports dropped last year as sales to Saudi Arabia fell
OTTAWA — The federal government reported Tuesday the value of Canadian military-goods exports fell last year as its sales to Saudi Arabia dropped. Canada's annual report on exports of military equipment says in 2020 it sold approximately $1.966 billion...
Judge tosses lawsuit from ex-Marine who was jailed in Iran
WASHINGTON (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit from a former Marine who was jailed in Iran for more than four years and then denied a multimillion-dollar payout from a special U.S. government victims' fund after an FBI
Report tells of sexual assault, racism at military institute
LEXINGTON, Va. — The Virginia Military Institute has tolerated and failed to address institutional racism and sexism and must be held accountable for making changes, according to a state-sanctioned report released Tuesday.
Study suggests more loopholes in Chicago’s sanctuary law
CHICAGO (AP) — A study released Tuesday suggests lingering loopholes allow Chicago police to share information with federal immigration authorities, despite activists’ hard-fought victory to strengthen the city's sanctuary protections this year. ...
Quebec open to searching residential school sites for possible graves
Quebec's Indigenous affairs minister said Monday that the province is open to searching the grounds of former residential schools for graves, if survivors and their families are in favour. Ian Lafrenière said his office has started reaching out to fami...
Search for unmarked graves to resume at former residential school in Nova Scotia
HALIFAX — A survivor of the largest residential school in the Maritimes says the search will continue for unmarked graves at the sprawling rural site north of Halifax. Dorene Bernard, a Mi'kmaq elder, confirmed Tuesday that ground-penetrating radar was...
Apology issued after removal of memorial for Kamloops residential school victims
VICTORIA — An apology has been issued after a memorial honouring the young victims of the Kamloops Indian Residential School was removed from the steps of the British Columbia legislature just hours after it was set up. A message on the
All-military ticket draws attention before Mexico elections
MEXICO CITY (AP) — A group of retired military personnel have created an all-military ticket to contend in Sunday’s elections for a host of public offices in a populous Mexico City suburb.
