Category Archives: Justice
Florida urges US to import less expensive Canadian drugs
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — After two years of lobbying to lower prescription drug costs for Floridians, Gov. Ron DeSantis said Friday he's waiting for final approval from the Biden administration to import drugs from Canada, which he said would
B.C. expands fund by $10 million for sexual assault response
VICTORIA — A program that provides support services for survivors of sexual assault in British Columbia is getting an extra $10 million to expand its work across the province. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth says the government is increasing its grant...
Ex-cop hired to probe Wisconsin election has partisan ties
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — One of the retired police officers hired by a top Wisconsin Republican to investigate the presidential election in the battleground state has ties to the GOP and previously led a probe into voter fraud in Milwaukee,
US blocks seafood from Chinese fleet over crew mistreatment
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government blocked imports of seafood Friday from the entire fleet of a Chinese company that authorities say forced crew members to work in slave-like conditions that led to the deaths of several Indonesian fishermen last
Advocacy group challenging Nova Scotia’s ban on protesting public health orders
HALIFAX — The Canadian Civil Liberties Association says it will launch a legal challenge against a court injunction banning protests against public health orders in Nova Scotia. The association has argued the injunction, granted last week to the provin...
Alaska settles lawsuit that alleged wrongful firing
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A former assistant public advocate for the state will receive $75,000 as part of a settlement in a case she brought against Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy, a former chief of staff and the state that alleged
Indigenous women must lead fight against violence, Ontario report says
TORONTO — Indigenous women must be squarely at the forefront of efforts to combat the national tragedy of violence against them, a new Ontario government report asserts. The province's response to the National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigeno...
Winnipeg police obtain arrest warrants in advance of rally against COVID restrictions
WINNIPEG — Police in Winnipeg have obtained an arrest warrant in advance of a planned rally against COVID-19 restrictions.The city force says a warrant has been issued for Chris Saccoccia, an Ontario man who has been travelling across Canada to
Official: Slain Illinois cop’s partner justified in shooting
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man who fired at him and shot and killed his partner last week, a prosecutor says.
Official: Slain Illinois cop’s partner justified in shooting
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — A central Illinois police officer was justified when he fatally shot a man who fired at him and shot and killed his partner last week, a prosecutor says.
