Category Archives: Justice
Trudeau slams ‘outrageous’ behaviour by Belarus, says Ottawa mulling more actions
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has condemned the Belarusian government's "outrageous" seizure of a dissident journalist on board an intercepted airliner, saying Canada is weighing measures beyond current sanctions against the country. Separatel...
Italy orders trial for 4 Egyptians accused in student death
ROME (AP) — A Rome judge on Tuesday ordered four high-ranking members of Egypt’s security forces to stand trial for the abduction, torture and killing in Cairo of an Italian doctoral student.
Military officer facing mutiny charge after anti-vaccine speech
OTTAWA — A military officer is facing charges after allegedly urging other members of the Canadian Armed Forces to disobey their orders by not helping with the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines. The Department of National Defence says Officer Cadet Lad...
DC files antitrust case vs Amazon over treatment of vendors
WASHINGTON (AP) — The District of Columbia has sued Amazon, accusing the online retail giant of anticompetitive practices in its treatment of sellers on its platform. The practices have raised prices for consumers and stifled innovation and choice in t...
Watchdog says immigration applicants need easier access to info on their files
OTTAWA — A federal watchdog says the Immigration Department needs to provide easier access to information for applicants seeking more than a bare-bones outline of their files. In a new report Tuesday, information commissioner Caroline Maynard called fo...
Mafia fugitive among Italy’s most-wanted arrested in Brazil
MILAN (AP) — Authorities in Brazil have arrested one of Italy’s most-wanted fugitives, a drug boss inside the Calabrian ‘ndrangheta organized crime network who escaped a prison in Uruguay two years ago, Italian officials said Tuesday.
US: Interim Bolivia official took bribes in tear gas deal
MIAMI (AP) — A former senior Bolivian official has been arrested for allegedly seeking at least $582,000 in kickbacks from a group of Florida-based businessmen accused of selling tear gas at inflated prices to the conservative government of former inte...
Grief, smiles 1 year after Floyd death as family meets Biden
WASHINGTON (AP) — They mourned together and laughed together in the Oval Office — and spoke of what President Joe Biden called “the hard reality that racism has long torn us apart.”
Colorado supermarket shooting suspect heads back to court
DENVER (AP) — A 22-year-old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people at a Colorado supermarket was set to appear in court Tuesday for a hearing to discuss what will happen next in the case.
Colorado shooting suspect makes 2nd court appearance
DENVER (AP) — A 22-year old man accused of fatally shooting 10 people in March at a Colorado supermarket made his second court appearance Tuesday, and a judge scheduled a September hearing to review evidence in the case.
