Category Archives: Justice
Man behind 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia came from dysfunctional family: uncle
HALIFAX — A close relative of the man who disguised himself as a Mountie and fatally shot 22 people in Nova Scotia says the killer was a lifelong scammer and opportunist raised in a deeply dysfunctional family, newly released documents
‘They should apologize’: Alberta premier files defence in defamation lawsuit
EDMONTON — Premier Jason Kenney has filed his defence in a defamation lawsuit brought against him by environmental groups over his remarks on the release of an inquiry into supposed misinformation about Alberta's energy industry. And Kenney doubled dow...
B.C. coroner says January was third-deadliest month for toxic illicit drug deaths
VICTORIA — The British Columbia Coroners Service says at least 207 people died because of toxic illicit drugs in January. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe says in a statement the figure is the third-highest toll recorded in a calendar month since a
Jailed Saudi blogger Raif Badawi free after 10 years but hurdles remain to see family
MONTREAL — After a decade in a Saudi prison, blogger and activist Raif Badawi was released Friday, his Quebec-based wife confirmed, but questions remain about when he will be permitted to join his family in Canada. Ensaf Haidar, who lives with
Canada sends Quebec man to United States to face ransomware charges
OTTAWA — A Quebec man has been extradited to the United States to face charges in Florida arising from alleged participation in an elaborate ransomware operation. Following a request from U.S. authorities, Sebastien Vachon-Desjardins was arrested in Ga...
Scrap thresholds in requests to decriminalize simple drug possession: coalition
OTTAWA — More than 20 advocacy organizations are urging the federal minister of mental health and addictions to not require quantity limits from jurisdictions requesting to decriminalize simple drug possession. Legal and health organizations have asked...
Supreme Court agrees to examine constitutionality of Quebec cannabis law
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will weigh the constitutionality of a Quebec law that forbids the growing of cannabis for personal use. Four years ago the federal government legalized recreational cannabis, allowing people to grow up to four canna...
Manitoba officials remove equipment from COVID-19 and residential school protests
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government cracked down Wednesday on two long-standing protests near the legislature and appeared to be only partially successful in clearing out the groups. Conservation officer trucks moved in and hauled away hockey nets, tabl...
Panel calls for urgent action on safer drug supply in B.C. to prevent overdoses
VICTORIA — A report into an investigation of 6,007 overdose deaths in British Columbia calls on the province to urgently develop a policy to distribute a safer supply of drugs and offer better health supports with a plan that would
‘We were 100 per cent sure.’ Mounties mistakenly thought N.S. gunman had shot himself
HALIFAX — It is one of the most perplexing aspects about the mass shooting in Nova Scotia that claimed 22 lives: after killing 13 people in Portapique, N.S., late on April 18, 2020, the killer decided it was time to