Category Archives: Justice
Conservatives OK to have used CBC footage in election attack ads, court rules
TORONTO — The Conservative party was within its rights to use CBC news footage for election attack ads that depicted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in a poor light, Federal Court ruled on Thursday. In his decision, Judge Michael Phelan found the
Missouri governor drops voter-approved Medicaid expansion
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — Missouri Gov. Mike Parson dropped plans Thursday to expand the state's Medicaid health care program to thousands of low-income adults after the Republican-led Legislature refused to provide funding for the voter-approved meas...
Putin says school shooting in Kazan ‘has shaken all of us’
MOSCOW (AP) — Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said that the deadly school shooting in Kazan “has shaken” the country and ordered the government to revise school security protocols and tighten control over civilian gun ownership.
UK apologizes for 1971 Belfast deaths; families want more
LONDON (AP) — The families of 10 civilians killed during a British military operation in Belfast half a century ago sharply criticized Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Thursday after he sent a member of his Cabinet to Parliament to apologize
Judge approves $577 million settlement for Maryland HBCUs
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $577 million settlement in a lawsuit over underfunding at Maryland's four historically Black colleges and universities.
Judge approves $577 million settlement for Maryland HBCUs
ANNAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $577 million settlement in a lawsuit over underfunding at Maryland's four historically Black colleges and universities.
Provinces issued more COVID-19 tickets during second wave: CCLA report
OTTAWA — Provinces became more punitive in their approach to COVID-19 infractions during the second wave of the pandemic, says the Canadian Civil Liberties Association in a report that suggests Quebec and Manitoba were particularly forceful in handing ...
Ex-Maldives president flies to Germany to treat blast wounds
MALE, Maldives (AP) — Former Maldives President Mohamed Nasheed, who was critically wounded in an explosion, was released from the hospital on Thursday and flown to Germany for further treatment, his family and the hospital said.
Quebec tables revamp of French-language law, toughens rules for businesses, schools
MONTREAL — The Quebec government on Thursday reasserted the right of Quebecers to live and work in French, as it tabled a major reform to the province's signature piece of language legislation, known as Bill 101. Simon Jolin-Barrette, minister responsi...
B.C. money laundering inquiry could have lessons for other provinces: lawyer
Testimony at British Columbia's public inquiry into money laundering will wrap up Friday, leading to a final report the commission's chief lawyer says could provide broad lessons about the illegal activity for all Canadian jurisdictions. The New Democr...
