Category Archives: Justice
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges, and a prosecutor filed notice that she’ll also seek hate
Prosecutor plans to seek death penalty in spa shootings
ATLANTA (AP) — A man accused of killing eight people, six of them women of Asian descent, in shootings at three Atlanta-area massage businesses was indicted Tuesday on murder charges by two separate grand juries, and one prosecutor filed notice
Independent review of systemic discrimination at N.S. Barristers’ Society underway
HALIFAX — A former provincial ombudsman heading up an external review of systemic discrimination in the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society says he's aiming to complete his work in eight to 10 months. Douglas Ruck, a lawyer with background in labour and
Independent review of systemic discrimination at N.S. Barristers’ Society underway
HALIFAX — A former provincial ombudsman heading up an external review of systemic discrimination in the Nova Scotia Barristers' Society says he's aiming to complete his work in eight to 10 months. Douglas Ruck, a lawyer with background in labour and
Colombian rebel group says it captured 8 Venezuela soldiers
BOGOTA, Colombia (AP) — A Colombian rebel group that has been fighting against the Venezuelan army since March, said in a letter addressed to the International Committee of the Red Cross that it has captured eight Venezuelan soldiers and is
Watchdog worries federal benefit for parents of missing, murdered kids going unused
OTTAWA — The federal ombudsman for victims of crime says she remains concerned that financial aid for parents of murdered or missing children remains largely unused despite new and proposed changes to the program. Heidi Illingworth said the key is rais...
Quebec public daycare registry hit by cyberattack, 5,000 personal files compromised
MONTREAL — Quebec's online daycare waiting list was hit by a cyberattack over the weekend, with the personal data of 5,000 parents and children compromised. Families Minister Mathieu Lacombe confirmed in a statement Tuesday he was one of the victims of...
Coalition says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal, demands redo
Advocates are calling on the federal government and the City of Vancouver to halt the march toward possible drug decriminalization in the city, saying the process excludes users and requires a do-over. In a letter to federal Health Minister Patty Hajdu...
Coalition says users were shut out of drug decriminalization proposal, demands redo
OTTAWA — Advocates are calling on the federal government and the City of Vancouver to halt the march toward possible drug decriminalization in the city, saying the process excludes users and demands a do-over. In a letter to federal Health Minister
‘Monster’: 7 life sentences for ex-hospital worker in deaths
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A former nursing assistant who killed seven elderly veterans with fatal injections of insulin at a West Virginia hospital was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday by a federal judge who called her "the monster
