Category Archives: Justice
B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by tomorrow's deadline. David Eby says there will be "difficult" conversations with c...
B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by tomorrow's deadline. David Eby says there will be "difficult" conversations with c...
B.C. working to house people camping in Vancouver park as deadline to leave looms
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's housing minister says campers in Vancouver's Strathcona Park can either choose to accept the housing they are offered or leave the park by Friday's deadline. David Eby said in an interview Thursday there will be "difficul...
‘Great champion of Indigenous Peoples,’ B.C. judge, politician, Thomas Berger dies
VANCOUVER — Thomas Berger, a British Columbia politician, lawyer, judge and commissioner whose work led Canada to recognize Aboriginal title to land, has died of cancer at the age of 88. Berger's daughter, Erin Berger, said her dad was active until
Manitoba data shows about 90 per cent of money from fines has yet to be paid
WINNIPEG — Less than 10 per cent of the $1.7 million in fines the Manitoba government has issued to suspected COVID-19 rule-breakers has been collected so far, the Justice Department revealed Wednesday. "Since April 8, 2020, a total of $162,975 has
B.C. Supreme Court rejects Wet’suwet’en bid to toss LNG pipeline certificate
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Supreme Court has rejected a bid to quash the extension of the environmental assessment certificate for the natural gas pipeline at the centre of countrywide protests in February last year. The Office of the Wet'suwet'e...
Former Liberal gaming minister, deputy premier to testify at money laundering inquiry
VANCOUVER — A former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister who was responsible for gaming for more than a decade is scheduled to testify today at the public inquiry into money laundering. Rich Coleman, a six-term former member of the B.C. legislature and
Former B.C. gaming minister asked to reflect about B.C. money laundering issue
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's longest-serving gaming minister was asked Wednesday if he would have done things differently to stamp out money laundering at provincial casinos. Rich Coleman, who first assumed responsibility for gaming in 2001 and held ...
Canada’s spy service asks court to toss out employee’s discrimination claim
OTTAWA — Canada's spy agency is asking a court to toss out the claim of an employee who alleges he endured racial discrimination and physical abuse from colleagues. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Sameer Ebadi should have turned to inte...
Federal Court of Appeal upholds Alberta right to turn-off-the-taps legislation
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled that Alberta has the right to control the amount and destination of oil and other fuels flowing through its pipelines. The decision, released Tuesday, is a victory for the province in its
