Category Archives: Justice
Biden’s planned U.S. pullout from Afghanistan to use Sept. 11 anniversary as deadline
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden started the clock Wednesday on the long-awaited, long-promised withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, setting the 20th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as the deadline for ending "America's longest war...
Biden’s planned U.S. pullout from Afghanistan to use Sept. 11 anniversary as deadline
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden started the clock Wednesday on the long-awaited, long-promised withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, setting the 20th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as the deadline for ending "America's longest war...
Biden’s planned U.S. pullout from Afghanistan to use Sept. 11 anniversary as deadline
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden started the clock Wednesday on the long-awaited, long-promised withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, setting the 20th anniversary of the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, as the deadline for ending "America's longest war...
‘Right path:’ Lethbridge police release improvement plan in wake of controversies
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — The police chief in Lethbridge, Alta., has delivered a plan to the province's justice minister aimed at fixing problems that led to a threat the service could be disbanded. Chief Shahin Mehdizadeh delivered the plan to Justice Minis...
Expert says gathering outside Alberta church attended by many conspiracy theorists
SPRUCE GROVE, Alta. — An expert investigating hate groups says a weekend gathering outside an Alberta church charged with violating COVID-19 regulations is exemplary of the increasing number of far-right groups and conspiracy theorists who've latched o...
Creating permanent memorial to Nova Scotia mass shooting victims a delicate task
PORTAPIQUE, N.S. — Creating a memorial for those killed in Nova Scotia's mass shooting is a delicate task at a time when families continue to grieve and communities are reluctant to revisit horror, say volunteers working on the project. "We're just
Hundreds defy Montreal’s 8 p.m. curfew in violent, destructive protest
MONTREAL — Hundreds of protestors gathered in Montreal on Sunday in defiance of a newly adjusted curfew intended to stem surging COVID-19 case numbers before dozens of them started fires and damaged property in the city's old quarter. Police responded ...
‘You cannot claim any more:’ Russia seeks bigger piece of Arctic Ocean seabed
IQALUIT, Nunavut — Russia wants to stretch out imaginary lines on the ocean floor — and below it — and that has one northern security expert worried about consequences for other Arctic countries like Canada. Last week, Russia filed a submission
Federal prison chaplains ratify first contract agreement, union says
OTTAWA — Unionized federal prison chaplains have ratified a contract that includes wage increases and improved working conditions. The United Steelworkers union says the contract — the chaplains' first collective agreement — provides significant wage h...
Vancouver park board issues order to restrict tents in Strathcona Park
VANCOUVER — People camping and living in a Vancouver park will have until the end of the month to pack up their tents. Vancouver's park board general manager issued a new order Friday restricting tents and other temporary structures from being
