Category Archives: Justice
Supreme Court to rule Thursday on whether federal carbon tax is constitutional
OTTAWA — It's make-it-or-break-it time for the federal government's national price on pollution. The Supreme Court of Canada will decide Thursday whether Ottawa's "carbon tax" is constitutional or if the federal Liberals overstepped into provincial jur...
Scandal-scarred Lethbridge, Alta., police force told to fix problems or shut down
EDMONTON — Alberta’s justice minister has given the scandal-scarred Lethbridge Police Service until April 16 to serve up an action plan to fix its problems or face being disbanded. Kaycee Madu acknowledged Wednesday that it’s a tight timeline, but said...
Report into shooting of Indigenous man shows desire for action from RCMP: Marc Miller
REGINA — The federal Indigenous Services minister says Canadians are impatient to see action from the RCMP after a report that said officers in Saskatchewan racially discriminated against the mother of a young Cree man who was shot and killed. Marc
Military ‘playbook’ lacks plan for dealing with cases against defence chiefs
OTTAWA — A new “playbook” being developed to help Canada’s top military commander deal with allegations of misconduct involving senior officers appears to provide little in the way of new direction for how to handle such high-profile cases. The playboo...
Crown says it was reasonable for border screening before Meng’s arrest
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Canada's attorney general says it was entirely reasonable for border officers to question Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou before her arrest at Vancouver's airport in 2018. Diba Majzub told the B.C. Supreme Court that Meng's arri...
Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essential
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard today from a health-care professional who said the former soldier required two assessments after he left a residential treatment p...
Desmond inquiry: former soldier was never given two assessments considered essential
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An inquiry investigating why Lionel Desmond killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard Wednesday from a health-care professional who said the former soldier required two assessments after he left a residential treatme...
Quebec deputy premier condemns rise in femicides as shelters claim underfunding
Quebec deputy premier Genevieve Guilbault held a news conference today to call for an end to violence against women, without announcing anything new to address the problem. Seven femicides have been reported in Quebec in the past seven weeks. The lates...
Supreme Court of Canada set to help settle snow-clearing squabble
OTTAWA — It's starting to feel like spring for many Canadians, but the country's top court is about to wade into the issue of snow removal from wintry city streets. The Supreme Court of Canada hearing Thursday could also help settle
Homeless shelter future fuels simmering dispute between province, Penticton council
PENTICTON, B.C. — The future of a homeless shelter at the centre of a dispute between the British Columbia government and the City of Penticton was debated by council today without any immediate change in the municipality's position. Earlier this month...
