Category Archives: Justice

Police force in southern Alberta suspends five employees pending misconduct hearing

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in Lethbridge have suspended five employees with pay pending the results of a professional misconduct hearing. The police service says to protect the integrity of the process, it cannot discuss the names of those being invest...

Police force in southern Alberta suspends five employees pending misconduct hearing

LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police in Lethbridge have suspended five employees with pay pending the results of a professional misconduct hearing. The police service says to protect the integrity of the process, it cannot discuss the names of those being invest...

Sen. Gold lauds historic collaboration between House, Senate to improve MAID bill

OTTAWA — Senators were urged Monday to accept a revised version of a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying, even though their amendments were rejected or modified by the House of Commons. Sen. Marc Gold, the government's representative

Manitoba introduces bill proposing tougher fines for protesters

WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government has introduced a bill that proposes tougher fines and possible imprisonment for people interfering with critical infrastructure.  Justice Minister Cameron Friesen says the Progressive Conservative government is lookin...

More than 70 lawmakers call for criminal investigation of MindGeek

OTTAWA — More than 70 parliamentarians from all parties are calling for a full-on criminal investigation into Pornhub's parent company. The demand, spelled out in a letter today to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, follows a similar request by more than ...

More than 70 lawmakers call for criminal investigation of MindGeek

OTTAWA — More than 70 parliamentarians from all parties are calling for a full criminal investigation into Pornhub's parent company following testimony from survivors. The demand, spelled out in a letter Monday to RCMP Commissioner Brenda Lucki, comes ...

Lawyer for Meng Wanzhou argues new evidence would challenge HSBC loan loss risk

VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei's chief financial officer says there's no evidence that international bank HSBC suffered an increased risk of loan loss as a result of Meng Wanzhou's alleged actions.  Frank Addario made the comment as he asked a

‘Patchwork quilt’ approach to COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups

CALGARY — The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue.  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization makes recommendation...

‘Patchwork quilt’ approach to COVID-19 vaccine rollout frustrates worker groups

CALGARY — The rollout of COVID-19 vaccinations across the country is frustrating several groups of workers who identify as front-line employees and want to be bumped up in the queue.  The National Advisory Committee on Immunization makes recommendation...

CSIS, RCMP modelling new security collaboration efforts on British lessons

OTTAWA — Canada's national police and spy agencies, long under pressure to co-operate more effectively on security cases, are developing new ways to work together based on Britain's recent responses to deadly terrorist attacks.Following the 2017 terror...

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