Category Archives: Justice
Rolling back progress for women should not be COVID-19’s legacy: Trudeau
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic should not be rolling back progress Canadian women made before the crisis. Speaking at a virtual Daughters of the Vote event organized by Equal Voice, Trudeau says the
Rolling back progress for women should not be COVID-19’s legacy: Trudeau
OTTAWA — A rollback of the progress women have made can't be a legacy of the COVID-19 pandemic, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday as he virtually addressed an annual event aimed at getting more women's voices heard by, and
MPs vote to issue summons for Kielburger brothers to testify at ethics committee
OTTAWA — WE Charity co-founders Craig and Marc Kielburger are proposing to testify after being summoned by a House of Commons committee, but the charity's lawyer says they won't answer questions about their organization's dealings with donors. Members ...
A quick look at recently implemented changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
VICTORIA — Changes to the federal Divorce Act went into effect on March 1. Here is a look at some of the changes: — The amendments outline specific factors to be considered when a court decides what would be in a
Mother of slain daughters supports recent changes to Canada’s Divorce Act
VICTORIA — Legal experts and a mother whose ex-partner was convicted of murdering their two daughters hope changes to Canada's Divorce Act will better protect children. Changes to the law took effect at the beginning of March. They place more emphasis
Spy warrant shortcomings stretch back almost a decade, newly released audit shows
OTTAWA — A newly released audit report shows that difficulties with the judicial warrant process at Canada's spy agency — an issue that made headlines last summer — stretch back at least nine years. Internal reviewers found several of the Canadian
B.C. high court finds in favour of large landowner in fight over access to lakes
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's highest court has sided with the largest private landowner in the province in a dispute over public access to public land. In a unanimous ruling, a panel of the B.C. Court of Appeal overturned a lower-court order
Former Toronto police chief appointed special advisor to Ontario Place
Toronto's former police chief has been appointed special adviser to the province for its redevelopment of Ontario Place. The government says Mark Saunders will offer input on plans for the former waterfront theme park in Toronto. The province closed ...
Montreal-area immigration detainees on hunger strike over COVID-19 fears
MONTREAL — Several men at a Montreal-area immigration detention centre refused food this week to protest what they say are inhumane conditions at the facility and to try and secure their release.It's the third hunger strike at the Laval immigration
Desmond inquiry: therapist adds to long list of challenges that Lionel Desmond faced
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed three family members and himself in 2017 heard testimony today from an occupational therapist who said Lionel Desmond had trouble controlling his anxiety and anger. Julie Bea...
