Category Archives: Justice
British Columbia targets gun violence in new legislation
VICTORIA — British Columbia wants to try and reduce shootings connected to gangs and drugs with legislation introduced Wednesday that partly focuses on the transportation of illegal firearms. Solicitor General Mike Farnworth said some of the changes in...
Legal challenge to Quebec common-law rules seeks equal rights for unmarried spouses
MONTREAL — A well-known Quebec lawyer says she's mounting a legal challenge to provincial laws that don't grant common-law spouses the same rights as married couples in the event of a breakup. Anne-France Goldwater said today Quebec family law treats u...
Trudeau signals support for Hassan Diab as advocates demand intervention with France
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau signalled Wednesday that Canada will stand up for an Ottawa sociology professor facing trial in France as human-rights advocates renewed calls for the Liberal government to intervene. The prime minister's words left Hassan Diab'...
Trump comments about Meng a ‘salvo’ in trade war with China, her lawyer says
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou accused former U.S. president Donald Trump of co-opting her extradition proceedings in an effort to use her as leverage in trade negotiations with China. Richard Peck told the British Columbia Sup...
Ex-ombudsman says he told defence minister about Vance allegations in 2018
OTTAWA — Former military ombudsman Gary Walbourne told a parliamentary committee Wednesday that he informed Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan of allegations of misconduct against Gen. Jonathan Vance during a “hostile” closed-door meeting three years ago. ...
Sending bank customer info to U.S. avoided potentially ‘catastrophic effects’: Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government is telling an appeal court it had to provide U.S. authorities with customer information from Canadian banks to avoid possibly "catastrophic effects" on Canada's economy. The U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, known...
Sending bank customer info to U.S. avoided potentially ‘catastrophic effects’: Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government is telling an appeal court it had to provide U.S. authorities with customer information from Canadian banks to avoid possibly "catastrophic effects" on Canada's economy. The U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, known...
B.C. coroner says increased drug toxicity responsible for another OD death record
VICTORIA — British Columbia's chief coroner says deadlier street drugs are behind another grim milestone in the province's overdose crisis as a record was set for the number of deaths in January. The BC Coroners Service says 165 people died
Nova Scotia anti-racism advocates call for changes to ‘racist’ justice system
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government needs to address systemic racism that has led to the overrepresentation of Black and Indigenous people in its criminal justice system, anti-racism advocates told a legislative committee Tuesday. Emma Halpern, execut...
Pilot project aims to regulate Ontario’s tow truck industry that’s rocked by violence
TORONTO — Restricting towing zones on some highways and licensing tow truck drivers are some of the measures Ontario will be introducing later this year in its efforts to crack down on an industry rocked by allegations of violent turf
