Category Archives: Justice

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2022. All times eastern: 10:15 p.m. Ottawa police say a locat...

As inquiry into Nova Scotia mass shooting begins, questions linger about its approach

HALIFAX — A public inquiry into the worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history is set to begin hearings this week in Nova Scotia. And as the proceedings open Tuesday in Halifax, the three presiding commissioners will be facing skeptical participant...

Police lay hundreds of charges in Ottawa blockades as city begins clean-up process

OTTAWA — Silence and calm reigned on the streets of Ottawa for the first time in more than three weeks on Sunday as police continued their efforts to put a final end to anti-government demonstrations that immobilized the national capital. Roadways

‘Just move on’: Alberta trucker protest may have left a community divided

COUTTS, Alta. — A protest that closed the main crossing between Alberta and the United States may have ended this week, but there's some concern it has created a different kind of division in the border community caught in the

The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond

The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada, on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. All times eastern: 11:45 p.m. The Pacific Highway borde...

Ottawa police push ahead to end protest as bail hearings for organizers move forward

OTTAWA — Police officers donned helmets, wielded batons and deployed pepper spray in downtown Ottawa on Saturday as they tried to clear out protesters putting up what the city's interim police chief described as a "barrage of resistance" to ending

Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie plans Asia travel before tabling new China strategy

OTTAWA — Canada's foreign affairs minister says she plans to travel to Asia and elsewhere for some first-hand research before she releases the government's much-anticipated new policy on China. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly also says she wants ...

Talks continue between city, COVID-19 mandate protesters near Manitoba legislature

WINNIPEG — Protesters who have been blocking a major street in downtown Winnipeg as part of a countrywide demonstration against COVID-19 vaccine mandates and restrictions have moved to a nearby park. City police say the protesters left as part of negot...

Group involved in Ottawa protest asks court to halt federal use of Emergencies Act

OTTAWA — A group involved in the anti-government protest against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa is asking a court to put the brakes on federal use of the Emergencies Act to clamp down on demonstrators. In submissions Friday to the Federal Court,

Politicians condemn violence at Coastal GasLink construction site in northern B.C.

Politicians are denouncing what police have called a violent confrontation in separate attacks against officers and employees at a construction site for a natural gas pipeline being built across northern British Columbia.  Federal Public Safety Ministe...