Category Archives: Justice
Justice Minister David Lametti proposes permanent justice reforms in wake of pandemic
OTTAWA — The COVID-19 pandemic appears set to force a modernization of Canada's justice system. Already grappling with a backlog of cases, courts across the country were forced to pivot swiftly when the pandemic hit last year and embrace new technolog...
Military reeling as new defence chief steps aside amid allegations of misconduct
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is reeling after news defence chief Admiral Art McDonald is being investigated for misconduct, only weeks after military police launched an investigation into allegations against his predecessor. Defence Minister Harj...
U.S. secretary of state plans virtual visits Friday with Trudeau, Garneau, Mexico
WASHINGTON — Antony Blinken will meet virtually Friday with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Foreign Affairs Minister Marc Garneau in a day of online diplomacy for the U.S. secretary of state. Blinken will meet with Trudeau, Garneau and other members...
Poll finds strong support for expanding access to medical assistance in dying
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests months of controversy has not dampened Canadians' strong support for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. Sixty-nine per cent of respondents to the Ipsos web-based poll, commissioned by the advocacy group Dying ...
Feds get another month to reform assisted-dying law as bill stalls in the Commons
OTTAWA — The federal government was granted one more month Thursday to expand access to medical assistance in dying even as its efforts to do so stalled in the House of Commons. Quebec Superior Court Justice Martin Sheehan agreed to give
Union says TransLink has been slow to reveal details about ransomware attack
VANCOUVER — The union representing thousands of transit operators in Metro Vancouver says TransLink has not been transparent about a major data breach that affected workers. Unifor says in a news release Wednesday that the transit authority has been sl...
Trial date for jailed Alberta pastor charged with breaking COVID-19 health orders
STONY PLAIN, Alta. — A trial date has been set for a jailed Alberta pastor who is accused of holding Sunday services that violated COVID-19 rules.James Coates with GraceLife Church in Spruce Grove, near Edmonton, did not appear in court
Judge correctly found refugee pact violates charter, lawyer tells appeal court
OTTAWA — A lawyer for prospective refugee claimants says a federal judge was correct in finding an agreement between Ottawa and Washington results in people being imprisoned by U.S. authorities. Lawyer Michael Bossin argued in an appeal hearing Wednesd...
Excessive isolation in Canada’s prisons amounts to torture, criminologists report
OTTAWA — A new report says too many federal inmates in isolation aren't getting a few hours a day out of their cells, pushing them into territory that could be described as inhuman treatment or even torture. The report is by
Desmond inquiry: psychologist says soldier showed no signs he was an abusive husband
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — An inquiry investigating why a former soldier killed his family and himself in 2017 heard Wednesday from a psychologist who said she didn't detect warning signs about domestic violence when he began treatment in 2011. Wendy Roge...
