Category Archives: Justice
Anti-lockdown rally at Alberta legislature voices support for jailed pastor
EDMONTON — Dozens of police and sheriffs kept hundreds of opponents of Alberta's pandemic restrictions separated from counterprotesters at the province's legislature on Saturday. Many of the anti-lockdown speakers voiced support for Pastor James Coates...
Chinese ambassador denounces pending vote by Canadian MPs on Uighur genocide
OTTAWA — China's envoy to Canada is telling Canadian parliamentarians to butt out of his country's internal affairs through their pending vote on declaring a genocide against ethnic Muslim Uighurs in its Xinjiang province. Cong Peiwu, the Chinese ambas...
Women’s groups in Yukon disappointed ‘unfounded’ sex assault project terminated
Women's groups are angry that talks meant to revive a committee reviewing unresolved sexual assault complaints in Yukon have ended before its findings could be presented. A report outlining how Mounties in the territory investigate sex assaults was to ...
Nine Algonquin nations reject Ottawa land project labeled as “reconciliation” effort
OTTAWA — Nine Algonquin First Nations in Quebec are considering litigation to stop Ottawa from allowing another Algonquin group to build a new suburb on the outskirts of the city. Ottawa city council voted down a motion last week to have
Survivors say Pornhub’s indifference to exploitive videos traumatized them
OTTAWA — For more than two years, Victoria Galy pleaded with the largest porn site in the world to take down videos of her posted without her consent and depicting what she says was sexual assault. First she flagged the footage
Federal government seeks fourth extension to update assisted-dying law
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is seeking a fourth extension to the court-imposed deadline for expanding access to medical assistance in dying. Justice Minister David Lametti is asking the court to give the government one more month — until March 26
Harjit Sajjan says he has always acted promptly on sexual misconduct allegations
OTTAWA — Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan declined to talk about when he first became aware of allegations of sexual misconduct against the former chief of the defence staff, but the minister assured MPs Friday he has always promptly informed the
Ex-Saudi spy urges Canadian court to free up assets; says he’s victim of death plot
TORONTO — A former top intelligence agent who alleges Saudi Arabia's de facto ruler sent a hit squad to Canada to kill him urged a court on Friday to free up his assets, saying the judge who froze them wasn't
Provincial opposition won’t deter federal action on municipal handgun bans, PM says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled today the federal government won't let provincial opposition stand in the way of municipalities that want to work with Ottawa to ban handguns. Trudeau says federal officials will have conversations with ...
Provincial opposition won’t deter federal action on municipal handgun bans, PM says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau signalled Friday the federal government won't let provincial opposition stand in the way of municipalities that want to work with Ottawa to ban handguns. Federal officials will have conversations with municipaliti...
