Category Archives: Justice
Liberals propose federal criminal reforms aimed at systemic racism in justice system
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government is moving to repeal mandatory minimum penalties for drug offences and some gun-related crimes, saying they do not make Canadians safer and unfairly affect Indigenous and Black offenders. Legislation introduced Thursday w...
Declare crimes against Uighurs in China a genocide, Conservatives urge Commons
OTTAWA — The Conservatives called Thursday for the House of Commons to formally declare crimes against minority Uighur Muslims in China a genocide. The move is the latest by the Tories to ratchet up pressure on the Liberal government to take
RCMP charge Alberta man accused of threatening Conservative MP David Yurdiga
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — RCMP in Fort McMurray, Alta., say they have arrested a man accused of threatening Conservative member of Parliament David Yurdiga.Police say they took action after receiving a complaint from the Office of the Sergeant-at-Arms at ...
CRA locks some online taxpayer accounts that may have been accessed by outsiders
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency says some taxpayers were locked out of their online accounts even though it wasn't the victim of a cyberattack. The tax agency says an internal analysis revealed evidence that an unspecified number of user IDs
Pastor of Alberta church accused of breaking COVID-19 health rules held in custody
EDMONTON — An Alberta pastor was in custody Wednesday after being charged by police a second time with breaking public health rules tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. Pastor James Coates of GraceLife church was remanded in custody after refusing to abide
Senate passes amended version of assisted-dying bill after days of debate
OTTAWA — Senators overwhelmingly approved Wednesday a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying with amendments that would relax access even more than proposed by the government.A revised version of Bill C-7 was passed in the Senate by
Security, privacy must guide justice modernization, legal profession task force says
OTTAWA — The voice of Canada's legal profession says security, privacy and access to justice should be preserved as the courts modernize through expanded use of technology. In a report released Wednesday, a Canadian Bar Association task force says the ...
Lionel Desmond inquiry: Sister says her family received no help from Veterans Affairs
PORT HAWKESBURY, N.S. — The immediate family of a former Canadian soldier who killed three members of his family and himself received no support from Veterans Affairs after he returned home to Nova Scotia in 2016, the man's sister told
Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal heading to trial on fraud charges in October
OTTAWA — A former Liberal MP facing charges of fraud and breach of trust related to his time in office is slated for a trial later this year. Raj Grewal is scheduled to go before an Ontario judge in an eight-week
Mifflin Gibbs: First Black man elected in B.C. won a Victoria council seat in 1866
VICTORIA — The first Black person elected in British Columbia was an American abolitionist and entrepreneur who won a Victoria city council seat in 1866 and played a role in Confederation. In 1858, about 800 Black people left San Francisco
