Category Archives: Justice
Audit finds ‘no formal tracking’ of IT security incidents at Public Safety Canada
OTTAWA — An internal review has uncovered weak security practices when it comes to information technology at Public Safety Canada — from lax controls on the use of portable flash drives to inadequate awareness and training. The review found employees w...
Judge questions court role in managing health orders banning church gatherings
VANCOUVER — The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says the provincial government is putting the court in an "impossible position" by asking for an injunction ordering three churches to stop in-person services before their challenge of...
Court told Alberta commissioner should continue foreign funding of oil critics probe
CALGARY — A court has been told that a man leading an inquiry into alleged foreign-funded anti-Alberta energy campaigns should be allowed to continue his work because accusations of bias are unfounded and his investigation is in the public interest. C...
Trudeau government poised to introduce new gun-control legislation
OTTAWA — The Liberal government is poised to introduce legislation as early as next week aimed at strengthening gun control. The long-promised bill would flesh out last spring's ban of many firearms, propose stricter storage provisions and target gun ...
Former Conservative MP Rob Anders to face tax evasion trial in October
CALGARY — A two-week trial has been scheduled in the tax evasion case of former Conservative member of Parliament Rob Anders. His lawyer appeared in Calgary court to enter not guilty pleas on his behalf. The trial is to start Oct. 25. Anders
Judge grants interim injunction to Alberta government in EMS dispatch dispute
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. — A judge says a northern municipality must resume transferring emergency medical calls to a provincial dispatch centre by noon on Saturday. Court of Queen's Bench Justice Kent Davidson heard a joint application from Alberta Health...
Bail hearing Monday for Newfoundland man charged with threatening to kill politicians
CORNER BROOK, N.L. — A 66-year-old man accused of threatening to kill politicians in Newfoundland and Labrador in January will have a bail hearing on Monday. Crown attorney Trina Simms says the bail appearance for George Brake was set during a
Military police investigated Vance in 2015, no charges laid, DND says
OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence says military police opened an investigation in 2015 into Gen. Jonathan Vance's conduct while he was serving in Italy the previous year, but that no charges were laid. The Defence Department says the investig...
Alberta goes to court in fight with municipality over medical emergency dispatch
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is seeking a court order to stop a northern municipality from unilaterally withdrawing from the provincial medical emergency dispatch system. Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services, the delivery arm of the health s...
Alberta goes to court in fight with municipality over medical emergency dispatch
EDMONTON — The Alberta government is seeking a court order to stop a northern municipality from unilaterally withdrawing from the provincial medical emergency dispatch system. Alberta Health and Alberta Health Services, the delivery arm of the health s...
