Category Archives: Justice
UN declaration to help First Nations achieve self-determination: Bellegarde
OTTAWA — Passing a new law to implement the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples will get First Nations closer to self-determination, National Chief Perry Bellegarde of the Assembly of First Nations said Wednesday. "The declar...
Montreal mayor calls on Ottawa, Quebec to help fight gun violence after teen’s death
Montreal's mayor is calling on Ottawa to take stronger action on banning handguns after a 15-year-old girl died in a drive-by shooting in the city on Sunday. Valerie Plante told the city's executive committee on Wednesday that cities alone cannot bear
Defence of Alberta oil or attempt to silence dissent? Judge to hear inquiry challenge
CALGARY — A judge is to hear arguments this week over whether Alberta's public inquiry into the purported foreign funding of environmental charities is a valid defence of the province's ailing oil industry or an attempt to silence dissent. Court of
Judge rejects request for injunction to pause new federal firearms prohibitions
OTTAWA — A judge has rejected a request from firearms owners to suspend a sweeping ban on many gun models while their full arguments against the prohibitions are considered by the court. In her ruling, Federal Court Associate Chief Justice Jocelyne
B.C. health officer seeks injunction against churches violating ban on services
VANCOUVER — British Columbia's provincial health officer and attorney general are asking for a court injunction ordering three churches to follow public health rules banning in-person religious services. The application in B.C. Supreme Court comes afte...
Senators amend MAID bill to put 18-month time limit on mental illness exclusion
OTTAWA — Senators have voted to give the federal government 18 months to expand access to medical assistance in dying to people suffering solely from mental illnesses. They voted 57-21 Tuesday to amend Bill C-7, which proposes an explicit, blanket proh...
Spy chief says China is bent on stealing Canadian secrets, silencing critics
OTTAWA — The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service warns that China is undermining Canada through its efforts to steal valuable technology and silence critics of Beijing's policies. In a speech Tuesday sponsored by the Centre for Internati...
Polish court rebukes Canadian historian for defaming alleged Nazi collaborator
TORONTO — A Polish court order that an eminent Canadian historian and his co-editor apologize for suggesting a man helped kill Jews during the Second World World has angered Jewish human rights activists in Canada and abroad.They say the ruling
Quebec announces probe after Montreal man wrongfully arrested in cop-assault case
MONTREAL — Quebec's public security minister announced an investigation Tuesday to determine why a Montreal man was wrongfully arrested, charged and detained for almost a week in connection with an attack on a city police officer. Superior Court Justic...
B.C. health authority’s cybersecurity lacking on medical devices, says audit
VICTORIA — A report by British Columbia's auditor general says thousands of medical devices used to diagnose and treat people lack effective cybersecurity protections. The Provincial Health Services Authority, which works with regional health authoriti...
