Category Archives: Justice
First Nations agree to COVID-19 data-sharing agreement with B.C., but say deal flawed
VICTORIA — A coalition of British Columbia First Nations and the provincial health officer have reached an information-sharing agreement over COVID-19 infections, but the nations say the deal still needs work. A statement from the Heiltsuk First Nation...
Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen at Utah school
SALT LAKE CITY — Paris Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a bill seeking to regulate the state’s troubled teen industry. Hilton was sent to Provo
Paris Hilton says she was abused as teen at Utah school
SALT LAKE CITY — Paris Hilton testified about abuse she says she suffered years ago at a boarding school in Utah, as she lobbied Monday for a bill seeking to regulate the state’s troubled teen industry. Hilton was sent to Provo
Historic second impeachment trial for Donald Trump gets underway in U.S. Senate
WASHINGTON — United States senators relived a terrifying day of reckoning for American democracy Tuesday as they began the process of deciding the political future of former president Donald Trump. An unprecedented impeachment trial began with a chill...
Parliamentary committee votes to investigate allegations against ex-defence chief
OTTAWA — A parliamentary committee has agreed to hold formal hearings into the Liberal government’s handling of allegations of inappropriate conduct by former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance, which are already the subject of a military police investi...
Reclaiming ‘renewal’: Society pitches new life for historic Black Vancouver area
VANCOUVER — When Randy Clark wants to return to the home where he spent his formative years from 12 to 16, it means gazing at a viaduct that many credit with the destruction of Vancouver's historic Black community. The house where
Final Senate vote on assisted dying bill set for Feb. 17, days before court deadline
OTTAWA — Senators have agreed to put a bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying to a final vote by Feb. 17, but they've signalled their intention to propose substantial amendments. The agreed date for the vote will leave
Man facing arson charge after fire at Canada Revenue Agency headquarters
OTTAWA — A 33-year-old Ottawa man was scheduled to appear in court Monday after being arrested and charged with arson in connection with what police say was a fire at the Canada Revenue Agency's headquarters. The Ottawa Police Service says the
Immigration hearing put off for former Nazi death-squad member
OTTAWA — Jewish groups expressed dismay after an immigration hearing for former Nazi death-squad member Helmut Oberlander was put off, the latest twist in the long-running case. Oberlander's hearing, which could lead to his removal from Canada, was del...
Acadian group in N.B. praises life of Jackie Vautour, who resisted expropriation
FREDERICTON — An Acadian man who fought to remain in his home on New Brunswick's eastern shore is being recalled as a symbol of the francophone minority's resistance to unjust expropriation of their lands. Jackie Vautour died on Sunday at the
