Category Archives: Justice
B.C. lottery president says cash limits at casinos no panacea to fight illegal money
VANCOUVER — The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says the former Liberal government called for tighter controls on cash at casinos but didn't order the Crown corporation to impose buy-in limits on gamblers as part of its overall
Ontario bureaucrat accused of scamming $11M now accused in alleged $30M fraud
TORONTO — A senior provincial employee alleged to have embezzled at least $11 million from the Ontario government is now accused of kickbacks in an alleged fraud worth at least $30 million, court documents show. In an amended statement of claim
Supreme Court of Canada ruling clarifies youth justice case confusion
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a superior court justice has jurisdiction to hear and decide a bail application from a young person in certain circumstances, a ruling intended to ensure consistency across the country. The unanimous decision F...
Victims of mosque attack to be honoured with national day of remembrance, action
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to make Jan. 29 a day to honour victims of the deadly 2017 attack on a Quebec City mosque. Canadian Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault made the announcement Thursday, the day before the fourth anniversary of
Sex assault cases involving ex-PQ leader Andre Boisclair back in court April 16
MONTREAL — Former Parti Quebecois leader Andre Boisclair will return court in mid-April to face charges related to two separate sexual assault cases. Boisclair was not in court today when the judge fixed the date for April 16. Today's court hearing rel...
Alberta creates provincial parole board, announces members
EDMONTON — Alberta’s justice minister says a provincial parole board is to start work Monday and will be chaired by former Calgary police chief Rick Hanson. Kaycee Madu says the board is expected to reflect community safety concerns, particularly in ru...
Controversial head of judges’ disciplinary council retires
TORONTO — The controversial head of the council responsible for handling complaints against federal judges has retired.In a statement Thursday, the Canadian Judicial Council said Norman Sabourin, executive director and senior general counsel, was leavi...
B.C. Lottery Corp. CEO ‘blown away’ by police report of organized crime at casinos
VANCOUVER — The president of the British Columbia Lottery Corp. says the first time he officially heard organized crime groups were laundering money at provincial casinos was six years ago during a meeting with the RCMP. Up until the 2015 police
Opioid deaths highlight need to decriminalize hard-drug possession, police chiefs say
TORONTO — The scourge of overdose deaths underscores the need for Canada to decriminalize simple possession of hard drugs, the head of the national chiefs of police association said on Thursday. In urging action, Bryan Larkin noted that overdose deaths...
Quebec City mosque co-founder decries lack of federal progress on curbing handguns
OTTAWA — The co-founder of the Quebec City mosque where six people were killed and many others injured four years ago this week laments the lack of federal progress on handgun control in a new letter to the prime minister. In
