Category Archives: Justice
‘Out in the cold:’ Rancher’s lawyer says Alberta should have consulted on coal policy
CALGARY — A lawyer for a rancher trying to get a judge to force the Alberta government to reconsider its decision to throw out a policy that protected the Rocky Mountains from coal mines says his client wants to be
Attorneys: Ex-governor charged in wrong county over Flint
LANSING, Mich. — Attorneys for former Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder are striking back, telling prosecutors Tuesday that the Flint water case should be dismissed because he was charged in the wrong county. Snyder was charged last week with two misdemeanour ...
Nicaragua congress adopts life sentences; opposition opposes
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaragua’s congress gave final approval Monday to change the constitution to permit life imprisonment. Congress is dominated by President Daniel Ortega’s Sandinista party, and opposition legislators voted against the measure or ab...
Tory MP Sloan accuses party of hypocrisy over efforts to have him expelled
OTTAWA — Ontario Conservative MP Derek Sloan could be expelled from his party's caucus as early as Tuesday for accepting a donation to his leadership campaign from a white supremacist. But Sloan accused the party of hypocrisy, saying that Paul Fromm,
Blanchet’s choice to block critics on Twitter limits free speech: experts
OTTAWA — Dozens of people — including some MPs — say Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet has blocked them on Twitter after they criticized his statements about Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, with some arguing they have a right to be
Cost, other options, prompt B.C. to phase out enhanced driver’s licence and ID cards
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government says it is phasing out two types of travel identification cards that allowed easier entrance into the United States. The enhanced driver's licence and enhanced identification card allowed the holder to enter t...
COVID-19: Edmundston region of New Brunswick enters red pandemic-alert level
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick reported 26 new COVID-19 infections Monday as the Edmundston region entered the province's highest pandemic-alert level.Health officials said New Brunswick had more than 300 active reported infections. The largest number of ...
‘Morally and ethically wrong:’ Court to hear challenge to Alberta coal policy removal
First Nations, ranchers, municipal officials and environmentalists hope to persuade a judge this week to force Alberta to revisit its decision to open one of the province's most important and best-loved landscapes to open-pit coal mining. At least nine...
Canada’s spy-catching system caused delay, angst in Delisle case: former FBI official
OTTAWA — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation's former head of counter-intelligence says it fell to him to tell the RCMP about a spy in the Canadian navy, even though the Canadian Security Intelligence Service was already well aware of
Canada’s top doctor says to avoid non-essential travel as B.C. explores legal options
OTTAWA — British Columbia's decision to seek legal advice on limiting travel reinforces the message that it isn't the time to go on vacation across the country, Canada's chief medical officer of health said Friday. Dr. Theresa Tam said stopping non-ess...
