Category Archives: Justice
Court deals police informant a setback in bid to sue Canada
OTTAWA — An Australian who fed information to police about an outlaw biker gang and later won refugee status in Canada has lost a round in his bid to sue Canadian officials over delays in processing his asylum application. In a
Court deals police informant a setback in bid to sue Canada
OTTAWA — An Australian who fed information to police about outlaw bikers and later won refugee status in Canada has lost a round in his bid to sue Canadian officials over delays in processing his asylum application. In a ruling made
Families of downed Ukrainian Flight 752 victims struggle with loss a year later
A broken cell phone and a muddied wallet were the only possessions Alireza Ghandchi received from Iran after his wife and two children were killed in a Ukrainian plane crash last year. "No luggage, no dolls, no anything," he said. His son,
Families of downed Ukrainian Flight 752 victims struggle with loss a year later
A broken cellphone and a muddied wallet were the only possessions Alireza Ghandchi received from Iran after his wife and two children were killed in a Ukrainian plane crash last year. "No luggage, no dolls, no anything," he said. His son, Daniel,
Former residential school in Lower Post slated for demolition: premier
LOWER POST, B.C. — A building where locals pick up their mail, look for work and seek government help is a place of pain and fear for those who remember it as a residential school. Some of the 175 or so
Feds enlist IBM to help design gun buyback program
OTTAWA — The Trudeau government has awarded a contract to IBM Canada to support the development, design and implementation of a buyback program for recently prohibited firearms.The contract is worth almost $1.2 million, according to an award notice pos...
New Brunswick fines for distracted driving, passing school bus, doubling in 2021
FREDERICTON — New Brunswick motorists have some new rules to follow in the new year and can expect heftier fines if caught for distracted driving. The government is doubling fines to $280 for drivers convicted of distracted driving and to $480
Vancouver party host out on bail after spending Christmas in jail
VANCOUVER — A man who spent Christmas in jail after police say he hosted parties in violation of public health orders is now bound by bail conditions that require him to answer the door at his home in Vancouver if
Quebec leaders forced to confront systemic racism in 2020
MONTREAL — It was a former CFL player and community activist who helped push the concept of systemic racism to the forefront in Quebec politics this year, after forcing the city of Montreal to confront the issue. Balarama Holness used a
Officer who sought warrant at Taylor home could be dismissed
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Louisville police have taken steps that could result in the firing of an officer who sought the no-knock search warrant that led detectives to the apartment where Breonna Taylor was fatally shot. Detective Joshua Jaynes has received a...
