Category Archives: Justice
Survivor calls on Trudeau to release St. Anne’s residential-school abuse documents
OTTAWA — Residential school survivor Evelyn Korkmaz is calling on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to release thousands of documents that detail the sexual and physical abuse of thousands of Indigenous children at St. Anne's residential school in the last...
Judge who visited protest teepee on Regina legislature grounds faces judicial review
REGINA — A judge who visited a Metis man at his protest camp on Saskatchewan's legislature grounds after ruling he was entitled to stay there is facing a review by his fellow judges. The Canadian Judicial Council says a panel will
External probe into deaths of Quebec boys calls for reform to youth protection system
QUEBEC — An external investigation into the deaths of two Quebec boys is calling for in-depth reform of the province's youth protection system and the law that governs it. Dr. Lionel Carmant, Quebec's junior health minister, released the findings on Mo...
Missing money found, no criminal charges involving Alberta drug site: police
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — Police say there will be no criminal charges involving a supervised drug consumption site in southern Alberta that was forced to close after the province alleged financial problems. The province says it still has concerns and won't ...
Federal memorial grant program expanded to include correctional officers
OTTAWA — The federal memorial grant program for first responders is being expanded to recognize correctional, parole and probation officers who lose their lives.The program provides a one-time lump sum, tax-free payment of up to $300,000 to families of...
Anger, suspicion after Pakistani dissident Karima Mehrab found dead in Toronto
TORONTO — The apparent drowning death of an internationally prominent Pakistani dissident whose body was pulled from the water near downtown Toronto sparked anger, grief and suspicion on Tuesday.Police said they had found Karima Mehrab, 37, dead on Mon...
Feds have not ‘demonstrated need’ for security-screening measures: privacy watchdog
OTTAWA — The federal privacy watchdog is pressing for changes to security screening procedures for public servants. An internal memo prepared by the privacy commissioner's office says the government has "not demonstrated the need" for several intrusive...
Correctional officers arrested in death of Indigenous man in N.L. jail: police
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — Police say several correctional officers have been arrested in connection with the death of an Indigenous man in a Newfoundland and Labrador provincial jail — but they won't say how many. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary said Mond...
B.C. on track for record-breaking year for illicit overdose deaths: coroner
VICTORIA — British Columbia is facing a record-breaking year for overdose deaths and the provincial coroner is urging caution as the illicit drug supply grows more toxic. Chief coroner Lisa Lapointe said Monday there were 153 suspected toxic drug deat...
Quebec opens new COVID-19 vaccination sites and reports 2,108 new infections
MONTREAL — Quebec expanded its COVID-19 vaccine distribution network on Monday with the opening of new clinics across the province that will help authorities ramp up the inoculation of the most vulnerable. The Jeanne-Le Ber long-term care home in Montr...
