Category Archives: Justice
Another judge blocks Trump’s TikTok ban; app still in limbo
WASHINGTON — A federal judge has blocked President Donald Trump's attempts to ban TikTok, the latest legal defeat for the administration as it tries to wrest the popular app from its Chinese owners. The Trump administration had tried to ban the
Montreal authorities clear out east-end homeless camp over safety concerns
MONTREAL — City officials continued dismantling a homeless camp in a park along Notre-Dame Street in east-end Montreal through the day Monday, with the plan to have everyone under a roof by nightfall, Mayor Valerie Plante said. Montreal police and the...
Mountie says he updated FBI on Meng arrest, but he was working for the RCMP
VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who was tasked as a point person for U.S. investigators during the 2018 arrest of Meng Wanzhou at Vancouver's airport says he didn't see himself as working for them. Sgt. Ross Lundie told the B.C.
Allegations against online pornography site Pornhub being investigated by MasterCard
MasterCard says it is investigating allegations claiming the popular online pornography website Pornhub allows child sexual abuse materials on its site. A statement from MasterCard, which currently allows payments for the site's offerings, says it is ...
Scaled-back, virtual ceremonies to mark 31st anniversary of Polytechnique killings
MONTREAL — The anniversary of the attack that cut short the lives of 14 women at Ecole Polytechnique has become a day to reflect and call for action to end gender-based violence, but this year those moments will largely take
Settlement brings derelict hotels into City of Vancouver ownership
VANCOUVER — The City of Vancouver says it has reached a settlement with the owners of the Balmoral and Regent hotels to expropriate the derelict properties on the Downtown Eastside. The hotels, which had been operated as single-room occupancy buildings...
Black federal public servants file lawsuit alleging systemic discrimination
OTTAWA — Alain Babineau recalls the discriminatory hurdles he faced trying to join the RCMP in the early 1980s, including a question in his first interview about what he would do if called a word notorious for its overt racism
Quebec government announces $18.6M to improve Indigenous policing
QUEBEC — The Quebec government says it will spend $18.6 million over the next five years to improve policing in Indigenous communities. Among the measures announced at a press conference Friday is funding to enable members of Indigenous police services...
Pornhub pushes back against accusations that it allows child sexual abuse materials
Pornhub has pushed back against accusations that is allows child sexual abuse materials on its popular online pornography website."Any assertion that we allow (that) is irresponsible and flagrantly untrue," the subsidiary of Montreal-based Mindgeek sai...
Trudeau brushes off India’s criticism for standing with farmers in anti-Modi protests
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau rejected the diplomatic scolding Canada's envoy to India received on Friday for his recent comments in support of protesting Indian farmers. Trudeau was asked Friday about India's decision to call Canada's high co...
