Category Archives: Justice
Truck drivers face delays after Pacific border highway closed due to protests
VANCOUVER — Protests against COVID-19 mandates in British Columbia have been loud, but mostly lawful, the province's solicitor general said Monday. Mike Farnworth also said the province supports Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in using the Emergencies A...
Former Speaker of B.C. legislature didn’t consider conflict of interest: trial hears
VANCOUVER — A former Speaker of the B.C. legislature says he doesn't recall being worried about a conflict of interest after he took guidance from the same lawyer who gave a former clerk advice about a retirement payment that's at
What is the Emergencies Act? A primer on the law invoked by Trudeau to quell protests
OTTAWA — The federal move to invoke the Emergencies Act could allow authorities to forbid more large trucks from rolling into the gridlocked area around Parliament Hill. The Liberal government's decision Monday to use the law for the first time also
‘Had to act’: RCMP arrest 13, seize weapons near Alberta-U.S. border crossing
COUTTS, Alta. — RCMP arrested 13 people near the main United States border crossing in southern Alberta on Monday after becoming aware of a cache of firearms and ammunition. RCMP Supt. Roberta McKale said 11 of the arrests were made in
Premier Heather Stefanson not in favour of using federal Emergencies Act in Manitoba
WINNIPEG — Manitoba's premier joined a handful of other provincial leaders in rejecting the use of federal legislation that could help quell various protests and blockades happening in the province and across the country. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau...
Canada’s PM Justin Trudeau invokes Emergencies Act for ‘illegal’ blockades
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday invoked the national Emergencies Act to bring to an end the antigovernment blockades he describes as illegal and not about peaceful protest. The government will use the act to force towing companies to
Alberta students walk out to protest decision to lift mask mandate in schools
EDMONTON — Dozens of students in Alberta walked out of their classrooms Monday afternoon to protest the government's decision to lift a mask mandate in schools. Samuel Clark, a 17-year-old co-organizer of the protest, said some students gathered at the...
Police clear out border blockade as Ottawa seeks deal with convoy to start rolling
Protesters decrying COVID-19 restrictions and the federal government itself were moved from the mouth of a crucial trade route with the United States on Sunday, while confusion reigned over whether a group stationed in Ottawa would reduce their footpri...
The latest on protests against COVID-19 measures in Ottawa and beyond
The latest developments on ongoing protests against COVID-19 restrictions and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, in Ottawa and various locations across Canada. All times Eastern: 11:30 p.m. An organizer with the Ottawa convoy says plans to rel...
Protesters broke through RCMP barricades, causing highway closure near Pacific Border
SURREY, B.C. — The main route to the Pacific Highway border crossing in Surrey was closed Saturday afternoon after protesters opposed to vaccine mandates and other COVID-19 measures broke through RCMP barricades and began driving the wrong way down 176...