Category Archives: Justice
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA — Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures, including a buyback of recently outlawed firearms,...
Get on with promised gun-control measures, advocates urge Trudeau government
OTTAWA — Advocates of stricter gun control are urging the Trudeau government to get on with promised reforms, saying they are months overdue. Public Safety Minister Bill Blair has pledged new measures, including a buyback of recently outlawed firearms,...
Few federal inmates moved from solitary after external reviews, new data show
TORONTO — Independent reviews of the hundreds of inmates placed in segregation over the past year found only a handful were inappropriate, new government data indicate. According to the previously unpublished information from Correctional Service Canad...
Senators ponder how far to go to protect charter rights in assisted-dying bill
OTTAWA — There was a strong message conveyed to cabinet ministers last week as senators grilled them on the Trudeau government's bill to expand access to medical assistance in dying.We told you so.Ministers were repeatedly reminded that when the federa...
Mountie says he suggested meeting with CBSA on Meng arrest to avoid ‘problems’
VANCOUVER — The Mountie who says he warned against arresting Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou by boarding her plane when it landed in Vancouver says he made his own decision to come into the airport and help that day. Sgt. Ross Lundie
Alberta adds 700 enforcers to stop COVID-19 rule-breakers as hospitalizations climb
CALGARY — Alberta is giving 700 more peace officers the power to enforce COVID-19 restrictions as hospitalizations for the virus continue to climb in the province. "We are not asking these officers to stop cold their day-to-day priorities or to h...
Advocates aim to shape ‘Vancouver model’ for drug decriminalization
VANCOUVER — City councillors in Vancouver voted unanimously this week to ask the federal government to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use, a decision advocates hope will blaze a trail in other municipalities. It's within Heal...
Quebec premier promises action on child abuse following report of abused teenager
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Thursday his government will do everything it can to protect young people after a Quebec woman was recently sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for severe child abuse. In the Nov. 13 sentencing
Quebec premier promises action on child abuse following report of abused teenager
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier Francois Legault said Thursday his government will do everything it can to protect young people after a Quebec woman was recently sentenced to nearly eight years in prison for severe child abuse. In the Nov. 13 sentencing
Mountie with airport knowledge says he warned against arresting Meng on plane
VANCOUVER — An RCMP officer who oversaw a small team based at Vancouver's airport says he dismissed a suggestion the night before Meng Wanzhou's flight landed to arrest the Huawei executive by boarding her plane. Sgt. Ross Lundie said Thursday he...
